Our school
Neo: I know
kung fu.
Morpheus: Show me.
(The Matrix)
Drop-in?
We do not offer drop-in classes.
A casual student is not capable of learning our syllabus.
Drop-in/casual tai chi classes are a modern invention.
They deny a student the opportunity to gain an in-depth, comprehensive
understanding of the art.
In order to learn tai chi chuan properly, you need to join a school and make a
commitment.
What does your school offer?
Our school offers:
Lineage
- this is about who taught who
- your instructor's knowledge can be traced through generations of teachers,
right back to the founder
An experienced instructor
- Sifu
Waller trained with internal kung fu expert Peter Southwood for 20
years
- he has been teaching tai chi chuan since 1995
- he has been training martial arts since 1975
A qualified instructor
- Sifu Waller holds a
post-graduate certificate of education
- he is an advanced instructor with The
Tai Chi Union for Great Britain
- he taught under Peter Southwood's close guidance and supervision for
several years
A fully-differentiated syllabus
- a syllabus offers an incremental
learning program that enables all students to become skilled at tai chi
chuan
- the layers and levels of the syllabus are interlocking and interconnected
- there is an ongoing accumulation of both knowledge and skill
Assessment
- regular, consistent, thorough assessment is essential to ensure quality
and understanding
- progress can be proven
Grading
- this ensures that all students study material appropriate to their own
ability level
Learning any skill
Learning to drive a car, speak a foreign language or play a musical
instrument involves time, patience, practice and expense.
A night school college course requires commitment.
Joining a gym often involves becoming a member.
Commitment
With a keep fit class or the gym you can attend intermittently,
and train as much or as little as you like.
It makes no real difference.
The student is just a number in the register.
Learning tai chi chuan is a little different to attending a night school course or a
keep fit class.
Who are we looking for?
Friendly, receptive, intelligent people seeking something that will
challenge them long-term.
Curious individuals.
People who are willing to acquire new insights, adapt and change.
Playful, relaxed, sociable people who are aiming to make tai chi chuan a part of
their lives.
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