January 2025 Tai Chi Courses


Improvers Training (previously known as 'Grading Training')

Saturday 11th January - 2 hours and 20 minutes duration

Venue: The Studio, Rushden.

For 2025, I've renamed the course to 'Improvers Training' as that covers both people who want to go through the formal grading process as well as those who just want to improve or fine-tune what they do.

The next course will be at the Studio in Rushden on Saturday the 11th January from 2:00 p.m. to 4:20 p.m. There will be a 20 minute break half way through.

Capacity: Limited to 6 participants — (5 places remaining as of 9th Dec 2024) — early booking is essential.

The fee will be £25 for one person and £45 for two people.

This course is to advance your skills, moving on from where you are to a place of greater knowledge and ability.

Grading is available if you would like it, once you meet the criteria - see Grading Details.

This course is open to anyone, of any skill level - Come along, learn and enjoy.


 24 Move Tai Chi Form

Saturday 25th January - Four and a half hour duration (or option of just the first 2 hours)

Venue: Chelveston Village Hall, Caldecott Rd, Wellingborough NN9 6AT

Join us to learn or refine your practice of the 24 Move Tai Chi Form, probably the most widely practiced Tai Chi form in the world.

This is a great opportunity for beginners and seasoned practitioners alike to deepen their understanding and technique.

Course Details:

Time: 10:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Including a 30-minute lunch break (please bring your own lunch)

Capacity: Limited to 12 participants — early booking is essential.

This session marks the beginning of a series of 11 separate but interlinked monthly courses running until November 2025.

Each session will explore the 24-Move Tai Chi Form in depth.

This first session offers you an excellent introduction to Tai Chi, the lovely 24 Move Form, and the series of monthly courses. Plus you get to gain a solid foundation for any further sessions you choose to attend.

Don’t miss this opportunity to improve your Tai Chi practice. Secure your spot today!

The fee will be £45 per person for all 4 hours of training and £25 if you only wish to attend the first two hours.

This course is open to anyone, of any skill level - Come along, learn and enjoy.

See below for some course reviews.

Tai Chi Fan Form

"A belated thank you to you and Lee for the workshop last Saturday. We enjoyed the morning very much, and it was good to go over the two parts again as we had forgotten quite a lot. We find Tai Chi fan complements our usual practice so well and has a beauty all its own. Looking forward to the next workshop.

~ P & B Jones ~

“Thank you Robert for a really fun day with the fan form. Although I've practiced qigong for many years, I'm a newcomer to Tai Chi and have never handled a fan in this way before, however that didn't seem to matter at all. The instruction was clear and precise and dividing the form into 3 sections was really helpful. Opening and closing the fan in different directions was an art form in itself and at times was hilarious. The video you've provided is also really clear so I'm looking forward to practicing the whole form on a regular basis.”

~ J Stradling ~

“I’ve just spent a most enjoyable day at Robert’s studio learning the 3 parts of the fan form. I can’t say enough about Robert’s insight and ability to teach the tai chi forms.
He makes the experience both interesting and fun whilst ensuring that the forms are done correctly. I will look forward to including this new discipline in my practice.”

~ L Simpson ~

Tai Chi For Self Defence

“Thanks for a great session that really helped me understand the self defence context of several Tai Chi Chuan movements, and possibly more importantly, concepts of movement that we employ in all of the things we do in Tai Chi, from footwork to breathing to the importance of relaxation. The depth knowledge and experience that you bring to the training was really outstanding, and will really help me work on this aspect of our art in the future - many thanks and hope to train with you again.”

~ D Ashbey ~

“An extremely useful, informative and interesting day. Extremely fascinating to see how the tai chi forms are used in a self defence context, and Robert's extensive knowledge was very impressive. Highly recommend to anyone interested in tai chi and/or self defence.”

~ R Anderson ~

“Thank you for an incredible day. I have learned so much about an aspect of Tai chi that I have wanted to learn more about. You put both me and all of the other students at their ease and your enthusiasm for the subject is infectious. I can highly recommend training with Robert and look forward to training with him again in the future.”

~ J Kirton ~

“Really enjoyed the 1 day Tai Chi Self Defence course. Everything was well explained and questions were always encouraged. I felt very relaxed and it was great to work with all the other members of the group. Looking forward to the next one!”

~ P Cleary ~

“The day of tai chi for self defence was so informative and so much fun. We learned many interesting moves that could be used in any given situation and the results were quite shocking to me. I found it doesn't matter about your height, size or gender, there is always something we can do to help ourselves if and when necessary. Robert emphasised throughout the day that talking your way out of a threat is the best way and trying to stay calm and relaxed is the first step in self defence. ”

~ J Stradling ~

“My daughter and I thoroughly enjoyed the self defence tai chi day. Michelle is new to tai chi but is now looking forward to future events. As always your professionalism made everyone feel at ease amongst the diverse group. I personally was very interested in the different moves we do in our tai chi classes each week to how they can be used in self defence. Thank you again for your training and the knowledge passed on to us all.”

~ L Collings ~

Tai Chi For Relaxation

“Really enjoyed the Tai Chi relaxation session. The session was well explained and the time between each exercise followed by the subsequent discussion/feedback was spot on. Felt totally at ease and comfortable asking questions. Looking forward to the next one!”

~ P Cleary ~

“The day of tai chi and qigong for deep relaxation was very enjoyable. Robert expertly guided us through several techniques throughout the day with great explanations of the what, why and how to practice. Modern life can be really stressful so I thoroughly recommend this for everyone. We all need to learn how to relax properly it really helps our health and wellbeing.”

~ J Stradling ~

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