Tai Chi

Tai Chi (full name Tai Chi Chuan) is a Chinese martial art that has become known for its health benefits.

Tai Chi is based on the principle that softness overcomes hardness. When you are loose and relaxed, you can use your whole body in a unified way.

Tai Chi involves meditation on movement, simultaneously developing balance, relaxation, coordination and looseness.

We practise exercises to loosen your joints and hips, expand your lungs, work your muscles, and calm and direct your mind.

Classes involve warm-ups, breathing exercises (qi gong), the sequence of movements generally called 'the form' and push-hands, and are suitable for adults of any age and experience.

Please note: you must be mobile to attend. While I make an effort to make the exercises appropriate to most students, we do practice exercises that involve standing on one leg both in our warm-ups and learning the sequence of movements.

I teach Wu Tai Chi, as taught by Sifu Eddie Wu: Wu Chien Chuan Tai Chi Chuan