Unique Tai Chi Bang (Stick) Training
Improve Your Strength & Flexibility with Unique Tai Chi Bang (Stick)
Conducted by Fontane
who has 33 years of teaching internal health arts
Suitable for everyone. No experience necessary. Easy and fun to do.
The Tai Chi Bang is easy and fun to learn. Discover more flexible joints and a stronger you!
Masseurs, health professionals, musicians, gymnasts and keyboard users will find this training to be of immense value. The Bang (Stick) is an absolute necessity for all Tai Chi and Martial Arts practitioners who aim for substantial growth!
Workshop: Sun 12 Nov 2023 2pm to 5.30pm
St. Vincent’s Primary School Hall, Bindel Street, Aranda
● Fees: $260- (GST included)
● A special rate of $220- for Students who are enrolled in Tai Chi, Qigong or Wu Dao Gong
● Revision: $120-
A handcrafted Tai Chi Bang (Stick) and notes will be provided to each new participant.
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● Develops more flexible joints and a stronger you
● Strengthens the muscles, joints and tendons
● Helps to prevent overuse injuries
● Improves hand, wrist and arm strength
● Unravels tension & strengthens the back
The Tai Chi Bang (Stick), which is a component of the Hun Yuan Tai Chi system, is a unique method of training the joints and tendons. Originally, this training method was passed on to only a select few. This practice is rare nowadays. It is not widely known, even though it is a fast and efficient method for developing stronger and more flexible muscles and joints.
- The Tai Chi Bang helps to prevent overuse injuries as it strengthens the wrists, tendons and muscles.
- It develops hand, wrist and arm strength. If you notice that you are losing hand and arm strength in performing daily tasks, such as, turning the tap, opening jars and bottles, you will find a significant improvement after practising the Tai Chi Bang.
- It engages all the back muscles that you didn’t know you had, thereby sculpting your body and increasing your body’s suppleness. It enables you to feel and integrate the back with arm movements, elevating your Tai Chi form to a higher level. You will experience this immediately with the first set of movements.
- It improves coordination, internal power and one’s ability to apply and escape from chin na which are joint locking techniques. It also develops eagle claw power.
- Practising the Tai Chi Bang regularly will improve your power and Tai Chi skills without you even being aware of it.
Names of the Tai Chi Bang Movements
Preparatory Stance
(1) Wringing with Intent
– Forwards
– Upwards
– Downwards
– Left and right corners
(2) Twisting from Side to Side
– Yang Palms – palms facing down
– Yin Palms – palms facing up
(3) Heavenly Circuit
– Rolling forwards
– Rolling backwards
– Stepping
(4) Black Dragon Winds around the Pillar
– Centre
– Side to side
– Downwards left and right corners
– Backwards and upwards
– Four corners with stepping
You may choose to do 9 or 18 repetitions in your practice. 9 repetitions will take only 12 minutes and 18 repetitions will take 24 minutes.
This training is easy and fun to learn! Engage in unique exercises designed to redefine strength and flexibility holistically, focusing on areas that often remain untapped. You will be pleasantly surprised to feel the different back muscles being engaged. Discover the secret strength component within Tai Chi! Let the Tai Chi Bang Workshop be your gateway to a stronger and more flexible you!
Testimonials on the Tai Chi Bang training
“Fontane, thanks for the Tai Chi Bang. It is the best training for RSI and shoulder related problems that I see in general practice. A lot of my patients have weak hands, sore shoulders without significant illnesses or disease and they just need some sort of exercise to strengthen their arms. Tai Chi Bang is the best I have seen and I can see many uses in this area already.”
– David, GP
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“I am very pleased. Though I have just started, the impact on my regular training is immediately noticeable.
I endorse Bang training without reservation! The training is amazing! Parts of me have come alive (some protesting but they’ll come around) as never before. Bang training is the perfect fit to my posture work. And you really can’t do this without paying strict attention to your back.
Much thanks to you for making this instruction available to people like myself. I would not otherwise have ever known it existed!
On that point, I am shocked that Tai Chi Bang is not better known, given its perfect fit in training. This is just great and has significantly assisted my form performance.”
– David, USA
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“I just wanted to thank you for the Tai Chi Bang Workshop that you held in September. I had a repetitive strain injury in my right arm that had been giving me pain every day. I had to wear a brace on it to perform everyday activities and use the computer mouse with my left hand. The day after the workshop, my arm was pain free for the first time. Since then it has steadily improved with daily practice and now I can use it freely for all activities including computer work and I haven’t had to use the brace for at least a month.
The workshop also improved the flexibility in my back and legs so now I can easily bend down to pick things up and perform household cleaning and gardening easily.
I highly recommend the Tai Chi Bang Workshop.”
– Susan, TAFE Teacher
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“Within two weeks of completing the Tai Chi Bang workshop, I was amazed at the improvement in my hand and wrist strength. Furthermore, I no longer experience wrist pain after extended periods in front of the computer.
A number of the movements have also helped me gain a better feel for how certain parts of my body move, and this, along with the strength improvements, is proving useful in my martial arts practice.”
– Andrew, PhD Student
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“I’m writing to tell of my experience with the Tai Chi Bang. I suffer from rheumatoid arthritis compounded by a Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) in my right wrist. I’ve been practising for 2 years now and the practice has led to a total recovery of the injury as well as strengthening both hands and wrists.”
– Alice
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“Over the years, I have spent a lot of time working on computers and have suffered pain in my arms as a result. In particular, I experience a deep pain in my right shoulder every time I type or use a computer mouse. Practising the Tai Chi Bang for 15 minutes a day has stopped this pain almost completely. The effects have been dramatic and immediate. I noticed a difference after just one week of daily practice. I can now spend a couple of hours on a computer without experiencing any pain in my arm. This would have been impossible before. The exercises have also made my arms and back, and even my legs, feel stronger. The practice has a very calming effect and is enjoyable to do. I would recommend it to anyone.”
– Leonie, Art Teacher
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“During the workshop where we learnt the four sets of Bang (Stick) exercises, Fontane spoke of the benefits people had experienced in their everyday lives. At the time, I thought that these folk were gilding the lily a little.
After a very short time of regular practice (no large space required for this one!), I found a significant change in my arms and hands particularly.
For some years, I had trouble with a couple of fingers on my right hand. The GP said it was arthritis and I accepted that as part of the ageing process. To my surprise, it was only a matter of weeks and I found that the fingers were not curled as I awoke each morning. If it was arthritis, it has been frightened away.
Jokingly, I told my wife that I would have no trouble opening those difficult jars for her. The joke became a reality. There was an almost dramatic increase in the strength in the fingers and those jars open with a twist these days.
Just a couple of the benefits (and almost immediate) from my association with the Tai Chi Bang.”
– Bryan, “Life Enthusiast”
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After 8 weeks, there was an 18% improvement in my left (nondominant) hand and 12% in my right (dominant) hand.”
| Greg | Date | Right | % increase | Left | % increase |
| Baseline before the workshop | 17-9-04 | 48 kg | 0% | 43 kg | 0% |
| Workshop | 18-9-04 | ||||
| 1 week | 27-9-04 | 50 kg | 4 % | 43 kg | 0 % |
| 2 weeks | 5-10-04 | 50 kg | 4 % | 44 kg | 3 % |
| 3 weeks | 11-10-04 | 51 kg | 6 % | 46 kg | 6 % |
| 4 weeks | 18-10-04 | 53 kg | 10 % | 48 kg | 11 % |
| 8 weeks | 18-11-04 | 54 kg | 12 % | 51 kg | 18 % |
– Greg, Sports Physician
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“The Bang (Stick) is an excellent way to ‘flex’ those tight muscles between the shoulder blades, the neck and along the spine. I’m still working on perfecting the technique of s-t-r-e-t-c-h-i-n-g. One thing for sure is that you can consider the Stick as an excellent tool for a workout and a good friend.”
– Grace, Administrator / Massage Therapist
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“Practising the Tai Chi Bang is lots of fun – the simple moves are easy to learn and apply. By accurately performing the movements, the Bang training gives your body a thorough and energising workout, while at the same time being low-impact. The improvement to your flexibility and strength are immediate and measurable. While undertaking a routine medical examination a few weeks after initially learning to train with the Bang I completed a grip test. While I usually measured around the average grip strength for a woman (27kg), I was pleasantly surprised to see my grip had improved to the average of a man (44kg).”
– Lyndal, Analyst
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“As a result of practising the Tai Chi Bang, I am now able to play the guitar with a degree of competency that delights me. I have noticed increased flexibility in my wrist and a greater facility for controlling and ‘working’ my little finger. Also, the gentle twisting action of the Tai Chi Bang has helped me to relax my hands further. General increased overall strength in my arms has enabled me to take my playing to a level where I can play pieces I thought I would never master.
Fontane, even though I’m probably not doing the movements as perfectly as you showed me, something is working! Thank you for teaching me.”
– Felicia, Public Servant
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” I found that while practising the Tai Chi Bang, I give my shoulders, arms and wrists a really hard workout. It has helped me overcome a problem I was having with my shoulder, helped with my martial arts training and makes riding my motorbike easier.”
– Kylie, Network Officer
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“Last year I broke my wrist badly and several months later it still remained very weak and stiff. My doctor gave me strengthening exercises to do but I found that they made my wrist painful and I was reluctant to do them. I then found out about the Tai Chi Bang, and thought this might be the answer. I attended the workshop, and although it went for over three hours, my wrist was not at all sore the next day.
I have now been practising the Bang for just over a month and have noticed a significant improvement in both the strength and flexibility of my wrist. I can’t say exactly why, but I really enjoy the exercises themselves and the coordination I have learnt through them. I have also learned to engage my back more, which I find helpful to my Tai Chi practice. Like Tai Chi, using the Stick is very relaxing, and I am very pleased that I have learned another skill for life.”
– Jocelyn, Lawyer
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“Since I have been practising Tai Chi Bang, I can feel that my wrist, arm and shoulder strength is much stronger now. I would recommend it to everyone.”
– John, Retiree
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“Doing the Tai Chi Bang for the first time was quite an experience. I treasure my Bang very much and practise on a daily basis. It has helped improve movements in my form and given me flexibility, increased hand, leg and arm strength.”
– George, Retired
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“Practising Tai Chi Bang gives me a real sense of accomplishment and achievement. It is a very different set of movements, using the Bang (or Stick) instead of just yourself, but you can feel the strength increasing in your wrists. The different movements allow for a change of pace which is quite enjoyable. My advice – give it a go, as you will really enjoy it.”
– Jenny, Public Servant
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“I have found the Tai Chi Bang training to be very beneficial. It has helped to improve my coordination and body awareness, and develop greater hand and wrist strength and flexibility. When I grip it has made me become much more aware of how each finger is working and of how to use strength without generating tension. It is certainly a useful adjunct to my Wu Dao Gong training and I think anyone would benefit from the techniques.”
– Murli, Veterinarian
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“When I learned how to train with the Bang, I was surprised that my back was so involved in the process. It always feels great the next day and the training has also helped the arthritis in my hands. I am impressed with the improvement in my grip and have become aware of changes in my elbows. They are slowly gaining flexibility and are no longer another source of arthritis.”
– Dave, Carer, Environmental Consultant
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“I learned the Tai Chi Bang movements in a recent workshop. Since then I have found that my hand and wrist strength have improved just as Fontane said they would. In order to judge our progress, we were asked to shake the hands of other class members when we first started practising with the Bang. Well I can testify to the fact that in a month, my class mates have definitely developed much stronger grips! The practice is very enjoyable and doesn’t take long to do. It is easy to feel it working the back, arms and legs.”
– Chris, IT Support
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“I have found the Bang (Stick) exercises particularly beneficial. You can literally feel your body responding to these simple routines. It’s a great way to exercise and de-stress.”
– Charles, recently retired
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