Prevent Sport Injuries and Boost Performance with Tai Chi Chuan
Half Price Thru 5/31/25
Are you an athlete looking to prevent injuries and improve your game? This 2-hour class will teach you practical Tai Chi Chuan principles and exercises to enhance your performance and protect your body.
Learn how to:
- Breathe for Power and Joint Health: Learn how focusing on compression and release rather than simply inhale/exhale, can protect your joints and generate more power in your strokes.
- Move with Speed, Power and Precision: Learn dynamic stepping techniques that enhance speed and agility while minimizing stress on your knees.
- Optimize Your Core and Lower Body Mechanics: Understand how proper alignment of the spine and natural leg rotation can improve squatting and lunging, reducing strain on your knees and lower back.
- Generate Power from Your Core: Discover how to engage your core muscles effectively to maximize power without compromising spine stability.
- Recover Safely from Lunges: Learn techniques to recover from lunges efficiently and without putting undue stress on your spine.
- Enhance Shoulder Mobility for Powerful Strokes: Explore how a mobile shoulder connects your arms to your core, improving balance, power and reducing the risk of shoulder injuries.
In addition to these Tai Chi-based principles, you’ll learn the Eight Pieces of Brocade Chi Kung. A series of gentle stretching and releasing exercises ideal for warm-up and cool-down routines. You’ll also be introduced to the fundamental movements of the Tai Chi form and how it can further enhance your athletic performance and injury prevention..