2025 Spring Tuishou Seminar

The 2025 Spring Season Seminar is Coming!

Baji Association is organising a Tuishou seminar to introduce the principles of Tuishou under the guidance of Master Lü Baochun. The seminar will take place at Arabian nuorisotalo on the 22nd to the 23th of March 2025.

WHY TUISHOU?
Tuishou, or push hands, is an exercise in which the fundamentals of movement are explored with a partner. It is suitable for a wide range of practitioners of oriental arts, regardless of tradition. This seminar is also suitable to those who have no previous experience on push hands or whose interest is not in martial arts. Master Lü’s principles in push hands is that these techniques can be practised from understanding and internalising the basics all the way to discovering, mastering and introducing inner movement. The aim is to learn high level control of yourself through contact with your partner. The seminar is thus not a competition to win your partner, but a practice method to help each other to find that control inside. The seminar is structured according to the student so that everyone can participate, regardless of their starting level.

Under Master Lü’s guidance, this seminar is sure to have something to offer for everyone, whether you are an experienced practitioner or a newcomer! So please join us, and bring a friend!

PRICE
One day 60€
Full weekend 100€

PLACE
Arabianpolku 1 A, 00560 Helsinki

SCHEDULE
Saturday

16:00-18:00 Practice
18:00-19:00 Break
19:00-21:00 Practice
Sunnuntai
10:00-12:00 Practice
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-16:00 Practice

REGISTRATION
To register for the seminar, please use this registration form. Please remember to register as soon as possible to secure your place at this great seminar. Last date for registration is 15.3.2025.
Once you’ve received the confirmation email, you can pay the course fee to Baji ry account FI96 4108 0013 1692 17. Write “Tuishou Seminar” in the message. You can also pay for the seminar at the location by card or sports vouchers.

FURTHER INFORMATION AND QUESTIONS
For more information about the seminar, please email: baji ( ät ) baji.info .

With sunny spring greetings,
Baji Association

2025 Spring Season Info Packet I

Happy New Year 2025!

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.

We wish you joy for the new training year!

With warm greetings,
The Baji Association Board

2025 China Trip Sign-up (full)

Happy New Year 2025 everyone!


It’s time to give a more in depth explanation of our trip together to China in the summer of 2025:

  • The trip takes place from 9th to the 20th of June 2025
  • The trip is divided into two locations:
    9.-12.6 Guangzhou
    12.6-19.6 Guilin
  • 19.6 we return to Guangzhou to celebrate master Lü’s birthday together
  • 20.6 has been reserved for leaving – master Lü will go back to Beijing and the rest of us are free to continue on our way as we see fit
  • The maximum number of participants we can accept is 20 persons – sign-up soon and reserve your spot!
  • Sign-up latest by 2nd of April 2025 –> sign-up has closed, the group is full.

The structure of the trip includes switching between tourism and training. Our daily schedule on the trip is:

  • Breakfast together
  • Training until lunch
  • Lunch together
  • The day’s tourist attraction (together or on your own)
  • Dinner together
  • Evening training for those who have the stamina

Master Lü will act both as our tour guide and teacher during this trip. Baji Association is not a travel advisory and will not be responsible for the trip. This means you are free to take a moment for yourself and move about by yourself or in smaller groups whenever outside of training. Participation does not require previous association or skills in martial arts – it’s enough that you want to come along and are willing to practise during the trip. We recommend packing training clothes on the trip, such as shorts, T-shirts, sneakers, etc.

You’re free to join us and leave whenever you see fit (e.g. arrive later, leave earlier, join us for Guangzhou but not Guilin, or only for Guilin, etc). We will let those of you who have signed up and been accepted to the trip know where will master Lü be staying and when. Based on this, you can customise your trip in accordance to your needs.

You will pay for your own flights, hotel and daily expenses (local travel and dining). Please book a cancellable hotel if you do, as master Lü will likely book our hotels for us as soon as we know who is going. We estimate that a suitable amount to manage the trip would be approximately 1500 euros (incl. hotels). Throughout the trip, master Lü will collect money from everyone for our dinner, travel and tourist attraction fees together. Please note that while master Lü will not be taking payments from his teaching on this trip, he will collect money for his hotels and dinner from us as a form of compensation for his time. Baji Association will also collect money from everyone for master Lü’s birthday present during the trip. This is entirely voluntary and you can participate in this with as small or as big of a contribution as you see fit. You can also decline to participate with no repercussions.

Please latest sign-up by 2.4.2025. To those who have signed up we will send a more detailed information packet about our schedule, as well as request more information about your flights and accommodations. Master Lü has promised to arrange our stay in Guilin. We will let everyone know if the 20 spots have been filled and we are no longer accepting more participants before the deadline.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch through baji[at]baji.info!


See you in China!

Warm regards,
Baji Association board

2024 Autumn Season Info Packet III

BAJI ASSOCIATION
Autumn season 2024

Heya to the darkening evenings!

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

2024 Autumn Tuishou Seminar

Autumn Seminar News!

Baji Association is organising a Tuishou seminar to introduce the principles of Tuishou under the guidance of Master Lü Baochun. The seminar will take place in Arabian nuorisotalo on the 26th to the 27th of October 2024.

WHY TUISHOU?

Tuishou, or push hands, is an exercise in which the fundamentals of movement are explored with a partner. It is suitable for a wide range of practitioners of oriental arts, regardless of tradition. This seminar is also suitable to those who have no previous experience on push hands or whose interest is not in martial arts. Master Lü´’s principles in push hands is that these techniques can be practised from understanding and internalising the basics all the way to discovering, mastering and introducing inner movement. The aim is to learn high level control of yourself through contact with your partner. The seminar is thus not a competition to win your partner, but a practice method to help each other to find that control inside. The seminar is structured according to the student so that everyone can participate, regardless of their starting level.

Under Master Lü’s guidance, this seminar is sure to have something to offer for everyone, whether you are an experienced practitioner or a newcomer! So please join us, and bring a friend!

PRICE

One day 60€
Full weekend 100€

PLACE

Arabian nuorisotalo, Arabianpolku 1 A, 00560 Helsinki

SCHEDULE

Saturday
16:00-18:00 Practice
18:00-19:00 Break
19:00-21:00 Practice

Sunnuntai
10:00-12:00 Practice
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-16:00 Practice

REGISTRATION

To register for the seminar, please use this registration form. Please remember to register as soon as possible to secure your place at this great seminar. Last date for registration is 19.10.2024.

Once you’ve received the confirmation email, you can pay the course fee to Baji ry account FI96 4108 0013 1692 17. Write “Tuishou Seminar” in the message. You can also pay for the seminar at the location by card or sports vouchers.

FURTHER INFORMATION AND QUESTIONS

For more information about the seminar, please email: baji ( ät ) baji.info .

With autumn coloured greetings,
Baji Association

2024 Autumn Season Info Packet II

Autumn greetings!

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.

See you at training!

With autumn regards,
Baji Association announcers

2024 Autumn Season Info Packet

Hi there!

The summer has been kind in regards to both weather and training, and now it’s time to turn our heads toward the autumn season!

The autumn season begins on Monday 2nd of September and our training places remain the same as last season. The last set of practice in the autumn season is on Thursday 12th of 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!

We also ask for your patience with paying for the season, as between August-September our association’s bank account will change, and it will take a while to make this change for all our payment services. We will update you once this is done. 

During the autumn we plan on hosting at least on weekend seminar, on which there will be more information later.

See you at training!

With autumn regards,
Baji Association announcers

2024 Summer Info Packet III

Hope the summer has treated you well!
Rumour has it Helsinki Day was a great success for our association – thank you kindly to all who attended!

Next week we will have our last free Wednesday evening training in Hesperia Park, and afterwards it’s time to hit the first intensive course week of the summer between the 15th of July to the 18th. The schedule for the first intensives are as follows:

Monday 
Yang & Chen Taiji
Tuesday 
Yang & Chen Taiji
Wednesday 
Master Lü’s Fighting Principles (Baji, Xingyi & weapons)
Thursday 
Qigong & Chen 24

The intensives are between 18-20 o’clock at Itäkeskus peruskoulu at the address Kajaaninlinnantie 10, 00900 Helsinki.

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 all 12 intensive lessons during the summer.

The next intensive weeks will be Mon-Thu 29.7 – 1.8 & Mon-Thu 12.-15.8 with the same prices and schedule.

Should the weather allow, we will be arranging a picnic for our gongfu family on Saturday the 20th of July from 15:00 onwards in Lastenlehdon puisto ( Ruoholahdenkatu – Lapinrinne – Lapinlahdenkatu, 00180 Helsinki).

The park has nice even ground for some training, grass to sit on, trees to take shade under, and some fun playgrounds for kids to enjoy, should you take your family with you! The event itself will be free, but we do expect you to bring your own food & drinks. Should you run out of something, there are plenty of restaurants and shops around for potential refills.

See you!
Training regards,
Baji Association spokesteam 

2025 China Trip

Hi everyone! 


In 2025 it is finally time to return to the roots of gong fu into China! All of those who have been before can regale you with tales of how  worthwhile and legendary these trips always are, so mark the dates into your calendar and start saving up! The trip takes place between 9th to the 20th of June 2025. The trip is open to all regardless of your skill level – if you wish to learn from master Lü, you are welcome!

A more detailed travel plan will be available closer to our departure, but for now you need to know:

  • Our trip begins from Hong Kong. We will stay in Hong Kong for one night, and move onto Guangzhou by train.
  • Hong Kong does not require a visa, but China proper (Guangzhou & Guilin) does – remember to apply for a visa before the trip! (we’ll give out more detailed instructions on this as well closer to the trip).
  • From Guangzhou we will move on into Guilin, which according to master Lü “everyone should visit once in their life.” From Guilin we’ll move back to Guangzhou and from there to Hong Kong and fly home. 

Everyone needs to book and purchase their own flights & hotels. You may join and leave the trip as best suits your schedule (earlier, in the middle, or near the end, etc). We’ll give out the dates and places of master Lü’s hotels when available. Based on his hotel reservations, you can aim to either have the same hotel, a nearby one, or join us later on in the trip. 

During the trip, master Lü will occasionally collect money from everyone for our collective train trips, meals & sightseeing payments as a group. Because of this, we recommend you reserve a lot of local cash on hand (note; Hong Kong & China proper use different currencies).

The trip consists of interchanging training & tourism days. During training days we usually have training in the mornings, during lunches and in the evenings. On tourism days we either tour sights together as a group or on our own – more information on this later as well.

We are also in discussion of the possibility to meet local martial artists or a master. We will give you more info on this when we have it.

In short:

  • 9.-20.6.2025 Hong Kong – Guangzhou – Guilin – Guangzhou (+ flight home from Hong Kong)
  • Book your own flights & hotels. We will let you know where & when master Lü is staying so you can book yours accordingly
  • Get a visa for China proper
  • We’d recommend saving up approximately 1500 – 2000 euros for the trip (inclusive of your stay) + flights on top 
  • Reserve a lot of cash for the trip, as master Lü will collect it for payments as a group for dinners, trips & sightseeing.

Oh boy! Anyone else struck with travel fever? Because us announcers certainly are!
We will give out a more detailed travel plan & guidance once we have it, but in the mean time, if you have any questions about the trip, you can email your questions to baji [ at ] baji.info .

With summer greetings ☀
Baji Association board


2024 Summer Season Info Packet II

Salutations!

Thank you everyone for a great spring season!
Summer absolutely does not mean a break from training! 

As we have done in previous years, this year as well the association will be hosting free summer training in the summer. We assemble on Wednesdays at 18:00 in Hesperia Park, by the old sugar factory wall. 

On Helsinki Day on the 12th June 2024, the association and the styles we teach will be on display. Everyone and anyone is welcome to try out any and all styles we teach. Welcome and feel free to invite your friends to get to know the activities of the association!

The summer’s intensives will be held on the following dates:

Mon-Thu 15. -18.7
Mon-Thu 29.7 – 1.8 
Mon-Thu 12.-15.8 

The intensives will mirror the content of the spring & autumn training programs as follows:

Mon
Yang & Chen Taiji & Tuishou

Tue
Yang & Chen Taiji

Wed
Master Lü’s Fighting Principles & weapons

Thu
Qigong & Chen 24

The intensives last for two hours between 18-20 and cost 25 euros per lesson. 

Alternatively, you can purchase a summer season pass for 150 euros and train as much as you can during the summer. The location for all summer training will be Itäkeskus, at Kajaaninlinnantie 10, 00900 Helsinki.

Should the weather allow, we will be arranging a picnic for our gongfu family on Saturday the 20th of July from 15:00 onwards in Lastenlehdon puisto ( Ruoholahdenkatu – Lapinrinne – Lapinlahdenkatu, 00180 Helsinki).

The park has nice even ground for some training, grass to sit on, trees to take shade under, and some fun playgrounds for kids to enjoy, should you take your family with you! The event itself will be free, but we do expect you to bring your own food & drinks. Should you run out of something, there are plenty of restaurants and shops around for potential refills.

Last but not least we’d like to mention that master Lü will be travelling to teach this summer:
Teaching Taiji in Paris, France between 5. -7.7
Teaching Taiji in Bosön, Sweden between 10.-14.7.
(We have always heard nothing but good things about this summer event!)

Wohoo! A whole summer full of gong fu!

With sunny greetings,
Baji Association spokesteam