Hand To Hand offers classes in the internal arts. 
These classes focus on health-cultivation and healing benefits of the Chinese internal arts. These classes are included in membership dues for the Kajukenbo program.  They are also available as an internal arts track independent of the Kajukenbo classes.  Attendance can be on a drop-in or monthly membership basis. 

The classes offered are:

Taoist Qi Gong and Meditation:  Wednesday morning 7:00-8:00,
This one hour practice consists of:
Dao Yin Qi Gong, a system of self massage designed to stimulate the body's energy circulation and aid free flow of qi.
Seated Meditation, a practice common to many spiritual practices of quieting the mind and connecting to our basic life force.
Five Element Qi Gong, a system of medical qi gong designed to regulate and harmonize the five energetic elements of the body and cosmos:  metal, water, wood, fire and earth.
This class is led by rotating senior students who have been instructed by Sifu Jen Resnick in material taught by Zheng Gu Tui Na co-founders Frank Butler and Tom Bisio.

Buddhist Shamatha and Tonglen Meditation: Friday morning 7:00-8:00, free.
This is self-led meditation group with rotating leadership.  We practice two 20-minute sessions of shamatha meditation with a 10 minute interval of tonglen or movement meditation based on the needs of the meditator.  Open to all, drop-in is fine.  If you are new to sitting practice, please contact us to insure that you have proper meditation instruction before beginning.

Yang Style Tai Chi and Taoist Qi Gong: Sunday morning 10:00-11:15.
This class uses the modern Yang simplified 24 movement form and 48 combined form as a basis for exploration of energetics of the body and life force.  In addition to the Tai Chi form we also practice standing meditation postures and Taoist yogic exercises to strengthen posture, alignment and free flow of qi.
This class is led by rotating senior students who have been instructed by Sifu Jen Resnick.

For more information please email internal_arts@handtohandkajukenbo.com.


 
Hand to Hand Kajukenbo Self Defense Center - 5680 San Pablo Ave. Oakland, CA 94608 (510) 428-0502