Curriculum

In the past, the Caltech Kungfu-Taiji Club has offered classes in the following areas:

• 24-posture Yang-style form
• 32-posture Chen-style competition form
• 42-posture competition form
• Push Hands
• 57-posture Chen-style sword form
• Chen Zaokui 71-posture form
• Qigong
• Self Defense

We are offering two classes this summer:

• Chen-style sword (jian): this class is covering the Chen-style 57-posture sword form. meetings: tuesday 8-9pm, Braun Athletic Center Multi-purpose Room, and thursday 6-7pm, Winnet Lounge. cost: $90 for Caltech undergraduates, $100 for others.
• Yang and Chen-style form correction, fundamentals: Aimed at students with previous experience with Taiji, this class aims to correct the students form in the 24-posture Yang-style form and the Chen-style 17 postures of the xinjia (new frame) we learned last spring. meetings: to be determined. cost: $45 for Caltech undergraduates, $50 for others.

This fall, we intend to offer 3 classes, all taught by master Zhu:

• Chen-style 32-posture Competition Form: Appropriate for beginning Chen-style and returning students who learned the first 17 postures of the xinjia last spring, the 32-posture competition form is distilled down from the 83-posture xinjia. meetings: TBD. cost: TBD.
• Yang-style 24-posture Introductior Form: Appropriate for the beginning student or those wanting a refresher, the 24-posture introductior form will be offered through the Caltech athletic department as PE 048a. meetings: Tuesday and Thursday, 8-9pm at the Braun Athletic Center Multi-purpose Room. cost: no cost to Caltech affiliates, ??? for others.
• Continuing Chen-style 57-posture Sword Form: Intended for returning students from this summer's sword class. meetings: TBD. cost: TBD.

Depending on interest, funding, and facility availability, we may also offer the 42-posture competition form (combining elements from all styles), push-hands and/or self-defense techniques (taught by master Wang), the Chen-style 83-posture form, or others.