CHI – KI – PRANA
It is a formless energy, continuously in movement. It moves in a process of regaining balance, expanding indefinitely. It animates and connects everything in the universe.
CHI – KI – PRANA
It is a formless energy, continuously in movement. It moves in a process of regaining balance, expanding indefinitely. It animates and connects everything in the universe.
About Chi
According to Eastern thinking, this life force (qi) flows continuously throughout the human body. The existence of this flow forms the fundamental basis of Eastern medicine, acupuncture, martial arts, and meditation. According to this paradigm, the cause of disease is seen as a blocked, irregular, or discontinuous flow, described in Eastern medicine as an imbalance in the system.
This imbalance has two origins:
– Physical injury or degradation.
– Mental tension, which often leads to poor life habits and subsequent destruction of the body.
The solution:
– Balance between tension and relaxation for a good posture and good movements
– Balance between focus and awareness for heightened sensibility about Qi and how to improve oneself:
The practice of Chi Kung and Tai chi chuan encourage a continuous, regulated, and natural flow of Qi. It improves our awareness of that flow, giving us the power to use it for improving health, cultivating physical prowess in sports or martial arts, and concentrating our efforts toward spiritual consciousness.
Chi Kung/Tai Chi Chuan
Chi kung and Tai chi chuan are complementary tools to pursue a better state of health, concentration and natural well-being.
Tai chi chuan is a spiritual pratice, a martial art and a way to move forward, towards a better life.
Open the energy chanels to experience a real state of being in touch with your deep Self . Have the power of choice to transform yourself towards the goals you aspire to.
Tai Chi Chuan, meaning, « Supreme Ultimate Boxing », is an internal style of Chinese martial art which focuses on the use of our vital power, or qi. Through slow, relaxed and continuous motion of the body, we improve awareness of the qi flow in the body, strengthening and expanding it to obtain health, martial, and spiritual benefits. As we learn to quiet our thoughts and balance the intention in each of our movements, we gain a valuable ability for its use in our daily life.
Tai chi chuan has its origins in Taoism, the oldest philosophical system in China, most famous for its yin-yang symbol. This symbol is the core concept and application of Tai chi chuan practices :
Balance and harmony
Balance and harmony are visible in nature. According to the legend, Tai chi chuan itself was created by a Taoist monk named Zhang Sanfeng who contemplated a natural event .
Chi Kung/Tai Chi Chuan
Chi kung and Tai chi chuan are complementary tools to pursue a better state of health, concentration and natural well-being.
Tai chi chuan is a spiritual pratice, a martial art and a way to move forward, towards a better life.
Open the energy chanels to experience a real state of being in touch with your deep Self . Have the power of choice to transform yourself towards the goals you aspire to.
Tai Chi Chuan, meaning, « Supreme Ultimate Boxing », is an internal style of Chinese martial art which focuses on the use of our vital power, or qi. Through slow, relaxed and continuous motion of the body, we improve awareness of the qi flow in the body, strengthening and expanding it to obtain health, martial, and spiritual benefits. As we learn to quiet our thoughts and balance the intention in each of our movements, we gain a valuable ability for its use in our daily life.
Tai chi chuan has its origins in Taoism, the oldest philosophical system in China, most famous for its yin-yang symbol. This symbol is the core concept and application of Tai chi chuan practices :
Balance and harmony
Balance and harmony are visible in nature. According to the legend, Tai chi chuan itself was created by a Taoist monk named Zhang Sanfeng who contemplated a natural event .
YIN YANG
YIN YANG
The Yin/ Yang symbol expresses a continuous flow of qi which generates the two opposing forces of positive and negative, darkness and light, heaven and earth, man and woman…. These forces interact to balance each other’s excesses and to bring into existence the physical and metaphysical realms.
Though poetic, this concept is effectively meaningless unless interpreted according to one’s own feelings and experiences.
This interpretation is itself a continuous process; our understanding should never become static or final. Whenever we think we grasp something, there is always another level, another aspect or another door.
The practice of Tai Chi Chuan could be understood as a philosophy but is a free discipline with no religious dictates. Anyone from any background can practice for the sake of improving health, self-defense skills and self-knowledge.
Program (EN)
Chi kung : the 7 phases of evolution
1) Root -(Body – Relaxation)
2) Ground- (Emotions – Breathing)
3) Tree- (Mind – Concentration)
4) Sky- (Consciousness – Intuition)
5) Universe- (Emptiness – Meditation)
6) Chi – (Vital Energy – Regeneration)
7) Observation of my own development, my own truth, of who I am and of how to evolve (Transformation)
Tai chi chuan (Yang style 108 movements):
Learning of a shortened Yang style form with moves specifically selected to integrate the fundamental principles of Tai chi chuan:
1) Slowing down (Back to balance)
2) Going deeper (Centring and rooting)
3) Calmness (Solidity and strength)
4) Being at ease (Cultivating the state of presence)
5) Lightness (Free flow of movement)
6) Kindness (Increase of intensity and quality)
7) Fluidity (Healing )
8) Consciousness (Reality )
Tui Shou (Pushing hands):
Exercises in pair to better feel and integrate the fundamental principles taught in Tai chi chuan.
Programme (FR)
Chi kung : Les 7 étapes d’évolution
2) Le sol – (Les émotions respiration)
3) L’arbre – (Le mental concentration)
4) Le ciel – (La conscience intuition)
5) L’univers – (Le vide méditation)
6) Le Chi – (savoir et sagesse)
7) Observation de mon propre aboutissement, ma propre vérité sur ce que je suis et comment évoluer(transformation)
Tai chi chuan (Yang style 108 mouvements):
1) Lenteur (équilibre)
2) Aller en profondeur (centrage/enracinement)
3) Le calme (la force)
4) Etre confortable (la présence)
5) La légèreté (détachement)
6) Douceur (souplesse et harmonie)
7) La fluidité (La guérison )
8) La conscience (La réalité )
Tui Shou (poussée des mains):
Travail à deux pour mieux intégrer et ressentir les principes du Tai chi chuan.
Le Chi kung et le Tai chi chuan sont des outils complémentaires assurant une efficacité accrue dans la recherche d’une meilleure santé, d’une concentration optimale et d’un bien-être naturel
The structure of the classes
(For anyone, from 16 years old until no age limit, for beginners and advanced students as well)
Removing stagnant energy in the body
The preparation set and its loosening exercises are methodologically organized for someone to experience effortless :
1)balance and stability within the posture
2)synchronization within movement
3) energizing stretch
4) relaxing loosening
5) body awareness.
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The beginning preparation emphasis the cultivation of a non-doing attitude within the activity of loosening , stretching , relaxing and stabilizing the body . Consequently , this allows us to develop alertness at not being forceful and to acknowledge tensions within balance, lack of coordination within movement, limitations within stretching flexibility and focus rigidity . The beginning preparation’s purpose is to get a sense of balance and neutrality within posture and awareness: The natural stance.
Centering and Reinforcing
Our ability to remain intuitively balanced and neutral is then explored through the practice of acknowledging the four enemies within. The four enemies within are referred to as the four common egoistic tendencies -haste, worrying, anger and laziness- constantly putting someone off balance mentally and physically and by such , responslible for the waste of energy . This part of the training consists in purposefully creating tensions that contrast with the natural stance in order to enhance awareness of relaxing and being natural within posture and movement.
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Such practice leads to the centering and reinforcing process achieved through Zhan Zhuang .
The practice of Zhan Zhuang, also called the « Embrace the Tree » posture or « Standing Zen », forms the core of every efficient Qi gong practice.
Not wasting energy depends on the proper body – mind stance especially studied from the Zhan Zhuang set (the tree standing)in which , naturally, the intuitive ability to accumulate energy develops. Once the body is set into the condition to gather energy , in order to accumulate energy towards reinforcement , mental focus is then important and progressively trained.
We bring all ours sensations and awareness to the lower center, the Dan tian, and support this focus with deep breathing.
The Dan tian, is the center in which all our physical, mental, and spiritual forces can unite. It is the center in which the life force or Qi, is stored.
Physically , the Dan tian is located into the strongest part of the body, the waist/hip area, few centimeters bellow the navel . By lowering our center of gravity into this area we develop precise stability.
It is from this stability that we derive the precise recognition of those moments when our physical force is excessive or when it is released in the wrong direction.
Practicing the form of Tai chi chuan
(a shortened version of the long form 108 from Yang Cheng Fu)
The practice of this shortened version of the Yang style 108, allows a good distribution of energy throughout the body.
It develops the ability to become flexible ,to release persistent tensions and increases sensitivity. The fluidity of our movements, breathing and energy get perfectly synchronized.
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Countless benefits can be experienced because once the Qi flows freely within the martial structure of the form, accordingly , a new balance takes place : One feels healthier and deeply relaxed within a clear state of « Being » rather than doing.
The sense of » I » limited to the identification with forms, emotional states or « ways of doing », dissolves harmoniously.
From here our mental focus can channel this flow to manifest countless qualities of creativity, healing, and spiritual awakening.
Tui shou/ Pushing-hands (pair practice)
The pair-work practices referred to as Tui Shou or Pushing-hands within the system of Tai chi chuan , are very important sets of exercises to increase:
– the ability to remain in a perfect body mind balance while adapting to a partner aiming at putting you off balance.
– clarity on how Tai chi chuan ‘s martial applications are spontaneous, efficient and coherent.
– Sensitivity and skills at feeling the partner’s intentions , his/her level of Qi intensity and skills as well .
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We practiced decided forms of pushing-hands that are usefull to integrate and clarify the principles learnt in the form of Tai chi chuan. (Peng Lu Ji Han, Split-Enter, Da Lu …)
Then, we evolve into the practice of what can be called « free » pushing-hands. The practice of pushing-hands done without decided forms in which one tries to put off balance the other.
Done with the right attitude, it is really fun and safe from injuries.
It allows us to manifest spontaneously the skills cultivated within the Tai chi chuan forms and by such , it increases our self-confidence and conviction at cultivating ourselves regularly through the practice.
Alexandre MALET
Malet Alexandre is an expert in chinese and japanese internal martial arts. He practices Tai chi chuan since the age of 16 and has 12 years of teaching experience in Japan. He spent 20 years in Asia, mainly 18 years in Japan.
He participated in several intensive meditative retreat in India and Japan to enhance his education on the benefits of Martial arts, Chi kung and Yoga practices. He also had the opportunity to experience several ascetic practices under the guidance of a Shugendo monk in Japan.
In 2000, he founded the Tai chi Chuan School « Yang’s Essence » located in Osaka, Japan.
What we practice ?
We use forms from traditional arts of Chi kung and Tai chi chuan as tools to understand better how we function from a body, mind and spiritual consciousness.
We aim at using these forms for developping health, excellent focus and the capacity at transcending oneself.
How?
There are three usefuls principles which are the fundamental of our practice:
Becoming aware of oneself : I accept to be responsable for everything that happens to me . I learn to not complain and to not waste energy in useless attitude and action.
I become balanced , stable and strong
Making efforts at improving oneself : I learn how to use my energy properly and set goals accordingly . I use my weaknesses to improve and my strengths to advance.
I become skillful , confident and fulfilled
Realizing the Self: I learn to harmonize with life that manifests itself through all living beings and in every situation.
I develop wisdom, love and creativity
Achievements
1999 July – Finalist USA National championship, Taste of China Winchester , Virginia:
– Tui Shou (push hands) middle weight
2000 July – Taiji Ji Legacy, Dallas, Texas:
– Gold Medalist – Tui Shou (push hands) middle weight
– Gold Medalist – Sword Weapon Sparring
– Gold Medalist – Shuai Jiao (Chinese wrestling)
– Second Place -Yang Style Taichi Chuan form practice
2008 September – Valencia, Spain:
– Expert in Police Tactics Hall of Fame Nomination,
Budo International event
2025 – Aikido six Degree Black Belt (6th Dan)
Zaidan Hojin Aikikai (Aikikai foundation )
What we practice ?
We use forms from traditional arts of Chi kung and Tai chi chuan as tools to understand better how we function from a body, mind and spiritual consciousness.
We aim at using these forms for developping health, excellent focus and the capacity at transcending oneself.
Read more
How?
There are three usefuls principles which are the fundamental of our practice:
Becoming aware of oneself : I accept to be responsable for everything that happens to me . I learn to not complain and to not waste energy in useless attitude and action.
I become balanced , stable and strong
Making efforts at improving oneself : I learn how to use my energy properly and set goals accordingly . I use my weaknesses to improve and my strengths to advance.
I become skillful , confident and fulfilled
Realizing the Self: I learn to harmonize with life that manifests itself through all living beings and in every situation.
I develop wisdom, love and creativity
Achievements
2025 – Aikido six Degree Black Belt (6th Dan)
Zaidan Hojin Aikikai (Aikikai foundation)
2008 September – Valencia, Spain:
– Expert in Police Tactics Hall of Fame Nomination,
Budo International event
Read more
2000 July – Taiji Ji Legacy, Dallas, Texas:
– Gold Medalist – Tui Shou (push hands) middle weight
– Gold Medalist – Sword Weapon Sparring
– Gold Medalist – Shuai Jiao (Chinese wrestling)
– Second Place -Yang Style Taichi Chuan form practice
1999 July – Finalist USA National championship, Taste of China Winchester , Virginia:
– Tui Shou (push hands) middle weight
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Classes are available in Geneva
(In english or french).
We also provide private classes and seminars.