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2025 Season Info Packet V

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Now setting our sights on autumn training!

The autumn season kicks off again, and your training schedule has been secured!

The autumn season runs from 1.9.-11.12.2025. A few practice venues have moved as follows:
– Mondays 8.9. – 6.10 (Chen Taiji and Tuishou): Kajaaninlinnantie 10  under the shelter behind the parking lot of Liikuntakeskus Puro
– All Wednesday lessons (Weapons, Baji, and Xingyi): Hillerikuja 4, at the Hillerikuja unit of Herttoniemen ala-aste 

Open training sessions continue outdoors until the start of the autumn season. We still train in Hesperian puisto on Wednesdays from 18:00 to 21:00 and sometimes on Monday evenings. On Sundays, open trainings take place in Itäkeskus from around noon. You can arrange open-practice sessions via the existing WhatsApp and Facebook groups.

The last intensive courses of the summer are held 18.–21.8. Each intensive lasts two hours (18:00–20:00) and costs 25€/session. Summer season-pass holders may attend. Venue is at Kajaaninlinnantie 10  under the shelter behind the parking lot of Liikuntakeskus Puro. The intensive 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

Two Tuishou seminars takes place on Sunday 5th & 12th of October from 9:00 to 15:00 and 10:00 to 16:00 respectively at Arabian nuorisotalo. The days consists of theory and practice. Under Master Lü’s guidance, participants will practice Tuishou (push hands) techniques from understanding and internalizing the basics to discovering, controlling, and applying internal movement. Seminar fee is 60 €, both Sundays for 100€ (sign-up will open closer to the dates). Suitable for all levels, as content will be tailored to the participants.

Baji ry presents itself in Töölö on Saturday 6.9.2025, from 12:00 to 14:00 at the multicultural festival organized by Slurpsnäyttämö in Mika Waltarin puisto. City residents are offered a chance to tray the disciplines! Sign up via email: marja.kuisma[ a ]baji.info!

The autumn meeting and Christmas party take place on Saturday 13.12.2025. Venue will be announced later! We’re taking in suggestions (preferably Chinese food as this is master Lü’s preference).

With active regards,
Baji Association Board

2023 Christmas Party

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Autumn meeting & Christmas party 16.12.2023

Salutations!

It’s time again to get together to relax and feast at our association’s Christmas party. We’ll be gathering at the already familiar Chinese restaurant Happy Food Garden (Kalevankatu 23, 00100 Helsinki).

We’ll start with on Saturday 16.12.2023 at 4 PM with the association’s autumn meeting, where we will discuss among other things the plans & budget for 2024 as well as vote on the new board for 2024. After this meeting at 6PM we will begin the Christmas party! The evening is going to be full of nice food, drinks as well as awesome people! The price will be 20€ per person and you pay it when you come in. Drinks you can buy from the bar.

PARTY MENU

– Tomato and egg soup

Vegetarian options
– Eggplant with Chinese vinegar
– Mapo tofu
– YuXiang meat strips (vegetarian version)
– Chinese mushrooms and vegetables
– Stir-fried potato strips
– Dumplings (vegetarian)

Meat options
– Kung Pao chicken
– Fried beef
– Octopus with soy bean sauce
– Fish in spicy sauce
– Duck with chives
– Dumplings (meat) 

You can 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 11.12.2023 to reserve your spot!

See you there!

With seasonal greetings,
Mimosa
Baji Association Spokesperson & Accountant