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From July 1st to July 27th 2014, the Taiji School offers the Prague Summer Taichi Residential Training.
Coming from our experience of park training in the last three years, we want to offer a space for training based on following, exploring and playing with whatever comes alive for every student. Thus allowing the body to learn through experience not only through intellectual understanding.
Through this type of training, students can progress by allowing the time and space for the principles to develop within.
Students have the option of participating for as little or for as long as they want.
The only prerequisite to attending is an open attitude. Beginners are Welcome!
It will be taught six days per week, 6 ½ hours per day.
Monday will be the free day.
It will be taught in English.
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Taichi Residential Training Program
Each week Paul will concentrate on teaching, explaining and correcting one of four sections of the 37 posture Yang style short form.
- 1-6 July 1.week – 1st section (Tuesday-Sunday)
- 8-13 July 2.week – 2nd section (Tuesday-Sunday)
- 15-20 July 3.week – 3rd section (Tuesday-Sunday)
- 22-27 July 4.week – 4th section (Tuesday-Sunday)
Tuesday-Sunday (6 ½ hours per day)
Morning:
- 8.00-11.00 Relaxing Exercises, Standing Postures, Form, Partner work
- 11.00-11.30 Master Huang Refined Simplified Form (only for those people who have completed learning the 37 posture form)
Afternoon:
- 17.00-19.00 Partner work.
- 19.00-20.00 Sword Form
Monday – Free day (no formal practice).
**Please note that we advise you to bring some clothes that you do not mind getting dirty. We plan to do a little ground work where we may have to roll on the ground.
LOCATION;
The Trainings will take place at Letna Park in Central Prague.
The morning trainings will be in a slightly different location than the afternoon trainings.
When it is Wet the trainings will take place at Arha Studio.
Or under the bridge at Strelecky ostrov when Arha is full.
Please see the Map
Please check the schedule below to see where the trainings will take place!!!
TUE 1 WED 2 THU 3 FRI 4 SAT 5 SUN 6
MORNING P P P P P P
EVENING P P P P P P
TUE 8 WED 9 THU 10 FRI 11 SAT 12 SUN 13
MORNING P P A P P P
EVENING P P P S P P
TUE 15 WED 16 THU 17 FRI 18 SAT 19 SUN 20
MORNING P P P P P P
EVENING P P P P P P
TUE 22 WED 23 THU 24 FRI 25 SAT 26 SUN 27
MORNING P P P P P P
EVENING P P P P P P
P = Park, A = Arha, S = Strelecky ostrov
PRICE:
- Whole day – 500 Kc (20 euro)
- Half day – 300 Kc (12 euro)
- Whole Month – 11,000 Kc (440 euro)
Regular Students (Students who pay a regular monthly subscription, and/or those who attend regular personal trainings)
- Whole day – 300 Kc (12 euro)
- Half day – 150 Kc (6 euro)
- Whole Month – 7000 Kc (280 euro)
*Please note that students can come for just part of a training, they can stay as long as they want. For example they can do only the Sword Form or Push Hands in the afternoons if they wish., or maybe they come late after work. However they will still have to pay the full price, 150 kc in this case. The price is kept low for this reason.
TO REGISTER:
For further detailed information about the Taichi Residential or additional information.
Please contact us
(ph) +420 737629516
FOOD:
Students look after themselves in regards to meals, but there is nothing to fear as Prague has an excellent and very reasonable selection of Vegetarian, Vegan and Raw food restaurants. For usually less than 140 Kc a restaurant will offer at least one “menu” choice (lunchtime special) for the midday meal. Some of the Prague based students are fantastic cooks and have a lot of knowledge about food. For the most up to date knowledge about restaurants the best people to ask would be Stefania and Ivan.
During the morning training sessions, we encourage students to bring something small for them to eat as the training goes for over 3 hours. Stefania has offered to make some small snacks, cakes etc…just for this, they will be very reasonably priced so if you are interested make sure you have some coins on you.
Also on the Fridays if we have enough people interested, Stefania will cook the midday meal! For those that have experienced Stefania’s cooking you know how good this can be! Directly after the training we would go to Basama tea Kafe (Run by Helen and Andy), very close to Letna. Eat the meal prepared by Stefania and then drink some of the nice tea on offer. Andy has generously offered to open the Kafe early for us(usually opens at 16.00). Stefania will let us know how much the meal would cost, and we would just need to let her know of how many of us wants to go by the end of the Wednesday morning training sessions.
ACCOMMODATION:
Students arrange accomodation by themselves.
Letna Park is located in Prague 7, walking distance to centre of Prague.
Studio Arha is located in Prague 6, which is three metro stations from the Old Town centre of Prague.
July and August is the best time for the cheap accommodation in Prague because university hostels offer thousands of beds as accommodation for tourists.
Many of the hostels are located close to the places of taiji training, metro and the historical center.
The prices of accommodation start from 300/500 Kc for a single/double room (about 12/20 EUR).
If you are planning on staying for awhile, a good option maybe to rent??
The following website has some very good options!!
HOSTEL BUBENEC
http://www.studenthostel.cz/bubenec_en.html
300/500 Kc = 12/20 EUR for single/double room.
Walking distance to Metro, ARHA.
Direct TRAM to the park.
HOSTEL SINKULEHO
http://www.studenthostel.cz/sinkule_en.html
300/500 Kc = 12/20 EUR for single/double room.
Walking distance to Metro, ARHA.
Direct TRAM to the park.
HOSTEL STRAHOV
http://www.studenthostel.cz/strahov_en.html
300/450 Kc = 12/18 EUR for single/double room.
Direct BUS to Metro, ARHA.
BUS and then TRAM connection to the park.
HOSTEL DEJVICKA
http://www.studenthostel.cz/dejvicka_en.html
550/700 Kc = 22/28 EUR for single/double room.
Walking distance to Metro, ARHA.
Direct TRAM to the park.
HOSTEL ORLIK
http://www.studenthostel.cz/orlik_en.html
700/1100 Kc = 28/44 EUR for single/double room.
Walking distance to Metro, ARHA.
Direct TRAM to the park.
HOSTEL HLAVKOVA
http://www.studenthostel.cz/hlavkova_en.html
500/700 Kc = 20/28 EUR for single/double room.
Walking distance to Metro, city centrum.
Direct TRAM to the park, ARHA.
DORMITORIES AND REFLECTORIES OF CHARLES UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE
http://www.kam.cuni.cz/KAM-65.html
KOLEJ HVEZDA
KOLEJ NA VETRNIKU
KOLEJ KAJETANKA
KOLEJ KOMENSKEHO
All of them have the direct TRAM to Metro, ARHA and the park.
http://www.czechcampus.com/Campus/Home.aspx?mid=prague&kolej=prague-kvetrnik&lng=en
Prices from 390/620 Kc = 16/25 EUR for single/double room.
Price list of accomodation :
http://www.kam.cuni.cz/KAM-65-version1-DC_2012.pdf
TRANSPORT:
Prague has an extensive and very efficient public transport system. The buses, trams and metro are very user-friendly and relatively cheap.
Public Transport Map.
Single trip tickets
- 30 min, 24 Kc
- 90 min, 32 Kc
Tourist Passes
- 24 hour pass, 110 Kc
- 3 day pass (72 hour), 310 Kc
- One Month 670 Kc (Recommended!! Can buy at Hradcanska metro Station)
Prague Airport – From the airport take the 119 Bus to Metro A, station Dejvicka (20 min). Go in the metro one stop to “Hradcanska”. From there you can walk a couple of minutes to get to the West Side of Letna Park.
Train Station – Take the Metro line C from inside the train station to stop “Muzeum”, then change to the A line and go to the stop “Hradcanska”. Walk a couple of minutes to get to the West Side of Letna Park.
Bus Station – Take the Metro line B, close to the New Terminal Building, to stop “Mustek”, then change to the A line and go to the stop “Hradcanska”. Walk a couple of minutes to get to the West Side of Letna Park.
BEER:
One of the best Prague beer guide’s, specalising in beer from the small breweries.
http://www.praguebeergarden.com