On the evening of 8th September, after six days teaching at Marek Balinski’s Chen Taijiquan Akademia, Chen Ziqiang gave a lecture at the Andrzej Wawrzyniak Warsaw Asia and Pacific Museum. The museum was established in 1973 and includes wonderful side arms, rich textiles, numerous shadow theatre puppets and masks, musical instruments, sculptures and paintings of contemporary artists – Indonesia, Mongolia, India, Nepal, Tibet, Vietnam, Burma, Laos, China, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu are especially richly represented within the museum’s collection.
Chen Ziqiang’s talk focused on: the requirements of Taijiquan practice; some common mistakes people make in their practice; the different reasons for and the benefits of training Taijiquan. The lecture was translated from Chinese to English by Davidine and then from English to Polish by Tomasz Jurewicz. He spoke about the three main areas people benefit from practising Taijiquan – health, self defence and character cultivation. He also spoke about the main requirements of Taijiquan practice that need to be followed regardless of which area you are interested in. Some of the lecture’s content can be found on this website under the “Conversations” tab.
