Our classes in West Ealing (and on Zoom)

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Our classes specialise in people who would like to study the Shaolin Arts later in life.
​Most of our students are over 50, our oldest student is 88 and started when she was 83.
Younger people are welcome, but we do not teach kids in our school. 

All Ability class

Curriculum:
This class offers a shared warm-up and basic training, and then works in break-out groups per level. Depending on level, the following will be covered:

• Chi gung warmup
• Tai Chi Chuan basic principles & philosophy
• Stance work and basic moves
• Short sequences
• 3-T-form and Grey Crane form
• Improvised Tai Chi
• Applications and Chi Sau (push-hands)

​How to join this class:
You can join this class any time, but it may be easier if you wait for one of the 4-weeks Introduction Courses that run three times a year. 

• When: Mondays 10.30-11.30am
• Where: All about Exercise Studio, West Ealing (above Sainsbury's) ​

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Mondays on Zoom: Tai Chi Chuan

• When: Mondays, 4.30-5.30pm.​
• How to get started: you will take some private lessons on Zoom that teach you the basic moves and some initial sequences. (At least 5 lessons of 30 minutes, which is an investment of £150). 

Advanced class

Curriculum:
In addition to the basic training covered in the 10.30am class, this class also teaches: 

• Spirit-of-the-Sword form of the Tai Chi Tong Long association
• Shaolin Long Fist form, Master Toi's Spring Leg Form (slow-motion Kung Fu), 
• Advanced Animal-styles
• ​Chi Gung form: Golden Bell, Iron Palm
• Advanced Tai Chi Chuan Applications
• Iron Fan and Sword training

How to join this class: 
This class is by invitation only, after you trained in our All Ability (Beginners/Intermediate class).  Former students of Sifu Jeff Ayres are also welcome in this class. ​

• When: Thursday evenings (6.45-7.45pm)
• Where: All about Exercise Studio, West Ealing (above Sainsbury's)
• Cost: £14 per class, or £12 if you buy four in advance for £48 (Two days advanced notice needed if you have to miss a class and want the money to roll over).​

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Cost of the classes

Cost: ​ £14 per class, or £12 if you buy four classes in advance for £48 (Two days advanced notice needed if you have to miss a class and want the money to roll over).

More info/sign-up

Winter Holidays

No classes from 19 December to 2 January 2023. Classes will resume on 9 January. 

 The structure of a class

1) Warm-up (Chi Gung, stretches, basic stances and moves, opening meditation)
2) Then any of the below: 

• Short sequences and longer forms
• Partner work and applications
• Improvisation - free-style Tai Chi
•  Tai Chi principles (Yin and Yang, how to relax through Tai Chi, how to apply Tai Chi to your everyday life)

3) Cool down; moving meditation or mindfulness exercise

The joy of training: Benefits

Learning Tai Chi Chuan and Kung Fu has a variety of mental, physical, and emotional benefits. Its core goal is creating balance; your inner calm is good for your health, and will positively influence your life and relationships. After some months of training, you will feel stronger, more relaxed, focused and self-confident. 
Training together also has an important social aspect: Some of our students have been training together for years and have developed friendships outside of the gym. It is nice to be on this path together.
​More about the Benefits of Tai Chi and Kung Fu. 

Advanced class outdoors; Tai Chi and Kung Fu

Content:
Spirit-of-the-Sword form of the Tai Chi Tong Long association, Shaolin Long Fist form and Animal-styles, Iron Fan training per request.
The class starts with a shared warm-up and continues in breakout groups (custom-designed to individual people's learning goals)

Who is it for:

• Intermediate/advanced level students who took part in our weekly classes
• Former Tai Chi Tong Long students who have trained with Sifu Jeff Ayres or Andrea in Perivale

Where/when:   Different locations outdoors. Organised just-in-time in the advanced class
Cost:        £14 for a one-hour-class (pay-as-you go)