Condensed Magic is now based in Lisboa
Michael Metelits
Who Am I and What Do I Teach?
Who I Am
My name is Michael Metelits, and I am currently a Senior Instructor with the Tai Chi and Qigong Union for Great Britain, as well as a Professional Member of the National Qigong Association in the US. My background includes over 50 years of training in Taijiquan, Aikido, Somatic Leadership, Organisational Constellations, and various private energy practices and meditative disciplines.
I've also been an entrepreneur and consultant/facilitator, and have a strong interest in how Taiji and Qigong relate to those worlds through somatic presence, focus, and energetics.
Background and Lineage
I'm blessed with having had amazing teachers in martial and energetic arts. My first teacher in Taiji and Qigong was Kevin Yuan, who taught me Hun Yuan Qigong and Taiji, my primary styles. His lineage goes back to Feng Zhiqiang, the founder of Hun Yuan, who synthesised it as a student of Hu Yaozhen, one of the pioneers of Qigong in 20th C. China. I've been fortunate to study with Violet Li, 12th Geneation Chen Style Master, with Kenneth Cohen, one of the premier exponents of Chinese martial and energetic arts, and Sharon Smith, one of the founder of The Immortal Sisters of the Tao and a master of many qigong and martial forms.
Prior to studying Taiji, I was fortunate enough to train at New England Aikikai under Mistunari Kanai Shihan, David Halprin Sheehan, and Paul Keelan, and to spend time as a live in student at San Francisco Aikikai under Joel Posluns Shihan.
What I Teach
Throughout my training, I learned—and now share—essential body alignments, a series of warm-up movements, zhan zhuang ("standing post") postures, and visualisations. My teachings encompass whole body breathing, reverse breathing, stepping and weight-shifting exercises, the movements of Hun Yuan Qigong, Five Elements (Phases) movements, Eight Pieces of Brocade, bone and meridian breathing exercises, a variety of visualisation techniques, and both internal alchemy ("nei gong") practices and external projection ("wai qi") exercises. Hun Yuan Qigong, as I teach it, comprises five principal standing postures and twelve slow, meditative movements. It is a comprehensive and powerful qigong practice that—while simple to learn through several lessons—offers profound depth and transformative effects when practised regularly over time.
