What a weekend – White Crane with Wee Kee Jin October 2022 – Taiji School of Central Equilibrium

By Paul Fretter.

The seminar was held at Wacton Village Hall, Norfolk, UK – 28th-30th October 2022

Back row: (inset; Vic) , Paul, David, Olaf, Abdrew, Pete, Carlos, Jin, Karsten, Rob, James. Front row: Thomas, Bill, Dmitry, Marianne.

The three-day seminar consisted of a good balance between Forms practice (first and second), breathing exercises and copious amounts of partner training:

Breathing exercises: Swallow, Spit, Swallow and Spit, Empty Arrow Palms
Refining Forms practice: Bā Bú Lián, Èrshíbā Xiù
Partner training: Applications from the Bā Bú Lián form. Hitting the drum. Single Arrow Palm. Double Arrow Palm. Exercises to evade punches to the head and body, using footwork and body movement.
Body conditioning: Clashing arms, stability practice, conditioning with a bag of pebbles.

Thank you to all of those who attended the workshop, and to those who provided support with lifts (James, David) and accommodation (Wendy).

… and on Saturday evening we all went out for Thai meal in Norwich.