London Workshops

Taiji Fighting Principles with Eli Montaigue in SW London
June 7th 2026. 10am-3pm, with a one hour lunch break. 


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What will we cover:
This workshop will have a focus on Taiji fighting principles. Both striking and grappling will be covered. The main different with Taiji fighting and the mainstream MMA scene, it how we have to fight when we don't have gloves or space to move around. The way we strike differs so we don't break our hands, awareness of a strikes is necessary since there are no rules, we need to protect the spine and back of the head, the neck, the groin etc. We also don't step backwards, there are exceptions to this rule, but generally you don't want to step backwards in a street fight, because you don't know what's behind you. 
In the ground fighting, we make it a priority to get back to our feet, never curling up in the turtle shell, since with no rules the back of your neck is still exposed for KO. 

• Taiji Boxing. 
  This is where we look at the striking methods from Taiji, we will do some pad work drills and also some Taiji boxing attack defence drills.
  
  
• Taiji Push Hands, (Grappling)
  Taiji has a specific way of grappling, we do use throws, but we do not use take downs, as in self defence it's generally not a good idea to go tot he ground. The main focus though, is striking, yes, the grappling serves as a way to control and get through someones guard in order to hit them with an elbow.