Overview

At YMAA, there are 6 levels of training for Shaolin Qin-Na and 4 levels of training for Taiji Qin-Na. Shaolin Qin Na and Taiji Qin Na differ in several ways including:

1. Shaolin Qin-Na is harder, while Taiji Qin-Na is softer, implying that Shaolin Qin-Na uses more muscles while Taiji Qin-Na uses more Qi
2. Shaolin Qin-Na emphasizes both straight and round movements, while Taiji Qin-Na is usually more round
3. Relatively speaking, Shaolin Qin-Na is more offensive and aggressive, while Taiji Qin-Na is more defensive and passive.

Qin-Na is one of the 4 major categories of any complete martial arts system, which are: kicking, punching, wrestling, and Qin-Na. It is especially important to counterattack wrestling techniques, throws, and takedowns.

Shaolin Qin-Na

The YMAA Shaolin Qin-Na program is divided into 6 levels, where the first 5 heavily focus on techniques on the fingers, wrist, elbow, shoulder, neck and waist area. Level 6 consists of leg Qin-Na techniques and heavy discussion about applications and Qin-Na counterattacks. There are more than 15 techniques and several variations in each level.

Taiji Qin-Na

The YMAA Taiji Qin-Na program is divided into 4 levels. Levels 1 and 2 emphasize applying Qin-Na from a "crossed-hands" setup, similar to Pushing Hands situations. Level 3 focuses on the "parallel-hands" setup, and Level 4 is about elbow-sticking techniques (Na).

Jim Noble has been teaching Qin-Na at YMAA, locally and internationally in both classes and seminars. He is a fully qualified YMAA Qin-Na Instructor. [more...]

Paul Green is a fully qualified YMAA Qin-Na Instructor with many years of teaching experience in both classes and seminars. He has been a longtime and diligent practitioner of Qin-Na, Shaolin, and Taijiquan at YMAA. [more...]

Schedule:

• Saturdays
  9:00am - 11:00am

Price:

• Monthly
  $70/month
• Hourly
  $10/hour for YMAA students, $15/hour for non-YMAA students