T’ai Chi is a gentle Chinese art that emphasises natural co-ordination of the body and the mind. It exercises the muscles and joints through a series of slow, graceful expanding and contracting movements called the T’ai Chi Form.

As T’ai Chi is performed slowly and smoothly, in accordance with the natural range of movement of the human body, it is suitable for people of all ages - male and female, young and elderly, strong or weak.

T’ai Chi is particularly suitable for the older student and for those who have not exercised regularly for some time as, after a session of T’ai Chi, one feels relaxed and refreshed rather than tired and exerted.

T’ai Chi is also popular with students of other Eastern arts such as Tae Kwon Doe, Karate and Kung Fu.

Physical Benefits

At the basic physical level, T’ai Chi has many accompanying benefits, which include:

• An increased breathing capacity.
• An even circulation of the body’s fluids.
• ‘Massage’ of the internal organs.
• Increased flow of Chi.
• The establishment and stabilisation of highly efficient bio-mechanical alignments of the body.
• Enhanced balance, movement and mobility.
• An increase in leg strength, circulation and muscle tone.