About the T'ai Chi Centre

The T'ai Chi Centre teaches the full Yang style syllabus of the British T'ai Chi Ch'uan Association. Tuition ranges from beginner to advanced and includes Instructor training.

The T'ai Chi Centre was founded in 1995. From 1996 to 2004 classes the centre was based in The Art of Health and Yoga Centre in South London. Since 2003 The T'ai Chi Centre has held classes and intensives at a variety of venues in South-West London, including Tooting, Balham and Clapham.

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Classes

Weekly classes are currently taking place for the Short Form, Long Form, Ta Lu and The Dance. In addition there are monthly weapons classes and regular workshops looking at particular aspects of the syllabus.

Tuesday evenings, Tooting Bec
Thursday evenings, Tooting
Workshops

About T'ai Chi

T'ai Chi Ch'uan is the ancient Chinese art of moving meditation, it is based on the Taoist understanding that all things are comprised of the interplay of two complimentary forces - Yin and Yang.

With its distinctive grace and flowing movements, T’ai Chi Ch’uan is becoming an increasingly popular form of relaxation in the West, as it provides an effective antidote to our stressful and competitive society. Many people practise T’ai Chi solely for its benefits to health and as a means to relieve tension. However, with a little dedicated study we find that T’ai Chi is a complete training, starting with the mind which the body naturally follows. It is meditation in movement. The stillness achieved in movement is regarded as of a higher level than the stillness reached in stillness. This is a clear and practical bridge from meditation under special circumstances to meditation under every circumstance.

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