Our classes in West Ealing (and on Zoom)

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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 88 and started when she was 83.
Younger people are welcome, but we do not teach kids in our school. 

All Ability class

• Mondays: 10.30-11.30am
• Fitness Studio in West Ealing Broadway: parking available and bus stop nearby​
• ​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. 

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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 Improvisation (free-flowing movements, without following a form or sequence)
• Applications and Chi Sau (push-hands)

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Zoom Class 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

• 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
• Slow Motion Kung Fu: such as 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

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

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More info/sign-up

 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.