Birmingham Tai Chi

Author: julie wall

  • Easter 2025

    We are flying through the year! Our Birmingham Weekend Course was a great success with students depending their knowledge, building their skills and even trying out weapons training.

    And already, Easter is here next week!

    The Taoist Cultural Arts Association will be hosting a week of tai chi training down in Falmouth. It will be a week of training in all aspects of tai chi arts with senior teachers. I have been down to Cornwall for it for the last couple of years and find that I come away feeling energised; it really sets you up for all the activity of the summer months.

    The course is open to all abilities, including beginners and it’s not a requirement to attend for all five days or even a full day. So if you wanted to give it a try but still see some of the beautiful sights of Cornwall, you could fit it around a holiday.

    For more details on the course, take a look at the following page:

    Easter Course 2025 in Falmouth , Cornwall

    Our weekly tai chi class continues at Kings Heath Community Centre every Wednesday 6.30-8.00pm.

    Tomorrow will be our last class before we take a break, as I’m off to Cornwall for the Easter course, but classes resume on Wednesday 23rd April.

    All are welcome to come along! If you have any questions, please get in touch.

    – Julie

  • Birmingham Weekend Course

    Birmingham Weekend Course

    In March, it will be Birmingham’s turn to host a weekend course by the Taoist Cultural Arts Association

    It’s on Saturday 22nd – Sunday 23rd March and we’ll be over at The Hub Hazelwell: 318 Vicarage Road, Birmingham B14 7NH

    On Saturday 22nd, there will be an entire day of tai chi and on Sunday we will practice our tai chi weapons training.

    You don’t need to have tried tai chi before to take part and beginners are welcome.

    Visit the web page below to book or get in touch if you have any questions:

    Book in here:

    https://www.seahorsearts.co.uk/spring-term-birmingham-weekend

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  • Year of the snake

    It’s been a while since I updated this page but I’m pleased to report that the class is going from strength to strength. The students who have been coming for a few weeks now are starting to progress through learning the tai chi dance and tai chi form as well as getting to grips with partner practice and breathing exercises.

    New students often join us too, so if you were thinking of coming along to try tai chi for the first time, you’d be very welcome!

    You can find us at Kings Heath Community Centre on Heathfield Road on Wednesdays 6.30pm-8.00pm.

    Next week is the start of Chinese New Year. It will be the year of the Snake which is seen as a symbol of good fortune.

    Our class is part of the Taoist Cultural Arts Association which gives us the opportunity to train with students from other classes at weekend courses. On Saturday there was a course held in Coventry taught by a senior teacher in the association. We all went for a Chinese meal together afterwards to celebrate the new year.

    As well as the weekly classes in Kings Heath, there are be more weekend courses planned in Leamington Spa in February and here in Birmingham in March, as well as a week-long course in Cornwall in April. Visit the association’s website to book:

    Weekend Courses 2025

    It looks like Year of the Snake is looking will be a busy one with lots of opportunities to train together and keep learning ☯️

  • Tai Chi Classes Autumn Term

    Tai Chi Classes Autumn Term

    Summer is over, the leaves have turned and we have passed the autumn equinox. With the change in seasons, it feels like a time for new beginnings and our tai chi classes started up again this week. It feels great to be back training again!

    We train at Kings Heath Community Centre on Heathfield Road (B14 7DB) and classes are now on Wednesday evenings from 6:30pm-8:00pm.

    We train in Lee style tai chi and a class will usually include a warm up, the tai chi dance, a partner exercise such as stick hands, kai men (breathing & stretching exercises) and the tai chi form.

    Everyone is welcome – even if you’ve never tried tai chi or martial arts before, you are welcome to join us. You don’t need any experience or special kit. Come along to a class and try it out or if you have any questions, please get in touch.

    – Julie

  • Tai Chi in the Park

    Tai Chi in the Park

    We’ve enjoyed training in the community centre in Kings Heath but now that the longer days and milder temperatures of the summer months are here, our class is moving back to Cannon Hill Park for the next 12 weeks where we’ll train outside.l.

    We will meet by the band stand every Tuesday at 6pm, from 4th June until 20th August. Classes will run for an hour and a half – fitting in a warm up, the tai chi dance, a partner exercise such as stick hands, kai men (breathing & stretching exercises) and the tai chi form.

    To add to club funds we’re asking for a payment of £5 a class, or if you want to pay for all 12 classes in a block, there is a discounted rate of £50. You can pay via PayPal using one of the links on this page:

    Pay for a Class

    If you’d like to join us, you can just turn up, or please get in touch if you have any questions.

  • New venue in Kings Heath

    New venue in Kings Heath

    Good news – classes are starting again after a long summer break and we’re in a new venue.

    Come and join us on Tuesdays, 7pm-8.30pm at Kings Heath Community centre. It’s on Heathfield Road, right off the High Street so easily accessible by public transport and there is parking too.

    Beginners are very welcome. Hopefully see you there! ☯️