Classes in your Area
Classes currently run weekly in Herefordshire and Abergavenny
Meet the Instructor
David has shared his deep knowledge of Chinese martial arts and medicine since 1990, blending tradition with care to support your well-being.
David started training in 1979 at the ripe old age of 12 years old, first starting with the Li Family Feng Shou Kung Fu and attained his first Instructor grade in 1990 and started teaching. After being prompted by the late GrandMaster of the system, Chee Soo, David expanded his training in Tai Chi Chuan as part of the Li tradition, and achieved his first instructor grade in this art in 1996. Since then, David has gone on to obtain 4 Teacher grades of the Kung Fu, and 3 of the Tai chi and is a Founder Member and Senior Instructor within the Taoist Arts Organisation.
To help with overall energetic assessment, David has also been studying with a teacher in the field of Energetic Healing since 1997. This form of healing comes from the Dineh people of North America, and coupled with the experience of training in Taoist Martial Arts since 1979, enables David to assess the overall physical and energetic state of a person.
The practice of T’ai Chi and Qi Gong is thousands of years old and informed much of the knowledge of Traditional Chinese Medicine as it stands today. There are many different styles practiced throughout the world, namely Li, Yang, Chen, Wu, Hao and Sun. Each of these, if taught correctly, will adhere to the basic principles of T’ai Chi and students will learn what separates this Ancient form of movement from other forms of exercise.
Class Locations
Hereford Class – Much Birch every Monday at 9am
The classes are aimed at all levels of practitioners and we look at different aspects of Tai Chi i.e. for Health, as a Meditation and as a Martial Art.
Each class usually starts with a 20 minute gentle warmup followed by some breathing exercises (Qi Gong, K’ai Men, Tao Yin) that are relevant for peoples’ health conditions and/or relevant to the class topic for the day. The remainder of the time is dedicated to working on an aspect of the system and then the Tai Chi Form.
Loose clothing and flexible footwear is required for every class.
Beginners are always welcome.
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Much Birch Community Centre, Hereford HR2 8HT
Time: Monday 9:00 – 10:30am class. Cost: £10
Hereford Action for Elders – Belmont, Tuesday at 11am
This class is taught on behalf of the charity Action for Elders and is currently FREE to attend for all participants.
The classes are aimed specifically at people having enjoyed at least 65 years on this planet!
Each class usually starts with a 15 minute gentle warmup followed by some breathing exercises (Qi Gong, K’ai Men, Tao Yin) that are relevant for peoples’ health conditions. All backgrounds of health condition are catered for, with exercises often being mixed between stood and sat – depending on the participants on the day.
Loose clothing and flexible footwear is required for every class.
Beginners are always welcome.
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Northolme Community Centre, Northolme Road, Belmont HR2 7SP
Time: Tuesday 11:00am – 12:00 noon Cost: £0
Abergavenny Action for Elders – Wednesday at 9:30am
As per the Hereford class, this class is also taught on behalf of the charity Action for Elders and is also FREE to attend for all participants.
The classes are aimed specifically at people having enjoyed at least 65 years on this planet!
Each class usually starts with a 15 minute gentle warmup followed by some breathing exercises (Qi Gong, K’ai Men, Tao Yin) that are relevant for peoples’ health conditions. All backgrounds of health condition are catered for, with exercises often being mixed between stood and sat – depending on the participants on the day.
Loose clothing and flexible footwear is required for every class.
Beginners are always welcome.
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Abergavenny Community Centre, Car Park Entrance, Merthyr Road, Abergavenny NP7 5BY
Time: Wednesday 9:30 – 10:30am Cost: £0