Tai Chi Chuan Berkeley Tai Chi Classes in Berkeley, Oakland and Emeryville
Tai Chi Chuan
is known for its many health benefits for both
body and mind
and promotes an overall sense of well-being, vitality and inner calm. The gentle flowing movements of
Tai Chi
encourage the body to let go of any stress or tensions: balance and flexibility improves, joints/ligaments and muscles are strengthened, blood circulates more freely and the mind and spirit become clear and full.
Andreas has studied
Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan
in the Plum Blossom International Federation (founded by Grandmaster Doc-Fai Wong) where he also took part in
martial arts
tournaments, placing in medaling positions. He studied
Chen Style Tai Chi Chuan
with Master David Bao (8th Duan Wei and former 2006 World Tai Chi Champion).Teaching Yang Style as well as Chen Style Tai Chi makes us one of the very few schools in the Bay Area that offer classes in both styles and gives our students the opportunity to experience and appreciate the depth, beauty and principles of the art from two different perspectives. Our Yang & Chen Style Tai Chi curriculum includes both hand and weapons forms - from beginner to advanced levels - from the 108 Long form, the crown jewel of the Yang Style to the very traditional Lao Jia Yi Lu (Old Frame First Routine), the oldest of the Chen Style forms.
Andreas has the special capacity to teach the preciseness, purity and beauty of movement and at the same time to transfer the experience of flow and a feeling of connectedness of body and mind to his students.
Learning Tai Chi Chuan
therefore not only becomes a physical exercise but also a deeply spiritual art form and experience that equally involves and stimulates the heart, mind and spirit. All classes are taught by Andreas himself to ensure a consistent and dedicated learning experience as well as providing direct access to his unique skill set and knowledge of Tai Chi Chuan.
"To practice five things under all circumstances
constitutes perfect virtue; these are gravity, generosity of soul,
sincerity, earnestness, and kindness."- Confucius
* Tai Chi Chuan Berkeley's logo: Dragons in Chinese culture have a positive connotation and represent power, excellence, and striving for goals and high values, as well as being a benevolent force which radiates goodwill, good luck, and blessings. The color red is associated with luck and happiness.
We chose the bamboo as our representing visual since it so beautifully visualizes the spirit of Tai Chi Chuan - displaying great intrinsic elegance and beauty while at the same time combining incredible core strength with spring-like energy and flexibility.