Weekly Tai Chi classes that include qigong on WEDNESDAYS:
Tai chi afternoon classes for beginners & improvers
Wednesday sessions – 1.30pm to 2.30pm, in the hall at Yeovil Recreation Centre, off Chilton Grove, Yeovil, BA21 4AW.
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Tai chi evening classes for beginners, improvers & advanced
Wednesday evenings from 6.30 pm to 8 pm in the large hall at Westfield Academy Secondary School, Stiby Road, Yeovil, BA21 3EP.
Come in at the top entrance of the school, then enter into the school in the door straight ahead as you drive in. Then turn left, we are in the large hall at the end of the corridor.
With the range of levels in this evening class, it is split in the tai chi section between 2 teachers: Zabeth & Anne.
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What is covered in classes:
TAI CHI – beginners & Intermediates tai chi sessions
The first hour in both classes is aimed for beginners and improvers, it covers half an hour of qigong and half an hour of tai chi practice. Then the next half an hour in the evening class is for improvers and advanced students. Improvers can join that section once they have learnt the first 4 sets of tai chi forms (the 4, both 10 and 24 tai chi forms).
Qigong covered: Daoyin Qigong, Chinese Health Qigong, Shibashi, Winter Brocade, Yin & Yang Brocade, tai chi movements practised in a qigong way & much more.
Then tai chi pracrice such as the short 4 tai chi moves for new beginners, Mrs Men Bao’s (the founder of our club) 10 Yang Style tai chi forms for beginners, then learning the Chinese 10 and Standard 24 Yang Style tai chi forms for improvers.
The Advance last section of the evening sessions will cover more advance tai chi forms such as the compact 24, 16, 32, 40, 88 Yang style tai chi forms, 18 & 32 sword Yang style, and also sabre Wu style, double fan & kung-fu fan 1.
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Terms are 12 weeks and sessions run during Somerset school terms times, taking breaks at half-terms and holidays.
All tai chi classes are payable by term and cost £6 per session. Students attending their first session can decide at the end of the session if they wish to enrol for the term (or what is left of it) or just pay £6 for that one taster tai chi & qigong session.
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