Yangsheng School of tai chi

**New Venue/New Day for our Aylesbury Beginners Class**
Venue: Walton Hall
"Every Wednesday from 2pm to 3pm"
Improve your Health with Qigong
Reserve your place now by contacting
Keith or Jay on 07787 224823 or keith.fensom@gmail.com

Weekly In-Hall Classes
Tuesday: Aston Clinton, two classes:
4.55pm to 5.55pm - Full
6pm to 7pm - Spaces
Wednesday: Wendover 12.30pm to 1.30pm - Full
Wednesday: Aylesbury (new class) 2pm to 3pm
Thursday: Jordans 6pm to 7pm - Full
To register for any of these classes please contact:
keith.fensom@gmail.com
07787 224823

During 2022 Yangsheng School of Tai Chi & Qigong will continue teaching classes online.
Please let us know by email if you would like to join any of the following online classes:
Monday - Beginners 1.30pm to 2.30pm
Warm up, 5-Animals Qigong, Laojia Yilu (Old Form), closing
Monday - Beginners 6.30pm to 7.30pm
Warm up, 5-Animals Qigong, Laojia Yilu (Old Form), closing
Tuesday- Intermediate 10am to 11am
Warm up, 5-Animals Qigong , Health Qigong, Ba Duan Jin, closing
To register for any of the above online classes please contact Keith:
keith.fensom@gmail.com
07787 224823

Yangsheng School of Tai Chi & Qigong

Meet the Instructors
Sifu Keith Fensom - Founder and Senior Instructor
Level 2 Instructor - British Health Qigong Association
Member: NHS Networks - Tai Chi for Health and Rehabilitation
DBS Certification

Nourishing One's Life
The Meaning in our Logo
The Yin and Yang symbol has a great meaning and was first referred to in the 4th Century BC and is mentioned in the ancient Book of Changes. The symbol and the small dots indicate that there can never be Yin without Yang and never Yang without Yin. It is the notion of complimentary opposites and is an all-encompassing constant process of change in our natural environment such as day and night, summer and winter, hard and soft, open and closed etc. When applied to Tai Chi we apply opposites so that they flow from one to another and are in complete balance. In Tai Chi walking we transfer weight from one leg to another in a slow and controlled way, when our movement is closed this is Yin when energy is stored, and when open it is Yang and the energy is released. Even the sides of our body can be described as either Yin or Yang. So there is a constant interchange of Yin and Yang in our movements when practising Tai Chi.

The Chinese characters are the word "Yangsheng" which has the meaning "Nourishing One's Life". Today's way of life can be fast and furious and it is easy to forget to slow down and take time to relax and re-nourish one's life energy. The goal of Yangsheng is to create a balanced interaction between mind and body by the practice of specific exercises with the primary aim of achieving a healthy and long life.

Keith began his interest in the martial arts over 45 years ago, as a student of Shotokan Karate under Sensei Paul Perry at Jin Sei Kai - Kanazawa Ryu, and was fortunate to attend many workshops lead by the late Sensei Hirokazu Kanazawa - 10th Dan. This was followed by further years of training under Sensei John Van Weeden at TASK (Traditional Association of Shotokan Karate).

After a break of a few years from martial arts Keith was introduced by a good friend in 1999 to Tai Chi Master Miss Rose Lee which resulted in him joining her very large Tai Chi Club in London, and attending classes initially in Kings Cross and later at her home in Crouch End together with regular well attended workshops in Yorkshire. Miss Li's lineage starts from a young age in China where she trained at the famous Fire God Temple in Beijing.

After several years with Miss Li, Keith decided that it was time to search for a club closer to home and joined the Ru-Chi Academy in Aylesbury under Grand Master Rudie Bynoe, which started his journey into Qigong and the system of healing and self-healing.

Keith's Tai Chi Master: Keith feels it a privilege to train and continue his Tai Chi study with Master Wang Hai Jun who is an official lineage holder of Chen Style Tai Chi (12th Generation).

My Tai Chi Teacher - Master Wang Hai-Jun

Master Wang Hai Jun was born in 1972 in Zhengzhou, Henan Province. At the age of 9 his father arranged for him to move to Chen Village to live and study with Grandmaster Chen Zhenglei, who is one of the “4 Golden Tigers” of Chen style Taiji.
In the autumn of 1988 Master Wang Hai Jun gained entry to the Wuhan Physical Culture University, one of the top Universities of its kind in China. He competed successfully for his university in many competitions. After graduation Master Wang Hai Jun was assigned the post of coach of Pingdingshan Wushu Research and Study College.
He is a senior state Wushu referee, the president and head coach of Zhengzhou Wushu Research and Study College, and coach of Henan Chen Zhenglei Taiji Culture Co Ltd. He is an official lineage holder of Chen style Taiji (12th generation) and has been certified as 7th Duan in the Chinese National Wushu Association Duan Wei System.
He has an extensive list of accomplishments in competition. In 1992 he won three gold medals in National Competitions and won the championship in Push Hands at the National Taiji Boxing, Sword and Push Hands competition. In 1994 he won 2 gold in Taiji boxing and Sword at the International Wenzian Taiji Championships and won the 80kg in Push Hands at the National Wushu Championships. For three consecutive years, 1996, 1997, and 1998, Master Wang Hai Jun won gold in Form, Sword and Push hands as well as the all-round champion’s gold medal at the Chinese National Championships, the highest level of championship in China.
Master Wang moved to Manchester, England in 2001. He is enormously kind and generous with his knowledge and teaches across England, Ireland, Europe and USA.

Qigong: Keith is a member and authorised instructor of the British Health Qigong Association which is run by Masters Faye and Tary Yip. Keith currently teaches the following Qigong forms and exercises: Ba Duan Jin, Shibashi, Daoyin Yangsheng Gong 12 Fa (12 Movement), Taiji Yangsheng Zhang (Stick Form), Yi Jin JIng, Zhan Zhuang, Microcosmic Orbit, Silk Reeling and various meditation practise.

Jason Smith - BHQA Instructor

Hi, my name is Jason Smith, since my youth I have been affected with a neurological disorder called narcolepsy, and the regular practice of Qigong has helped to dramatically reduce the symptoms, and also I quickly noticed many other benefits, especially a really positive increase in energy levels together with a significant decrease in stress.
I have been practicing Qigong since 2017 with my teacher, Sifu Keith Fensom. I am now a member and a qualified instructor of The British Health Qigong Association (BHQA) and attend training courses with Master Tary and Master Faye Yip, and have had the privilege to train with various Chinese professors who visit the UK. Vicky Ahern-Hardiman, one of the senior instructors with BHQA, and I also practice the healing arts of Chi-Do, developed and taught by Grandmaster Tony Hardiman.
I have had an interest in martial arts over many years and I am currently learning Chen Tai Chi from Keith and Grandmaster Wang Hai Jun.
My passion is in sharing this amazing holistic self-healing modality and observing how it really does help to improve people's health.

Ruth Stephenson - BHQA Instructor

Ruth lives in Wendover and discovered Tai Chi well over 20 years ago when she learned the Yang Style 8 Posture and the Chinese National 24 Posture Yang Style forms. Practice came to an end in 2000 when her instructor moved away from the area.
In 2016 she met Keith Fensom and was delighted to have the opportunity to rekindle her interest in Tai Chi and subsequently joined his classes in Aston Clinton. Ruth loves learning new forms and practicing various Tai Chi techniques.
To improve her own skills and be able to help others develop theirs, Ruth became a British Health Qigong Association (BHQA) Level 1 Instructor in 2022. The course included a module of Chinese Medicine in addition to becoming qualified to teach Ming Mu Gong Eye Brightening and Daoyin Yang Sheng Gong 12 Movement Forms. In 2023 she will be adding Yi Jin Jing Tendon-Muscle strengthening Qigong form and Shibashi Set 1 to her teaching
portfolio. Additionally, she has good knowledge of Ba Duan Jin, the Arthritic Form and the Daoyin Warm-up Form.
Ruth also attends weekly classes run by Master Tary Yip of the Deyin Institute and BHQA. Recently instruction has been in the Beijing 8 Posture, 8 Methods & 5 Steps and
currently 24 Step Yang Style Taijiquan.
Ruth teaches one to one, either in person at her home in Wendover, or via zoom as well as assisting Keith with some of his classes.