For Beginners: Introduction Courses
The best way to start is taking one of our 4-weeks Introduction Courses, which give you the opportunity to join our classes together with other beginners. If you don't want to wait for the next beginners course, you can also start during the year.
After some warm-up exercises with the more advanced students, you will be taught in a smaller group to learn the basic moves. After the course you are welcome to keep coming to the class - we will still make sure that the beginners receive targeted teaching at their level. More info about ongoing classes.
After some warm-up exercises with the more advanced students, you will be taught in a smaller group to learn the basic moves. After the course you are welcome to keep coming to the class - we will still make sure that the beginners receive targeted teaching at their level. More info about ongoing classes.
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Elna's experience: "At almost 86 I am enjoying the benefits of the exercise, meditation and learning new techniques (Even self-defence!) It helps to keep me fit and improve my memory as well as making new friends". We teach in a way that everybody can learn it!Many people shy away from Tai Chi, as they feel they cannot learn the sequences that seem like one long flowing movement.
No worry: We take each sequence apart, and repeat the single moves many times. Once you can do single moves, we put them together and make them flow. If you feel under pressure about 'memorising' moves; relax! It is O.K. to just copy the teacher, even after many years of training - you still get the full benefits of Tai Chi. |
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What is Shaolin Tai Chi?Tai Chi Chuan creates and balances inner energy (called Chi) through gentle, flowing movements. It has mental, emotional and physical benefits, as it fosters stress release, agility, balance, self-confidence, memory, mindfulness etc.
Originally, Tai Chi Chuan is an ancient Chinese martial art, and this connection still shines through a bit in our Shaolin style of Tai Chi. Every single move in our system has a health and a self defence application. For example, lifting your arms in a certain way may strengthen some muscles and massage the glands. At the same time, it also could serve as a blocking motion for an incoming strike. We will talk about these self-defence applications on occasion, but our focus is on the health benefits and life lessons. The core goal is always building and balancing your energy (and enjoy your training, of course). Read more |
The benefits of Tai ChiTai Chi has physical and mental benefits. It is also great fun, as we are a friendly group who likes a good laugh. We work hard, but we do not take ourselves too seriously. Some examples of benefits:
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The energy teachings of Tai ChiWhen working with 'Chi' - inner energy - we select specific moves and sequences for you that enable you to:
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Thelma attended the Beginners'course 2019. Here is her experience:"The Beginner's Course is excellent. Andrea is a great teacher, very patient and always willing to explain things and repeat the movements more slowly if one needs this.
To have the connection with martial arts explained is a useful insight. It was novel to me to work with a partner as this was not done in another Tai Chi course, I did some years ago. Having now moved from the beginners course to the regular class, I have experienced the more senior members as friendly, helpful and encouraging. If a set of movements is challenging, I write down the process in my own words and then regularly visualise myself doing the moves, as well as doing them as often as possible. This helps me fix them in my mind and in time they become more fluid. I would highly recommend this course to anyone wishing to take up Tai Chi Chuan. It allows you to forget about everything else for the duration of the class and I find I am more relaxed in mind and more energised in body afterwards." |