BASIC INSTRUCTOR TRAINING

INTRO TO FLOW STATES

FLOW• WHAT IS FLOW?

• FLOW IS “MOVEMENT”

• CONTINUOUS MOTION v. INTERRUPTION = FLOW v. NON-FLOW

• CONTINUOUS, HARMONIOUS, SYNERGISTIC

• WHY DO WE FOCUS ON FLOW?

The TaijiFit InstructorWhat is my job?

To “educe” Flow

How do I do that?

Guiding, not Teaching

Special Cueing

Effortlessness

Non-thinking, non-tyring

Basic Instructor Training Objectives:

Understand the Concept and Theory of Flow.

What are the benefits?

What does it look like?

What does it feel like?

Basic Instructor Training Objectives:

Effectively use the Qi-cueing method.Recall and reproduce the 17 moves and 5 combos of the Core Repertoire.Understand the Biomechanics of the TaijiFit method.

Be able to teach yourself new moves.

STQ —>OTD —>ETMPRACTICING 5-PART CUEING / COMBO #1