Our classes in West Ealing

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We specialise in teaching people who start learning Tai Chi later in life.
​Most of our students are over 50, our oldest student is 89 and started when she was 83.
Younger people are welcome (adults only).

Beginners/Intermediate

• Mondays: 10.30-11.30am
• Fitness Studio in West Ealing Broadway: free parking available and bus stop nearby​
• ​You can join this class any time if there are places available, but it may be easier if you wait for one of the 4-weeks Introduction Courses that run 2-3 times a year. 

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Curriculum:
​This class offers a shared warm-up and basic training, and then works in break-out groups per level. 

• Chi Gung warmup
• Tai Chi Chuan basic principles & philosophy
• Stance work and basic moves
• Short sequences
• 3-T-form and Grey Crane form
• Tai Chi free-style (free-flowing movements, without following a form or sequence)
• Applications and Chi Sau (push-hands)

Intermediate/Advanced

• Mondays: 11.45-12.45pm
• Fitness Studio in West Ealing Broadway: parking available and bus stop nearby
• This class is by invitation only, after you trained in our All Ability class for a while.  Former students of Sifu Jeff Ayres are also welcome in this class. ​

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Curriculum:
​Similar content as the 10.30 class, with additional advanced elements:

• The Spirit-of-the-Sword form of the Tai Chi Tong Long association (students can decide whether they would like to learn this long form)
• Slow motion Kung Fu forms (Shaolin Long Fist)
• Animal-styles
• ​Chi Gung form: Golden Bell, Iron Palm
• Advanced Tai Chi Chuan Applications
• Iron Fan and Sword training
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Cost of the classes

£15 per class, or £12.50 if you buy four classes in advance for £50 (no refunds given if you miss a class).

More info/sign-up

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 The structure of a class

1. Warm-up (Chi Gung, stretches, opening meditation)
2. Then any of the below: 

• Basic stances and moves
• Short sequences and longer forms
• Partner work and applications
• 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 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 Chuan.