No matter which style you learn, there are many levels of training within each style to learn and master. You will find that your learning can be continued for many, many years, and you will continually move deeper into the reality, and finally the embodiment of the principles.

All Tai Chi training requires, but is not limited to the following:

• Warm Up Exercises

  We have a broad range of warm up exercises, ranging from more externally vigorous exercises to help general loosening up, to highly cultivated, subtle energy directing exercises which help to reach deeply inside. These can appear to be like aerobics or like meditation, but are all in fact very distinctly designed as energy development exercises, working on many levels. As you study and practice, you will gradually learn and open up to the finer aspects of each exercise.

• Standing Foundation (Chi Kung)

  Standing is an age old practice and the secret root of all martial power. The practice is to stand in certain postures which are designed to harmonise and cultivate the body's natural energy flow, naturally, and progressively. The benefits are all those of more commonly known meditations, and more. If you pursue only one practice, then this should be it.

• Tai Chi Forms Practice

  A 'form' is a sequence of movements designed to enable the practice of the Tai Chi principles. This is what most people think of as Tai Chi, although it is really much more than simple form practice. Different forms train and develop different aspects of your body and energy, and are therefore appropriate for different levels of ability and development. Tai Chi training cannot be hurried!

  Although you may learn a form quite quickly (say in one year), it will take you many years to truly develop the internal, unseen practice contained within any form. The Small Circle, Internal Power form contains the most refined technology and will take anywhere from 10 to 20 years to learn the foundation! Unless you know it, you cannot imagine the level of precise internal detail contained within this form, much of which has been a closely guarded family secret until recent generations.

• Pushing Hands

  Pushing hands is a partner exercise where you learn to listen to and respond to another person's energy. This ability can be used for fighting or healing, as the emphasis is on maintaining your foundation and integrity rather than 'being able to push'. It is therefore sometimes referred to as 'joining hands'.