Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan
Tai Chi Chuan classes in Seaford and Hastings
Tai Chi is more than slow movement, it’s a martial art. When taught properly, it builds strength, steadiness and internal power, whilst improving health.
Alexandra Park, Hastings
Wednesdays 8am to 9am
Tai Chi for health
Seaford
Mondays 6pm to 7pm
Tai Chi Chuan Principles
Drop in
£12 a class
New here?
Your first hour is free
one time only, for new students
Which class is right for me?
Tai Chi for health
Designed for better balance, easier movement and calm, at your own pace?
Tai Chi Chuan Principles
Made for fitness and martial arts, partner work and internal power alongside the health benefits?
Not sure? Message me and I will help you choose.
What Tai Chi classes offer
If you feel stiff, stressed, scattered or simply disconnected from your body, Tai Chi gives you a clear, structured way back to strength and clarity. You learn how to stand correctly, move efficiently and coordinate the body with the mind.
Whether your goal is physical wellbeing, stress management, confidence or deeper internal martial arts development, Tai Chi provides a steady and sustainable path forward. And Tai Chi is not only for relaxation. It is a complete martial art.
Tai Chi is power and strength
Most exercise creates muscular tension. Tai Chi trains the connective tissues that link the whole body together. Instead of creating tension, you learn how to build tensile strength, organise your structure and allow external force to effortlessly pass through your body.
Students feel more grounded, more balanced and more physically resilient within a few classes. Strength comes from energising and releasing, rather than brute force. This is why Tai Chi, when taught properly, feels light yet powerful.
Internal power, structure and Fa Jin
Tai Chi is famous for its ability to generate explosive internal power known as Fa Jin: a short release of energetic force produced through specific mental and physical mechanics. It is not about tension, or magic. It’s simple when taught correctly.
In Tai Chi Chuan you learn to:
- Issue power without tensing
- Root and unroot partners easily
- Develop rebounding and whole body force
- Move energy through conscious intention
- Transform softness into crisp, explosive strength
- Build power specific to your applications
Balance, calm and wellbeing
Students notice an improvement in balance and stability of the mind and body, and Tai Chi’s slow, mindful rhythm many students find calming. Students often report deeper sleep, less anxiety and a greater sense of emotional stability. This makes the practice helpful for:
- Stability, balance and healthy ageing
- Confidence and vitality
- Athletic performance and returning to movement after injury
- Stress reduction, mental clarity and emotional grounding
What you can expect to learn
While our classes are welcoming and beginner friendly, they preserve the essence of Tai Chi as a martial art by focusing on:
- Partner sensitivity and push hands (a two person sensitivity exercise)
- The three Dantians (the body’s main energy centres) and the four elements
- The eight powers (the eight basic energies of Tai Chi, such as ward off and push)
- Seven Stars pushing exercise
- Rebounding and Fa Jin
- Biotensegrity strength drills
Everything is offered progressively and safely, always matched to your comfort level.
Testimonials
One of the best in the UK
If you want a true internal arts teacher in the UK, Jon is a gift. His skill is extraordinary, and his ability to transmit it is even more remarkable.
Usman
Phenomenal classes
I’ve been coming to Jon’s classes since January of 2024 and was quite nervous when I began, having had no experience of martial arts at all. What I found was a small group with an excellent teacher, all very welcoming. Jon is vastly experienced and (thankfully!) very patient. It might sound cliché but the classes, particularly Tai Chi, have been transformative. Highly recommended to both the experienced and the beginner.
Peter
Highly recommended
I have been with Jon for almost ten years, which is testimony itself for the quality and depth of his instruction in Tai Chi and Qigong.
Sean
New here? Your first hour is free
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