Tai Chi I
Session 1- Thursday, February 6: What is Tai Chi?, Tai Chi Walk
Session 2- Thursday, February 13: Introduction to types of hands, Movement 1: Opening Form
Session 3- Thursday, February 20: Movements 2 & 3: Part the Wild Horse’s Mane and White Crane Flashes Its Wings
Session 4- Thursday, February 27: Movements 4 & 5: Brush Knee and Push and Strumming the Lute (Pipa)
Session 5- Thursday, March 6: Movement 6: Repulse the Monkey
Session 6- Thursday, March 13: Movements 7 & 8: Grasp the Peacock’s Tail, both sides
Session 7- Thursday, March 20: Movements 9, 10 & 11: Single Whip and Move Hands Like Clouds
Session 8- Thursday, March 27: Movement 12: Pat the Horse on the Head
Tai Chi II
Session 1- Thursday, April 3: Movement 13, 14 & 15: Kick the Opponent with the Right Heel, Strike Opponent to the Ears, and Kick the Opponent with the Left Heel
Session 2 – Thursday, April 10: Movements 16 & 17: Snake Creeps Through Grass and Golden Cockrel Stands on One Leg
Session 3 – Thursday, April 17: Movement 18: Fair Lady Works the Shuttle
Session 4 – Thursday, April 24: Movement 19: Needle at Sea Bottom
Session 5 – Thursday, May 1: Movement 20: Fan Through Back
Session 6 – Thursday, May 8: Movement 21: Turn, Step, Parry, and Punch
Session 7 – Thursday, May 15: Movements 22, 23, and 24: Apparent Close, Embrace Tiger, Return to Mountain, and Close
Session 8 – Thursday, May 22: Review of all 24 Movements