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When
can I start?
Becoming a qigong & tai chi teacher
is quite straightforward:
• Begin by completing the entire
qigong & tai chi syllabus
•
Attend class every week
• Be committed to daily home practice
•
Receive weekly corrections and
refinements from the
instructor
• Attend supplementary workshops
•
Read all of the relevant books on the
reading list
• Develop your
metacognitive
skills
Time scale
It typically takes at least 5 years for an
earnest student to learn the entire qigong
& tai chi syllabus.
Then, you learn how to teach...
The teacher training course is free of charge.
Subject
knowledge
Before learning how to teach tai chi, you must have
something worth teaching...
A trainee teacher must always
understand
and adhere to
the essence of the
art:
Move your body in accord with The Tai Chi Classics
Train the 8 areas of study relevant to qigong & tai chi
Maintain medically-sound body use
Employ the tai chi principles at all times
Embody the teachings of Taoism
13 methods should be made manifest at all times
Every movement is a whole-body movement
A high standard of fitness is necessary
Providing these criteria are met to your instructor's
satisfaction, you have an immense degree of freedom for
personal expression and
individual
interpretation.
Percentages
A qigong & tai chi teacher only needs to learn approximately 10% of the
tai chi syllabus; just the forms,
qigong exercises, pushing hands, partner work exercises etc.
This is not a lot of material to study.
There is no excuse for being an amateur.
Have integrity
Many modern tai chi classes offer a
watered-down
version of the art.
Often it is not even
qigong & tai chi
practice.
It may be more
properly called
'tai chi-style exercise' or 'performance art tai
chi'.
Containing none of the
tai chi elements, and no understanding of the
Classics
or the
principles, how can it be considered 'tai chi'?
Be better than this.
Page created
18 December 2007
Last updated
16 June 2023
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