Beginner Level 1: Foundation of Tai Chi, Chi Kung and Internal Practice

About Course

Welcome to Beginner: level 1 course, the gateway to your journey through Tai Chi, Chi Kung, Nei Kung, and Nei Dan. This foundational syllabus forms level 1 of the Tai Chi and Chi Kung programme, it is delivered by Instructors who are fully accredited by the British Council for Chinese Martial Arts (BCCMA) and the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA), ensuring your practice aligns with the highest professional and ethical standards.

While exploring Level 1 you will discover harmony of body, mind, and energy. Through mindful postures, breath, and intention, you will begin to cultivate internal awareness, and energy flow, laying the groundwork for technical skills, internal strength, and lifelong well-being. This level is the first of ten progressive stages leading to your complete Tai Chi and Chi Kung programme, with each stage building upon the last to deepen both competence and subtle energetic understanding.

Completion of the full Tai Chi and Chi Kung programme opens the opportunity for professional membership with BCCMA and CIMSPA, including optional coach or instructor status. Yet, mastery is not defined solely by teaching, through Level 1 and beyond, you can achieve full personal proficiency and internal cultivation, while retaining the choice to share your knowledge when ready.

Here, your journey begins. Awareness, connection, and integration guide every step, and each posture and breath becomes a doorway to balance, energy, and self-discovery.

Built a solid foundation in mindful movement, structural alignment, and internal energy awareness, preparing you for deeper Tai Chi and Chi Kung training, self-healing practices, and internal energy development at higher levels.
Other benefits include:
Feeling more grounded and aligned through both standing postures and flowing movements.
Develop core breathing skills to calm your mind, strengthen resilience, and balance energy.
Know key Chi Kung exercises that support health and vitality.
Begin learning the Wudang Short Hand Form and integrate it into your body’s memory.
Understand Tai Chi’s health benefits, both scientifically and energetically, so you know not just what you are doing, but why.

Course Content

Beginner Level 1: Foundation of Tai Chi, Chi Kung and Internal Practice

Module 1: Ptah Khi Foundation of Tai Chi and Chi Kung

Foundational Understanding of Tai Chi and Chi Kung
The Root of Practice

23:14
Principles and Rewards of practice
Health Cultivation
Martial Skill

01:37
The Purpose of Tai Chi
Beyond Opposition
Meeting the True Opponent
The Inner Smile
Meditation in Motion
The Mechanics of Tai Chi Movement
Understanding Internal Energy (Chi) & Biomechanics
The Foundation of Stillness and Body Awareness
Foundational Questionnaire

Module 2: Wudang Short Hand Form

Module 2: Beginning Style

Module 2: Seven Stars Style

Module 2: Grasping the Bird’s Tail

Module 2: Single Whip

Module 2: Assignment & Questionnaire

Module 3: Ba Duan Jin (Sekhem Shaafuy)

Ba Duan Jin (Sekhem Shaafuy)

19:51
Scientific and Internal Benefits of Ba Duan Jin
Practice Guidelines for Beginners

19:51
Ba Duan Jin: Preparation Exercise

00:57
Rising Hands in the Clouds

00:56
Drawing the Bow

01:48
One Palm Up, One Palm Down

02:00
Gazing Back at the Moon

03:17
Arch Stretch

03:05
Butterfly

02:42
Punching Out the Breath

02:20
Kidney Shake

01:56

Module 3: Assignment & Questionnaire

Module 4: Health Without Pills 1
Headaches

Module 4: Health Without Pills 2
Hangovers

Module 4: Assignment & Questionnaire

Module 5: 4 Winds / 4 Directions
Tai Chi Drills

Module 5: 5 Elements Drill
Tai Chi Drills

Module 5: 7/9 Stars
Tai Chi Drills

Module 5: Assignment & Questionnaire

Module 6: Final Practical Assessment & Questionnaire

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Course Content

Beginner Level 1: Foundation of Tai Chi, Chi Kung and Internal Practice

Introduction to Level 1

Level 1 Modules

Curriculum – Overview

Assessment Criteria

Module 1: Ptah Khi Foundation of Tai Chi and Chi Kung

Foundational Understanding of Tai Chi and Chi Kung

The Root of Practice

Principles and Rewards of practice

Health Cultivation

Martial Skill

The Purpose of Tai Chi

Beyond Opposition

Meeting the True Opponent

The Inner Smile

Meditation in Motion

The Mechanics of Tai Chi Movement

Understanding Internal Energy (Chi) & Biomechanics

The Foundation of Stillness and Body Awareness

Foundational Questionnaire

Module 2: Wudang Short Hand Form

Introduction to the Wudang Short Hand Form

Complete White Sash Round – Rear View

Tai Chi at Rest: The Wu Chi Stance

Ready Position – Preparing for Motion

Module 2: Beginning Style

Beginning Style: Introduction

Beginning Style Square Form – Front View

Beginning Style – Rear View Square Form

Beginning Style Round Form – Front View

Beginning Style – Rear View Round Form

Module 2: Seven Stars Style

Seven Stars Style: Introduction

Seven Stars Square Form – Front View

Seven Stars – Rear View Square Form

Seven Stars Round Form – Front View

Seven Stars – Rear View Round Form

Module 2: Grasping the Bird’s Tail

Grasping the Bird’s Tail: Introduction

Grasping the Bird’s Tail Square Form – Front View

Grasping the Bird’s Tail Round Form – Front View

Grasping the Bird’s Tail – Rear View Square Form

Grasping the Bird’s Tail – Rear View Round Form

Module 2: Single Whip

Single Whip: Introduction

Single Whip Square Form – Front View

Single Whip – Rear View Square Form

Single Whip Round Form – Front View

Single Whip – Rear View Round Form

Module 2: Assignment & Questionnaire

Hand Form Assignment

Wudang Short Hand Form

Module 3: Ba Duan Jin (Sekhem Shaafuy)

Ba Duan Jin (Sekhem Shaafuy)

Scientific and Internal Benefits of Ba Duan Jin

Practice Guidelines for Beginners

Ba Duan Jin: Preparation Exercise

Rising Hands in the Clouds

Drawing the Bow

One Palm Up, One Palm Down

Gazing Back at the Moon

Arch Stretch

Butterfly

Punching Out the Breath

Kidney Shake

Module 3: Assignment & Questionnaire

Ba Duan Jin Practice Assignment

Ba Duan Jin Memory & Sequence Assignment

Ba Duan Jin sequence test

Ba Duan Jin (Sekhem Shaafuy / Eight Fine Exercises)

Module 4: Health Without Pills 1 Headaches

Health Without Pills 1: Headaches Routine

Health Without Pills 1: Philosophical and Scientific Introduction

Module 4: Health Without Pills 2 Hangovers

Health Without Pills 2: Hangovers Routine

Health Without Pills 2: Philosophical & Scientific Introduction

Alternative Health Exercise Assignment 1 & 2

Module 4: Health Without Pills 1
Headaches

Module 4: Health Without Pills 2
Hangovers

Module 5: 4 Winds / 4 Directions
Tai Chi Drills

Module 5: 5 Elements Drill
Tai Chi Drills

Module 5: 7/9 Stars
Tai Chi Drills