Angus Tai Chi Academy
Chinese Internal Arts for Health & Wellbeing
Angus Tai Chi Academy
Chinese Internal Arts for Health & Wellbeing
Welcome to the Angus Tai Chi Academy
Our Aims
Under the general guidance of the International Association of Tai Chi and Lok Hup Academies, the aims of the group are:
Facilitate and encourage people to share in the Tai Chi and related arts as taught by Master Moy Lin-Shin
Enable people aged 18 and over from all walks of life to enjoy the benefits of Tai Chi
Provide instruction to allow people to participate in Tai Chi on a regular basis and train volunteer instructors to teach Tai Chi and related arts
Encourage involvement in Tai Chi in local communities
Develop an understanding of the benefits of this form of gentle exercise, as it promotes mental and physical well-being
The Angus Tai Chi Academy teaches 108-move Tai Chi. Our instructors pay particular attention to full extension in all of the movements, a style developed by Master Moy Lin-Shin (1931-1998).
He modified the traditional Yang Style 108-move Tai Chi set to maximize the health benefits for faster health improvement, as he realized that in a modern society, an exercise that was good for health was more important than a martial art for fighting.
Angus Tai Chi Academy
is a proud member of the
International Association
of
TaiChi & LokHup Academies
(IATLA)
There are two sets of videos generated by IATLA which demonstrate moves from the set: -
TaiChi17 online
tutor
Video introduction to some of the Foundation exercises
and to the basic movements of the first 17 taichi moves, aimed at
helping beginners.
The
first 3 moves are
free to
try. To access to the remaining moves
a login
and password
are
required (obtained by donating $5 or more - see the 'Index of
Moves 1-3, section of web page
below)
Available at
http://www.taichi17.com/
.
Videos
of moves
1 to
108
Videos and notes
from
International instructor Ben
Chung of the Zhong Wen Taiji Academy in Canada.
A series of short videos
showing each move from two
different angles.
The move is then shown twice at half speed, before all the moves to
that point are strung together.
Below each video are step by step
instructions
which
break down the move into short
segments,
with associated still
images.
See
Moves 1 – 17:
-
http://www.zwta.org/12e
Moves 18 – 55: - http://www.zwta.org/move18
Moves 56 - 108: - http://www.zwta.org/5657
News &
Events
Tai Chi on the Beach –
19th October
2024
Our next
session on the beach at Montrose
will be on
Saturday 19th October,
meeting
at 10am
on
the beach below the wooden ramp to the north of the
Coastguard Station
(see Events for full
details).
We will probably do a couple of sets then go for a coffee afterwards.
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New Beginners Classes
Starting in
early November
Tuesdays - Brechin
Wednesdays - St
Cyrus
See Classes page for details
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2024 Year of the Dragon T-shirts
Please contact
your
instructor to
order
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Ben’s Videos
Many of you will remember international instructor Ben Chung of the Zhong Wen Taiji Academy in Canada who conducted a workshop at Farnell in July 2018. Ben has created a series of short videos and notes for each of the 108 moves in the set. These videos are available on their website for everyone to view - see the links to the left.
Unlike the
TaiChi17 online
tutor
there is no charge
for viewing these videos.
Angus Tai Chi Academy