The T'ai Chi Ch'uan Study Center

of the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area

Tuition and General Information

Our next, new term, Spring-Summer 2013,
begins the week of April 28, 2013.

Schedule and locations of Spring-Summer 2013 classes.

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for Spring-Summer 2013 classes.

Tuition,
One student; 12 week term, one class a week:

All tuition is due in advance.

Classes are offered by 12 week term only.

All registration is online.

Registrations are not transferable, in whole or part.

Late fee begins after April 24, 2013 .

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for Spring-Summer 2013 classes.

T'ai Chi Class Levels

Beginner class is open to all.

Intermediate class is open to those who have memorized the Beginner's physical set.

Refinements class is for those who have memorized the whole form and have the instructor's permission.

T'ui Shou (push hands, aka sensing hands and more accurately called sensing centers) is for those who are concurrently enrolled in Refinements and have the instructor's permission.

Make-up Classes

If you miss your regular class for any reason, you are encouraged to attend a make-up class at one of the other same level classes. Please see the schedule page for details of other classes and locations.
Make up classes are automatic, i.e., you don't need advance permission to attend one.
Make-ups must be taken in the term in which they are incurred.
Even if you cannot attend a make-up, do not be discouraged as there is a lot of repetition and review at each class.

Clothes
Any loose, comfortable clothing and footwear are fine.

Textbook
A textbook is recommended, but not mandatory for beginners.
The textbook is:
"T'ai Chi, the Supreme Ultimate" by Cheng Man-Ch'ing and Robert W. Smith,
Tuttle Publishing Co., Rutland, VT.

No Cameras or Recorders
Sorry, no cameras or recorders of any kind are allowed in class.

Want a free trial?
The Saturday free practice is open to all every week. Just show up and enjoy.

If bad weather forces cancellation of a class,
an announcement will be posted
at the top of the home page of this site approximately two hours before class time.
If you cannot access the site, please call the office if you have a question.
Any cancelled classes will be made up by adding a class on at the end of the term. 

FREE Saturday morning T'ai Chi beginners' practice

All students are encouraged to attend
the free Saturday morning practices in McLean, Virginia, if at all possible.
All are welcome, including curious visitors, whether enrolled or not.

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for Spring-Summer 2013 classes.

What style of tai chi
does the Tai Chi Study Center teach and practice?

Most call it Cheng style after Cheng Man-ch'ing.
However, the tai chi principles and their application to daily life,
along with the ch'i kung and mental concentrations,
are more important than the external, physical form.
It was Prof. Cheng's leadership as a medical doctor that opened
tai chi and its soft, "internal" training to all,
regardless of athletic prowess or interest in physical self defense.

Tai chi is a spirit / heartmind / energy / body learning resource, always available.

Please note.  
Although the Cheng Man-ch'ing style
is sometimes called the "37 posture short form"
(he developed his form in the late 1930s,)
it is not to be confused with the short forms
(e.g., the 24 posture form, the 48 posture form, etc.)
that ChiCom government committees concocted for competitions.

The name "tai chi chuan" may be loosely translated.

Tai chi:
literally means harmony of yin and yang, and, hence, of earth and sky, of your physical health
and of your mental contentment, of your interplay with others and with oneness, etc.;

while chuan: literally fist or martial art, conveys the daily circus
of neutralizing misdirected energy and nudging it,
as subtly as possible, back towards harmony and the center.
Every inconvenience or irritation becomes an adventure, an opportunity to play with energy.

Be thankful for "negative teachers."
(If someone isn't a role model, let them be an example.)

"Irri / Oppo" means softly, gratefully, turning irritations into opportunities.
(If there isn't gratitude, there tends to be resentment.)

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for Spring-Summer 2013 classes.

This is an opportunity
to learn tai chi.
It is well proven to work if you do.

Students practice at home every day.

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