Tai Chi Schools of the World
Find a school in your area.
Click here to add a school to the directory.
Click here to add an Event to
our Calendar.
Click here to add an
orgnanisation to the directory.
This directory was initiated in January, 2008 with the goal
of developing the most comprehensive list of Tai Chi
Schools and related resources possible.
It all started with the realisation that, while Tai chi
students and teachers of all styles love to share what they
know and learn from each other, there is no central
resource that allows them to find each other. Potential
students can search the world on the net without any way of
knowing about the teachers in their own town.
Many of the tai chi enthusiasts that I speak to came to the
art through serendipity.
A chance encounter, a passing comment, or the sight of a
tai chi player in the park, has often led to an involvement
with the art that results in the improvement of many lives.
Most Tai chi teachers, even those with decades of
experience, do very little if any advertising other than
word-of-mouth referrals. It is not uncommon for master
teachers to teach in their basements and have fewer than a
dozen students each. A tai chi enthusiast can be travelling
and not know that one of the world's best teacher, or the
best student, is next door to their hotel or B&B. This
is a shame. For if they could meet, the experiences might
very well be life altering.
So, lets give Serendipity a hand.
Please help by adding information about your school or
group. It doesn't need to be a storefront, a business, or
even a web site. Just fill out the form and let us know
where you are and what sort of tai chi you do.
Many "directories" on the web require that those listed
post a link to the directory on their site. I, however,
will not require reciprocal links.
If you wish to post a link to http://taichicentral.com , it
would help the site and I would appreciate it very much.
But it is not necessary for you to do so.
School Directory
A place to list or find a school in your area. You can use
this list to find fellow tai chi players at home or when
you travel. All styles of tai chi chuan can be listed here.
Events
Calendar
Find out what is happening around the world. This is for
special event like seminars, tournaments, conferences, and
demonstrations. This is not for listing regular class
times.
Organisation
Directory
An organisation is one that has a large provincial,
national or international influence. This would
not include a chain of local schools.
Organisations I am looking for are athletic unions,
federations / confederations, et cetera with many
independent schools in their membership.
Tai Chi Central Forum
This site will also include a forum for discussions. This should be up in a few days.
Tai Chi Central Journal
There is also a journal of articles by anyone who would care to contribute. I have started things off and will continue to put in my two-cents-worth on a fairly regular basis. Relevant articles in any language are welcome.
Video Library
I am compiling a video library that will feature examples of the various elements of the tai chi curriculum. If you have any ideas for the video library, feel free to let me know about them. Most videos at first will be embedded videos from public sites. I welcome links recommendations. Or, if you would like to post video directly on this site, I will consider that too.
Merchandise
In the future, I may add a page for teachers to post information about their instructional videos, books, etc. I have not yet decided what that would look like, or if it would benefit the site. There are already several reading lists and video reviews on the web.
A lot of work!
I am discovering that this is a big job. But it is one I am happy to do, thanks in no small part to the encouragement I am receiving from tai chi players around the world. I am enjoying learning about the World, not just the global tai chi community. Ultimately, I hope this work will benefit my tai chi, my students, you, and the art itself.
- Ian Sinclair
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