Thomas Nowakowski Shapes of Balance Tai Chi London
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We help you to discover the power of internal balance. Understanding concepts is the key to results. He is co-founder International Push Hands meeting in Prague.
We help you to discover the power of internal balance.
“When you understand a technique, you know a technique. When you understand a concept, you know a thousand of techniques.”
Understanding a concept is the core of my Shapes of Balance teaching system.
“A good teacher explains,
a very good shows,
the best inspires.”
I’m trying through over 40 years teaching work process to be all of them:
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I share with the students experiences from this process. Thomas Nowakowski
About Thomas Nowakowski:
Thomas (Tomasz) Nowakowski lives in London, where is the centre of his Tai Chi School. He has been leading workshops and courses in different countries including Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Taiwan and United Kingdom. He is working at his own school as well as for companies, cultural and educational institutions, for example: Musique at Danse en Bretagne and Association enCo.re France, Fine arts Academy Warsaw, International Tai Chi Chuan Federation of Taiwan, Bacopa Bildungszentrum Austria, and others. He is one of the earliest and the closest European students of master Ming Wong C.Y.; and in the time of teaching master Ming style over 25 years, Thomas has spread this unique, family style to many countries. From early age Thomas has been passionated about fencing (swordsmanship), its history and methodology of practice. Since 1966 he has practiced, studied and researched different martial arts: Ju-jitsu, Judo, swordsmanship, Kendo, Aikido, Karate, Kung fu as well as Do In (Tao Yin) and Yoga. Thomas has been teaching professionally from over 40 years, Tai Chi Chuan and Qi Gong since 1982. He founded his Tai Chi School in Prague in 1989 and in Austria in 1990, he has later moved the centre of his school to London, where he has part of his family roots. Thomas was a judge at 7th Chung Hwa Cup International Tai Chi Chuan Championship at Taiwan in 2004. He has been training teachers of Tai Chi and Qi Gong in his own school as well as he trained Qi gong teachers in the PGA Austria over seven years. He translated master Cheng Man Ching’s book, The Thirteen Treatises on Tai Chi Chuan to Polish, published in 2009. He has been researching methodology of teaching and practicing and on the base his over 45 years experiences he has been developed his unique “Shapes of Balance” teaching method. He’s professional expertise is in the areas of methodology of practice programmes for groups as well as for individuals, working on the development of Ting jin (feeling), balance of structure, timing, conscious movement and practical applications of principles of Tai Chi. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8xGIx2AVBM
