Just back from a week of full on Taijiquan activities in our Slovenian branch. Since 2011 we have been working closely with Biljana Dušić and Dragan Lazarevic to help in the development of traditional Chen Taijiquan in Slovenia. It’s great to see the progress year by year as students begin to deepen in their understanding.
On the final evening we enjoyed a film evening at Ljubljana’s Kreativni Center Poligon - a quirky collaborative creatives hub situated in a giant former tobacco factory. Biljana Acted as compère announcing the showing of a documentary film made in Tolmin during the final international camp of GM Chen Xiaoxing in August last year. Many of our school members were at the camp, so as soon as we get a copy of the film we’ll share it with you.
Camera team Tina Lagler and Blaž Miklič did a wonderful job catching the essence of the camp with their atmospheric film. The work was commissioned by the Slovenia Chenjiagou Taijiquan Association and produced by Tatjana Tomažin Dakić.
After the showing, there were lectures by Davidine and David. Davidine spoke about the three main philosophies that influence Chinese culture - Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism. David on Taijiquan’s creation and its connection with Chinese traditional military texts and historical figures.
