Tai Chi Synergy Ascot Corner

Tai Chi Synergy Ascot Corner is a renowned school that specializes in teaching the art of Tai Chi Chuan. Tai Chi Chuan is a holistic health practice that involves slow and deliberate movements, focusing on the body's stabilizing muscles to improve strength and endurance. Despite the slow pace of the movements, Tai Chi Chuan also enhances cardiovascular and respiratory function by constantly engaging the body's largest muscles, the thighs. Practising Tai Chi Chuan helps improve mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being, as each movement is a self-defence technique that boosts self-confidence through repetition.

At Tai Chi Synergy Ascot Corner, students can learn La Petite Forme de Pkin (24 movements), Qi Gong (The Eight Pieces of Brocade), Tui Shou (Tai Chi with a partner), and the Mindfulness Triathlon. The Eight Pieces of Brocade Qi Gong, credited to a Chinese general for maintaining the health of his soldiers, focuses on physiological, psychological, emotional, energetic, and spiritual factors for overall well-being. The movements originate from the waist and spine, with dropped elbows, relaxed shoulders, proper hand posture, bent knees, and rounded hips for a solid foundation. The eyes follow the hands as movements are executed with constant speed, lightness, stability, and rootedness for optimal benefits.

Breathing plays a significant role in health, utilizing normal abdominal breathing for proper oxygenation. Complete relaxation during movements is essential to fully experience the benefits of Qi Gong, maintaining focus on execution. Tui Shou, or pushing hands, is a unique practice in Tai Chi Chuan that involves close-range, constant contact with a partner, synchronizing movements, releasing joints and muscles, and sensing the partner's strength and intentions to maintain balance and absorb attacks. The practice of Tui Shou is not just about hand pushing, but about using the entire body to respond to the partner's energy through the principles of Yin and Yang, absorbing and neutralizing forces before redirecting them.

Tai Chi Synergy Ascot Corner offers a comprehensive approach to Tai Chi Chuan, focusing on physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health through structured exercises and practices. Students can expect to not only improve physical fitness but also enhance their overall well-being and inner strength through the teachings and guidance of experienced instructors at the school.