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I have been teaching tai chi since 2018 - and have a lifetime background of a range of martial arts which I still continue, aswell as tai chi and many wellness therapies from meditation to mindfulness and coaching practices. All of these are important facets which are part of Yang tai chi philosophy and culture and areas that I'm proud to bring to my tai chi classes.
When you learn with me, you get something a little special. Not many instructors have experience in all areas; and I continue to learn about Chinese culture and tradition, the 'Tai Chi Classics' and translations of writings of the old Masters. We can learn a lot from Eastern culture, tradition and medicine and when combined with Western life, we can become calmer, more confident, more body and self aware, have more affinity with nature and our environment and be more resilient.
Balance will improve quickly, pattern recognition and cognitive function can improve, leg, hip, back and core strength will improve along with posture and body alignment; you'll have better hip, knee and ankle mobility and be able to prevent falls and trips.
Is it just for old people?
No! Children as young as 3 are capable of tai chi and it can help them keep the flexibility that they naturally have. The younger you are, the easier you will find it to remember the sequences and you may be able to use lower and longer movements to improve flexibility and range of movement. My oldest person was 92, so there's not really an upper age limit either, and while the older person may find learning the sequence more difficult, they can still get many things out of each lesson such as relaxation, socialising and balance - with perseverance, the sequence and muscle memory WILL happen.
OCTOBER 12th - Christmas syllabus...
Most classes will learn the first part of 32 Sword forms. I've split the form into 3 smaller sections and retractable swords can be provided.
JANUARY - new year / beginners month syllabus...
We will cover 10 forms (also known as 8 forms) before moving into section 2 of long form.
Next Saturday class Oct 3rd
Thursday
11am - Potter Heigham Village Hall
CLASS FULL
Please email to be added to a waiting list
1.30pm - North Walsham, St Nicholas church hall -
Adapted class
for Parkinson's / seated/ reduced mobility
CLASS FULL
3pm - North Walsham , St Nicholas church hall
Space available
6pm - Wroxham Church hall.
1 space available
Click here to go to my Youtube channel
It is difficult to understand all of the tai chi terminology to begin with so I've written a blog post outlining what all of the forms and common terms mean and you can find this here: https://www.taichirelaxation.com/post/understanding-the-terminology-of-tai-chi
We practice the following forms:
* Yang style 24 forms (short form)
* Yang family traditional long form
* Yang style 32 sword forms
and more to come!
From August 3rd most classes will be doing traditional long form section 1.
I'm starting to add lessons again on to my YouTube channel - please subscribe to it as this may help me get paid by YouTube, which in turn allows me to continue giving you on demand lessons for free.
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Rache xx
Yang Family Training
Julie and I now regularly train in Cambridge and Huntingdon with the Yang Family Group.
A good teacher always has a teacher! That's what I've always been told and it's been a fabulous experience to go and train with the Yang family group - we aim to continue this through 2026.