Upcoming tai chi events and classes

With the mince pies all gone and normal classes starting up again from tomorrow, now seems like a good  time to mention a few upcoming events and other classes.

The first is a chance to practise part 5 of the taiji kungfu fan form with Angela Howarth in Aigburth, Liverpool on Saturday 13 January.

In February, fellow Deyin instructor Joanne Barton will be starting a couple of new classes for beginners in Horwich and Blackrod. The Horwich one is on Wednesdays at 7pm and starts 7 February. The Blackrod one is on Thursdays at 7pm and starts 8 February. Both have an optional sword class afterwards. Contact Joanne for details.

Now is a good time to think about booking onto the next Deyin Taijiquan Institute Bootcamp to celebrate Chinese New Year on Saturday 17 February, as these can get booked up quickly. Although it is in Telford rather than the Northwest it is a great opportunity to work (or play) with a few different Deyin instructors. It is free to Deyin members and only £20 otherwise so is amazing value. There is also a banquet and talent show in the evening.

And back in the Northwest, I have a new daytime course in Leigh planned for Thursday mornings starting in March - I will let you know the details closer to the time.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! Hope you have had a lovely Christmas and 2018 brings you health, wealth and happiness.

Classes start again next week, from Monday 8 January.

Christmas holidays

Classes are officially over for 2017 and start again the week of Monday 8 January.

Have a wonderful Christmas and a happy qi-filled new year.

Christmas tree for URC Christmas Tree Festival

We had fun in class at the United Reformed Church St Helens today, getting ready for the Christmas Tree Festival. We did some tai chi and qigong too. Thank you to my lovely creative students who did a fantastic job on the tree.

Beijing 10 step form

For Kyle as promised, here is Master Faye Li Yip doing the Beijing 10 step form. It's a lovely little form if you don't have very much space to practise in.

Shoes for tai chi

This is for Chris who was asking about it. As you know, I prefer to do tai chi barefoot, but that's just me.

You can get special shoes for tai chi. It's worth checking out the Tai Chi Link website as they are having a clearance sale on shoes at the moment.

I also find the Vivobarefoot ones are good as they have flexible soles.

And there are always yoga socks if you want something with a bit of grip but not too much.

I hope this helps. Don't forget to keep voting for BHQA every day here.

Vote for BHQA

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