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Why Workouts?
We all find it difficult to regularly workout. Where do we get the inspiration and motivation from? And why is it that workouts leave me feeling exhausted or in pain?
Well, not any more. The teapotmonk presents a 21st century approach to health and well-being from a Tai Chi perspective.
- Workouts for everyone. All levels. All styles. All practices.
- Ideal supplementary training and workout library.
- Contribution workouts
It doesn't matter what school or style you practice or whether you are completely new to the arts. You will find something new and stimulating in this unique exercise based course providing fresh workout ideas in a range of formats: video, audio, PDF and text.
*Want to try a couple? Scroll to the bottom and try out those sessions with a PREVIEW button.
Schools and systems too often limit our training in Tai Chi to the norms and practices of the style . But In this course, anyone from any style can learn a series of exercises, training tips, location-based practices, techniques and short workouts for health and fitness based on Tai Chi principles.
Why take the Workouts Course?
What's in this course?
You have a huge choice of Well-Being categories:
- Tai Chi Drills and Principles
- Qigong and Energy Work
- Core Strength and Stamina
- Tai Chi Postures and Steps
- Mindful Movements
- Sword and Cane Play
- Workouts Plus
- Diets and Health Drinks
Each category can contain 15 plus workouts for you to dip into as often as you wish, all with clear and concise explanations for the beginner.
- Introduction sessions to walk you through each category
- No need to memorise anything, follow any sequence or learn any complicated patterns
- Workouts whenever you want to repeat again and again.
- Immediate access to all categories, all workouts and all levels
- Raw and uncut: No edited nor polished videos, just fresh, spontaneous workouts with the monk.
- Variations taught for all levels
- Content is provided as Video sessions, audio files, PDFs to download or articles to read.
Note: Where Tai Chi form work is introduced, it is based on simple routines or snippets of well known sequences so that anyone, at any level can follow along.
FAQs
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Of Course!
Browse down this page for course content - and look out for the workouts with 'PREVIEW' Next to them.
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This course is aimed at different people:
- If you have done very little or nothing before, and just wish to try out something new - perhaps a tai chi drill, a breathing set, a core strength workout, a mediation or playing with a stick, then this course will give you all that. Play, and in playing explore and learn.
- If you have done some tai chi or sword work before, you can use the workouts to supplement your training. They are based on general principles and will give you a huge resource of ideas and training ideas to either ad to your own workouts or introduce in your classes.
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- Take it all slowly. No fast moves or fast repetitions.
- You will get variations and levels of workout so you can adjust them to your ability
- Each workout concentrates on remaining aware of what your are trying to achieve and with a mindful focus on each exercise
- All sessions are open to all levels
- Core workouts explore the eccentric phase of exercises to receive maximum benefit with minimum injury risk. You will be introduced to these ideas in the course.
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I'm in my 60s and I have to take it easy. So I won't be jumping around or pumping weights - though weight resistance training is now considered essential for anyone over 30 and especially for the over 50s.
But there is no obligation to do all of the sets. You should browse the categories, try a session in each and decide for yourself.
The sessions offer safe and graduated versions of the exercises for everyone. Just make sure you do not push yourself too hard and make sure to do the warm-ups and cool downs when necessary.
If you have doubts, check with your doctor first.
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In the 1980s and 90s I also taught fitness classes, weight-lifting, strength and multi-gym use, aerobics, step classes as well as other fitness sessions. I've tried to keep up with what is safe and valuable and it is this experience I bring to these sessions.
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Recent research has shown that such exercises can add years - literally years to your life. Exercises as simple as push ups - work the body in ways that no qigong exercise will do. You'll find articles on eccentric exercises, balance work and how to get the maximum safely from slow and focused workouts
Choose a pricing plan
Included in the Ninja/ Flying dragon memberships or as stand alone course
£99
- A one-off payment for lifetime access to over a 100 10 minute workouts insired by Tai Chi, Qigong, mindful movements, simple strenght training and more.Â
- Or this course is bundled free when you join the Ninja program for the year.Â
The course content
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1Introduction
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2Listen and discover: Audio reports on the benefits of exercise
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3The Warm-Up & Cool Down Sessions
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4Stretches
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5Food and Drink
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6Documents and reading material
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7Energy in Tai Chi
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8Build Core Strength
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9General principles: Balance, the waist and movement
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10Tai Chi Drills
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11Form: Cheng Man-ch'ing 37 Step
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12Form: 10 Step
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13Form: Tai Chi Sword for Beginners
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14Play
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15Audio Workouts
