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well, not knowing what's in your area i couldn't possibly comment on that, but generally most tai chi classes, proper or not, will be mostly health-oriented simply by virtue of that being the biggest customer-base, but if the instructor is willing to teach "martial" tai chi, he'll probably say it right away if asked. that said, a possible sign of non-martial training (although not necessarily so) is if they refer to it simply as tai chi and never once mention tai chi chuan (or taijiquan, depending on how they romanize the chinese characters), which is the part that means "fist". even so, even if the class is not martially inclined, it's still a VERY useful pursuit as it will improve most if not all areas of physical movement, it will help with breathing, muscle tension, etc, as well as being generally relaxing, even though it's not easy at all (if you get bored, you're doing it wrong, so to speak, and it's the proper training which brings the best benefits ).

FWIW, also see if they mention which style of tai chi it is (chen, yang, wu, sun, etc), as that will at least indicate if they're serious about tai chi itself. yang is the archetypal slow style, while chen still keeps the original, more athletic movements and explosive techniques in the forms (although eventually they're developed in all TCC styles). dunno much about the other styles, except that sun apparently has influence from the other "internal" kung fu styles.

hope that helps

 

This is what is in my area

http://www.taichifinder.co.uk/local/Wales/Cardiff/

I'll go and ask around but this is a step out of the comfort zone for me! Tai Chi not asking people so I have no idea what to expect

 

hmmm, from what i can see, the lee family, sung taiji qigong and lotus neigong places all appear to recognize and train the martial side (plus the lee family school teaches bagua and xing yi, which are the other two "main" internal KF styles, so you can always go with xing yi for the 'KILL, MAIM, BURN!' stuff), so you appear to have three good options, from what i can see. if you're interested, i'd recommend posting in the tai chi subforum and letting more experienced guys like dan bian or el medico give you an expert opinion .

 

Could be worse

Watch this guy 'dougbug' folks. He's a bad influence on people! Thinking about it he might be the messiah, he does a good trick of turning fresh air into lager
So can he have a name change to flipper? Seems appropriate

 

That is one skill that has taken many years to master

 

I still can't believe I thought I was doing well only having drunk 5 pints then all the wailing & knashing of teeth started. Happy days

 

LOL! When is the next show should do it again and rally more people off here to come along

 

There's a couple that go I think, one for sure. The management of the club now warn their staff about me now
It was a good show last one, June the next. Our Jac now outdrinks me and leaves in a better state, not even old enough to get in yet :bang:

 

Indeed, that wass rude.

btw wb, i havent spoken to ya much, but i've seen ya around in some other posts. You seem like a good fellow and I hope you and your family are feeling better!

 

Can we ban this idiot for good please mods? Deliberate, argumentative, provoking and continued trolling on threads which are totally unsuitable for trolling. God I really really hate condecending people.


Anywho welcome back d0ugbug

 

Saw some other posts but saw this one so I'll use it to officially welcome you back.

Have fun.

 

So are we getting the band back together? I know the thread title was a hint

 

As you are all Martial Artists perhaps you should be called 'Stitch That'.

 

The San Shou (Kickboxing with takedowns) will be a riot for someone like you - if you can find Teachers and students that you can train with you in this way.

Understanding how TCC principles can impact into San Shou will probably take a lifetime.

 

Coming to an X-Factor audition near you!