Tai Chi Chuan in Vancouver Since 2010
Try out our adult Tai chi chuan classes in Vancouver.
Our classes are designed for both beginners and experienced practitioners.
A Martial Art with Many Health Benefits
Tai chi chuan is a martial art that teaches self-defense, self-empowerment and develops physical strength and mental resilience over time.
In China, there is a a longstanding tradition of martial artists who have practiced different styles of the martial arts over the centuries, all of them considered chuan or fist arts.
Tai Chi for Self Defense
The self defense skills developed in traditional tai chi chuan are built on the principle of blending and redirecting the attackers energy.
Techniques that rely on these types of movements allow smaller opponents an opportunity to adequately defend themselves against larger stronger opponents.
6 Benefits of Tai Chi
Mind. Body. Spirit.
Every class contains strengthening exercises, stretching, balance, mental awareness and focus. Students—beginners and advanced—train together, and each student receives peer support and individualized instruction.
All programs at the Vancouver Dojo are rooted in six basic principles of compassion, humility, honour, loyalty, gratitude and patience. Members of the dojo, kids and adults alike, are supportive and encouraging of each others' training and progress.
Flexible Class Schedule
Tai Chi classes run three times a week from our Dojo in the Kitsilano neighbourhood of Vancouver, where we have been for over ten years.
Come to as many or as few classes as your schedule allows.
> Tuesdays 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
> Thursdays 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
> Saturdays 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Check out our full dojo schedule.
July 1, 2024
This is a list of the most frequently asked questions we get from prospective Tai Chi Chuan students.
June 4, 2024
From one style to the next, there are differences in how the postures are numbered, but no single interpretation is the absolute.
April 12, 2024
Various cultural and circumstantial forces have transformed the practice of Tai Chi Chuan from a secret tradition of the Chen family to…