Tai Chi and Self Defence Training for men and women

This course covers basic Tai Chi movements and techniques necessary for self defence, as well as breathing, meditation and theory / philosophy

All beginners are welcome

The course is based on the Tai Chi first year program and Michael and Gerry’s many years of teaching Tai Chi and Shorinji Kempo respectively. The course is designed to help you improve and develop awareness, movement, agility, speed and basic self-defence moves, learning how to respond to another persons energy and movement appropriately. The course also teaches breathing, meditation, mindset, psychology and philosophy

Dress code : please bring baggy pants and white T-shirt, as well as running shoes and swim wear.

Instructors: Michael Banuat; a professional Tai Chi teacher with 30 years experience. He lives in Spain and Germany.

Gerry Rixen; a qualified 4th Dan Shorinji Kempo Instructor. He spent many years teaching in UK and France. He now lives in Spain and Greece.

Dates: !-week course : 26 October - 2 November 2025 : Gythio, Peloponnese, Greece (from € 550)

1 - 21 March 2025 : Benicarlo, Valencia, Spain

You may choose to join for 1 week, 2 weeks or the full 3 weeks - Cost: From €750 (first week only)

Includes : tuition, accommodation (twin room), course materials, certification, pick up and drop off at local bus station

Daily Schedule : 9 - 13:00 and 15:00 - 18:00

1- Week - Yoga and Astrology Course

With Gerry Rixen

Cost: €400 (course only); €600 (twin room accommodation); €700 (single room)

Daily Schedule : Yoga 09:00 - 11:00; Astrology 11:30 - 13:00 and !5:00 - 16:30 (5 days) the course includes 2 excursions !!

12 - 19 October 2024 : Yoga and ASTROLOGY ; Gythio, Peloponnese, GREECE.

5 - 12 April 2025 : Yoga and ASTROLOGY ; Benicarlo, Valencia, SPAIN.

This course teaches the fundamentals of Yoga and Astrology and how the elements and planets relate to the Chakras and to Yoga, which provide the tools for working on the microcosm which is man. The Yoga Asana classes are based on working with the chakras. This course also teaches breathing exercises (pranayama) meditation (mindset), restorative exercises (therapeutic), meridian stretching and relaxation.

The Astrology program teaches all the fundamental principles necessary to get started, including : the Zodiac, the Elements, the Qualities and Polarities; the Planets, the Houses and Angles, the Aspects, Rulership and piecing it all together..

Yoga and Astrology are ancient disciplines which focus on personal development and human evolution. The elements, chakras, planets and zodiacal signs are energy fields or archetypal patterns revealing the psyche to be as real as any material object and are at play all the time as energetic forces.