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Instructor: Sifu David Keegan

 

See http://bushinkai-taichi.com for up-to-date news

 

 

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Our main class is open to all ages and abilities (Metal Tiger Dojo, Appley Bridge) which is open all year round and our second main class is at Ormskirk  (White Crane Dojo) which is also now based all year round by popular demand.

We offer classes in Tai Chi based on a comprehensive structure.

The foundation of the Tai Chi classes is based on Yang style. Tai Chi animal exercises, the classic Ba Duan Jin and Zhuan Zhuang Standing Meditation (but not all on the same night !).

We also offer a Duke of Edinburgh-accredited award (up to Silver) which is shorter but more specialised.

Students interested in the martial arts side of Tai Chi may join The Empire Martial Arts Association (TEMAA) and train alongside our Karate, Judo, Jujutsu and Iaido friends.

We also offer grades in Tai Chi which is a rare service. (Budo licence required)

Private tuition can take many forms and Bushinkai Tai Chi tries to address all of these. Whether it be:-Individually tailored instruction; Advanced tuition / Greater Detail; Top-up from previous training / Catching up after long breaks in classes; Inability to attend regular classes; Getting up to speed for courses; or just convenience; Special needs. Private tuition can be a one-off trial or become regular sessions. Private tuition does not provide a fast track path to collecting Forms etc. but it follows the taiji journey with more detail.

Corporate Stress Management Classes and Workshops We can provide workshops and in-office classes specifically for office-workers who find they have to sit all day and need simple, stimulating and de-stressing exercises. We also offer team-building sessions, of varying lengths, in the North West using the Tai Chi systems.

 

Grades in Chinese Martial Arts
Since 1998 the Chinese Wushu Association together with the National Sport Commission and the Chinese Wushu Research Institute has established a graduation system based on nine Duan levels (10th Kyu-1st Kyu as per Japanese Grades)

1. Qingying-yi duan: Blue Eagle (1st Dan)
2. Yinying-er duan: Silver Eagle (2nd Dan)
3. Jinying-san duan: Gold Eagle (3rd Dan)

4. Qinghu-si duan: Blue Tiger (4th Dan) 

Minimum 10 years Wu Shu training for 4th Dan*

5. Yinhu-wu duan: Silver Tiger (5th Dan)

6. Jinhu-liu duan: Gold Tiger (6th Dan)

7. Qinglong-qi duan: Blue Dragon (7th Dan)
8. Yinlong-ba duan: Silver Dragon (8th Dan)
9. Jinlong-jiu duan: Gold Dragon (9th Dan)

 

For international standardization the Chinese Wushu Association has decided to use the Japanese word Dan instead of the Chinese Duan.

 

See*

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_(rank)#Chinese_arts

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Sifu David Keegan, Qinghu si duan
Blue Tiger, 4th Dan 
SC1 Senior International Instructor
- 1st Dan (Qingying-yi duan) ratified by IMAF on entry
- 2nd Dan (Yinying-er duan) ratified by IMAF on entry
- 3rd Dan (Jinying-san duan) Graded by Reiner Parsons (UKBF) 2005
- 4th Dan (Qinghu-si duan) Graded by Robert Carruthers (UKBF) 2007

Director: The Empire Martial Arts Association (TEMAA)
Technical Director: Tai Chi Division (TEMAA)
Technical Director: Chinese Internal Martial Arts (UKBF)

 

Sifu regularly attends seminars in many martial arts with grandmasters and teachers of other styles in order to further his knowledge. Among the masters he has trained with are:

- Professor Li De Yin (Chinese national living treasure)

- Professor Zhang Xiu Mu (Chinese Tai Chi Master)

- Grandmaster Rene Tongson

- Grandmaster Angelo Baldisonne (8th Dan)

- Hanshi Kenji Tose (9th Dan)

- Hanshi Hara 

- Hanshi Yoshida

- Hanshi Allan Tattersall (9th Dan)

- Shihan Robert Carruthers (7th Dan)