It doesn’t get any better than this for a summer programme!
The spring term continues until 13 May 2026 while waiting for summer. We will celebrate on May 6th the final “Pizza Wednesday” of the season after training at Restaurant Siilinpesä, enjoying some pizza together. People who train on other days are also welcome to this informal get-together. 🍕
The summer season’s free outdoor training will continue on Wednesday evenings at the usual spot in Hesperia Park, by the wall of the old sugar factory. We’ll also be there on Helsinki Day, 12 June 2026, with opportunities to people try different arts.
The Spring Meeting and the summer kick-off picnic will be held on May 31st of 2026, at the Tali siirtolapuutarha, address Metsäpolku 32. Meeting will be held at 5 PM and the picnic starts at 6 PM.
Master Lü’s 70th birthday and the associations 25th anniversary will be celebrated on June 27th 2026 at Lemmenhotelli in Lauttasaari. There will be food, a program, and of course plenty of enjoyable time together. Don’t worry—more details will follow.
The summer intensives got plenty of enthusiastic votes! The program has been adjusted based on the voting results. They’ll be held on weeks 29, 31 and 33. More info can be found in the Intensives-tab.
Good idea to stick these in your calendar already!
The Easter Camp is approaching! The dates are April 3–6, 2026, and the location is, as usual, the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja. Please register by March 18, 2026.
What are the Five Steps of Taiji?
Master Lü’s Taiji Easter Camp is open to all practitioners regardless of level, style, or tradition. The camp curriculum follows the “Five Steps of Taiji” developed by Master Lü Baochun, where training progresses step by step from external practice toward internal practice.
There are two groups at the camp: Basics and Advanced. The Basics group is intended for everyone from beginners to more experienced practitioners. Instruction in the Basics group is given in Finnish and English by Joona. The Advanced group is intended for practitioners who have a strong foundation in the external principles of Taiji and their applications, and who are ready for internal practice taught by master Lü. Instruction in the Advanced group is in English.
The camp fee includes 25 hours of training, accommodation, meals, a Sunday sauna evening, and a Baji T‑shirt. Accommodation is in 1–2 person rooms (single/double). Two room categories are available (institute/hotel).
Prices Basics – double institute 514€ / double hotel 535€ / single institute 589€ / single hotel 610€ / no accommodation 398€ Advanced – double institute 584€ / double hotel 605€ / single institute 659€ / single hotel 680€ / no accommodation 468€
Accommodation is in 1–2 person rooms (single/double), and you may choose either institute‑level or hotel‑level rooms. It is also possible to attend the camp without accommodation (reduced meals – Fri: dinner; Sat & Sun: breakfast, lunch, dinner; Mon: no meals). The camp is held at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, www.kisakallio.fi Carpooling is arranged from Helsinki, the harbor, and the airport.
Payment details Recipient: Baji ry IBAN: FI96 4108 0013 1692 17 BIC: ITELFIHH Message: Easter Camp, basics/advanced, hotel/institute, double/single/no accommodation Due date: March 18, 2026
The camp begins on Friday, April 3, 2026 at 12:00. Room arrangement requests should be submitted by March 18, 2026. Additional information and carpool coordination: heikki.poussa [ a ] gmail.com.
Master Lü Baochun is a living legend of traditional Chinese martial arts. He has practiced martial arts his entire life and Taiji for over 40 years. His deep knowledge of Taiji’s internal power, meditative aspects, and martial applications—combined with his fluent English and approachable presence—ensures steady progress for all participants. Master Lü emphasizes the importance of students’ questions and provides personal guidance to every practitioner. Joona Sillanpää has trained Taiji under Master Lü for over 20 years and teaches Taiji courses for Baji ry. Joona practices qigong and both Yang and Chen styles of Taiji. He has developed strong expertise in both the external and internal principles of Taiji. Each morning begins with a 1‑hour qigong session for the whole group. Participants are encouraged to freely ask personal questions about training and philosophy during classes. Weather permitting, we will also train outdoors. On Sunday, we will enjoy a shared sauna evening and social gathering at the lakeside sauna..
Schedule
Friday, April 3, 2026 12:00 Arrival 12:00–13:30 Lunch 13:30–17:00 Training 17:00–19:00 Dinner 19:00–21:00 Training 21:00–21:30 Evening snack
Saturday, April 4, 2026 08:00–09:00 Qigong 09:00–10:30 Breakfast 10:30–13:00 Training 13:00–15:00 Lunch 15:00–17:30 Training 17:30–19:00 Dinner 19:00–21:00 Training 21:00–22:00 Evening snack
Sunday, April 5, 2026 08:00–09:00 Qigong 09:00–10:30 Breakfast 10:30–13:00 Training 13:00–14:30 Lunch 14:30–17:00 Training 17:00–18:30 Dinner 18:30–20:00 Training 20:00– Evening snack & sauna (sauna 20:00–22:00) & afterparty
Monday, April 6, 2026 08:00–09:00 Qigong (independent practice) 09:00–10:00 Breakfast Check‑out must be completed before training
11:00–14:00 Training 14:00–15:00 Lunch 15:00– End of Easter Camp
Wishing everyone a rewarding Easter! See you at the camp!
—————————— With warm spring-time greetings, The Board of Baji ry
The spring season continues and runs to May 13th of 2026. Monday classes will exceptionally be held at Roihuvuori School. Any other exceptions to course dates can be found on the website.
Pizza Wednesday is always on the first Wednesday of the month. After training, we’ll head to Restaurant Siilinpesä to enjoy some pizza together. Persons who train on other days are also welcome to this informal get-together.
AQinna seminarregistration is now open! The seminar will be held on Saturday, March 7th of 2026, from 12PM to 6PM at the Arabia Youth Center. The day will consist of both theory and practice. Guided by Master Lü, participants will explore Qinna (Chin Na) techniques—locking and controlling techniques that are part of Taiji and other chinese martial arts. The seminar will cover everything from understanding and internalizing the basics all the way to finding, mastering, and applying movement. The seminar fee is €60. The seminar is suitable for practitioners of all levels, as the content will be tailored to the participants. Partner exercises will be practiced, and suitable training partners will be available for everyone on site.
TheEaster camp is approaching! It will take place from April 2nd to 6th of 2026 at Lohjan Kisakallio as usual.A more detailed description of the camp and the registration link will be published on March 1st of 2026.
The Spring Meeting and the summer kick-off picnic will be held on May 31st of 2026, at the Tali siirtolapuutarha, address Metsäpolku 32.
The summer intensives are approaching as well! Voting on their content is now open.
The spring season runs from January 5th to May 13th of 2026. Registration for courses is now open on the association’s website. No classes will be held on public holidays, Maundy Thursday, or May Day Eve. Any exceptions to course dates can also be found on the website.
ATaiji Qinna seminar will be held on Saturday March 7th of 2026, from 12PM to 6PM at the Arabia Youth Center. The day will consist of both theory and practice. Guided by Master Lü, participants will explore Taiji Qinna (Chin Na) techniques—locking and controlling techniques that are part of Taiji. The seminar will cover everything from understanding and internalizing the basics all the way to finding, mastering, and applying movement. The seminar fee is €60. The seminar is suitable for practitioners of all levels, as the content will be tailored to the participants. Partner exercises will be practiced, and suitable training partners will be available for everyone on site.
TheChinese New Year on February 17th of 2026, will be celebrated from 7PM to 9PM with open training sessions in the Grundskolan Norsen. The day falls on a Tuesday, so in addition to Taiji there will be demonstrations from other disciplines and opportunities to try different arts. It’s a good idea to tell friends to mark that date in their calendars already!
TheEaster camp is expected to take place as usual this year as well. The dates are April 2nd to 6th of 2026. A more detailed description of the camp will be published later in the spring.
The Spring Meeting and the summer kick-off picnic will be held on May 31st of 2026, at the Tali siirtolapuutarha, address Metsäpolku 32.
Wishing you a radiant New Year 🎉 Baji Association Board
BAJI RY:n Autumn Meeting & Christmas Party 13th of December 2025
Greetings!
It’s time again to get together to relax and feast at our association’s Christmas party. We’ll be gathering at the new for us Chinese restaurant Golden Leaf (Leiviskäpolku 4, 00440 Helsinki).
We’ll start on Saturday 13.12.2025 at 6PM with the Christmas party! The evening is going to be full of nice food, drinks as well as awesome people! The price will be 25€ per person and you pay it when you come in. Drinks you can buy directly from the bar.
Time 13th of Dec 2025 Autumn meeting 17:00 Christmas Party 18:00
Please sign up for the Christmas party from the following link, be sure to sign up because space is limited (let us know if you’re bringing an avec too). Our maximum capacity is 36 people and every year we’ve had 32-35 people attend. So remember to sign up no later than 08.12.2025 to reserve your spot!
Summer offers both training and fun! The first intensive week is approaching, and we’ll wrap it up with a summer picnic to catch up and enjoy each other’s company.
Free summer training sessions continue. You’ll find practitioners in Hesperia Park on Wednesdays from 6 PM to 9 PM, and occasionally also on Monday evenings. On Sundays, free training takes place in Itäkeskus starting around noon. Arrangements for free training can be made via the existing WhatsApp and Facebook groups.
The intensives cost 25 euros per lesson, or you can purchase the summer season pass for 150 euros which will allow you to participate in as many intensive lessons during the summer as you are like. The location is under a shelter behind the parking lot of Liikuntakeskus Puro at Kajaaninlinnantie 10.
The themes follow the indoor season program: – Monday: Chen Taiji and Tuishou – Tuesday: Yang Taiji and Chen Taiji – Wednesday: Weapons, Baji, and Xingyi – Thursday: QiGong and Chen 24
The summer barbeque will be held on Saturday, July 19. All members of the association are warmly welcome! The barbeque takes place in Talin siirtolapuutarha, Pitäjänmäentie 32 / Metsäpolku 32, 00370 Helsinki. Come hang out, enjoy some good food, and catch up with everyone!
With sunny summer greetings, Baji Association Board
The spring season is ending, but the summer season is about to begin. Training is guaranteed throughout the summer!
The spring season will end on Thursday, May 15th 2025. A gentle reminder that 1st of May there will be no Thursday training. The last two Wednesday training sessions, on May 7th and May 14th will be held at Brändö Gymnasium, Ståhlbergintie 2.
The spring meeting for the association will be held on the 15th of May at 17:30 in alin siirtolapuutarha, Pitäjänmäentie 32 / Metsäpolku 32, 00370 Helsinki. All members are warmly welcome to participate, and run off to the last training of the season afterwards!
The summer’s free training sessions will start immediately after the spring season ends. You’ll find practitioners in Hesperia Park on Wednesdays from 6 PM to 9 PM, and occasionally also on Monday evenings. On Sundays, free training takes place in Itäkeskus starting around noon. Arranging for free training can be made via the existing WhatsApp and Facebook groups.
On Helsinki Day (12th of June) Baji Association members will gather in Hesperia Park from 6 PM to 9 PM. We hope to see as many of our members as possible to showcase our training and inspire the local Helsinki residents to try out our styles. The association’s China trip overlaps with Helsinki Day, so some members will be representing us far, far away.
The summer intensives – 14.-17.7 – 28.-31.7 – 18.-21.8 The intensives cost 25 euros per lesson, or you can buy the summer season pass for 150 euros which will allow you to participate in as many intensive lessons during the summer as you are able. Location for the intensives is Kajaaninlinnantie 10 behind Liikuntakeskus Puron parking lot underneath the rain cover.
The summer barbeque will be held on Saturday, 19th July. It takes place in Talin siirtolapuutarha, Pitäjänmäentie 32 / Metsäpolku 32, 00370 Helsinki. Come hang out, enjoy some good food, and catch up with everyone!
With warm summer breeze greetings, Baji Association Board
The year is starting out great, as the training season starts on Tuesday 7.1.2025 according to the normal weekly schedule. Please remember to sign-up after your first free lesson!
On Wednesday 29.1.2025 we will celebrate Chinese New Year with open doors training. On that day at Alppiharju (Åshöjdens) school between 18-21, you can come and try weapons from 18-19 and from 19-20 Baji, Xingyi and Bagua. If there are requests for other styles, they can also be considered. The event is open to all and you can should invite your friends to join!
Upcoming events for the spring season include our traditional Easter camp and weekend seminars, the dates of which will be announced later.
There are still places available for the China trip from the 9th to the 20th of June 2025, so there is still time to register. More details about the trip can be found on our website.
The autumn season is already halfway over. The Tuishou seminar was such a hit that we will probably organize another one in the spring! In anticipation of the spring season starting on the 7th January 2025, we have some winter activities for our kung fu family:
The Baji Association’s autumn meeting will take place on 14.12.2024 at 16:00 at Robert’s Coffee in Sähkötalo; an official invite with the meeting plan will be published closer to the event. Afterwards, we will move downstairs to restaurant Osaka Sushi for our annual Christmas party at 18:00. We have reserved our own cabinet in Osaka Sushi – pay your buffet when you come in (22,90€), and order your drinks from the bar. Don’t forget to sign-up so we know we have enough space!
There have been inquiries about our trip to China. Our time together in China is scheduled for next summer from the 9th to 20th of June 2025. More detailed information about the arrangements for the trip inclusive of signing up will be published sometime in January 2025.
Wishing you inner light, The Board of Baji Association
A nice start to another great season. Here’s some more information about the upcoming season and events therein.
The autumn season begins on Monday 2nd of September and the last set of practice in the autumn season is on Thursday 12th in December, and the autumn season ends with our Christmas party on Saturday 14th of December. Our Schedules have been updated on our website and will be actively kept up to date as changes occur – take note of the outdoor training in September!
The association bank account has now been successfully changed (the reason; the association’s bank Handelsbanken is shutting down their Finnish branch entirely – our new bank is OmaSP). Don’t be shy about using the sign-up system now to sign up for our courses so you can receive the new bank account number in the bills sent through the sign-up forms!
Exceptions in Schedule 2024 (Autumn)
2.9 Season start as intended in Brändö is och gym 9.-30.9 Monday lessons outdoors in Itäkeskus (Kajaaninlinnantie 10, 00900 Helsinki). 10.10 lessons cancelled 11.11 Master Lü away, lessons held by substitute 9.-12.12 Master Lü away, lessons held by substitutes
Upcoming Events
Tuishou seminar 26.-27.10 Arabian nuorisotalo, Helsinki. Autumn meeting 14.12.2024 [location to be announced closer to December],Helsinki. Christmas Party 14.12.2024 Restaurant Osaka Sushi,Helsinki.
