Come enjoy the wonderful art of Taijiquan 太極拳 (tai chi)! Michael Blackburn is a patient, diligent and highly skilled teacher with nearly 30 years of international training. All students engage at their own level, speed and individual learning styles. Regular classes are Tuesday evenings at Dunbar Community Centre and Sunday mornings at Glen Park (East Van)
SIFU SHANTI
Upcoming Workshops:
Check Michael's Facebook page for more info, or connect below.
The workshop's focus will be on brush knee application and sticky (slow) sparring.
Those who have trained with Sifu Shanti know to expect masterful guidance in cultivating structural awareness, and clear intention of movement. For those who have not, this is an excellent opportunity to learn from one of the great translators of the Yang tradition of taijiquan.
Some experience preferred, but beginners are welcome too!
Sifu Shanti
Master Shanti is a truly gifted martial artist with decades of training behind her. She tours across the West Coast training Taiji and holding master classes for martial artists from many disciplines. Shanti's relationship to stance, structure and the Earth helps any player become more comfortable in their body, and develop clearer lines of energy through a visceral understanding of the benefits of correct alignment.
Tangible Qi is Sifu Shanti's way to awaken her students to the presence of their internal power, through understanding the connections across the body, and utilizing them in both solo and partner practice.
"Sifu Shanti's training has really changed my practice. Her deep vision of my structure and energy stayed with me in all areas of training." Aron, Michael's student