20 December 2011: Christmas and New Year holiday period - class alterations. There will be no Llanishen class on 26 December and 2 January. The class will resume on 9 January. There will be no Whitchurch class on 30 December. The class will resume on 6 January.

14 October 2011: Our next Lee Taiji Form Improvers' Workshop will be held on Sunday 27 November 2011. Further details can be found at Classes and workshops.

12 October 2011: A new class for beginners is under way in Barry on Thursday evenings. Further details can be found at Classes and workshops.

6 September 2011:

Class News: Due to the trip to China, which includes all three of our instructors, there will be a two week break in classes during the inclusive dates of Monday 12 to Sunday 25 September 2011. All classes will run as normal up to and including Sunday 11 September. Classes will then resume as follows -

Llanishen Monday 26 September; Barry Tuesday 27 September; Sully Thursday 29 September; Whitchurch Friday 30 September; Cardiff International Pool Friday 30 September; Cardiff International Pool Sunday 2 October.

6 September 2011: Thank you and well done to everyone who attended our Taiji Form Improvers' Workshop last Sunday. Given the excellent turnout, effort and enjoyment we will definitely be following this up with another hopefully this side of Christmas. Please watch for news on this website or for news from your class instructor.

24 August 2011: There will be no Llanishen class on Monday 29 August this being a bank holiday. The class will resume on 5 September.

19 July 2011: Our next Lee Taiji form improvers workshop will take place on Sunday 4 September 2011. For details please visit Classes and workshops.

9 July 2011: Gentle reminder for everyone coming on the China trip in September - now is a good time to be applying for your Chinese visa and checking with your GP about vaccination requirements.

16 June 2011: Cardiff Outdoor Group - Tai Chi session is confirmed for next Tuesday evening 21 June 2011. Please meet at the Summerhouse Cafe in Bute Park at 7pm. Given the current weather pattern best to come prepared for all eventualities. Please contact Nigel on 029 2069 2448 for more information.

24 May 2011: There will be no Llanishen Monday evening class on 30 May 2011 the day being a bank holiday. The next Llanishen class will be on Monday 6 June 2011.

12 April 2011: All classes will run over the Easter holiday period with the exception of the Whitchurch class on Good Friday and the Llanishen class on Easter Monday.

29 March 2011: A new Thursday evening class for beginners is getting under way in Sully. For more details please visit Classes and workshops.

16 March 2011: A new Tuesday afternoon class for beginners is getting under way in Barry. For more details please visit Classes and workshops.

15 February 2011: Our next Lee Taiji Form improvers workshop will take place on Sunday 27 March 2011. For more details please visit Classes and workshops.

13 February 2011 We are pleased to announce that Alan Jones and Sue Provis have successfully completed our Instructor Training Course and qualify as Instructors for beginner and junior students.

January 2011:

Now available "Lee Tai Chi Chuan Short Form: A Practical Guide". A practical instruction manual on the preparation for, learning of and moving on with the Short Form. Produced for beginners, early learners and anyone, anywhere, who may find it helpful. The manual contains 63 A4 pages, includes 134 stance and move photo illustrations and is spiral bound for easy opening. The cost per copy is £12 plus postage and packaging where relevant. For a copy or copies please contact Nigel in class or via Contact page.

 

 

 

20 December 2010: Due to the adverse and now worsening weather conditions, all of today's classes are cancelled.

17 December 2010: Due to the adverse weather, tonight's class at Cardiff International Pool is cancelled.

4 December 2010:

The details for classes over the Christmas and New Year holiday period are

Monday 20 December classes as normal at HMRC, Tyla Garw and Llanishen; Friday 24 December no classes; Sunday 26 December no classes; Monday 27 December no classes; Tuesday 28 December free session 9am Bute Park, Cardiff; Friday 31 December no classes; Sunday 2 January classes as normal at Cardiff Bay; Monday 3 January classes as normal at Tyla Garw and Llanishen but no class at HMRC; Friday 7 January classes as normal at Whitchurch and Cardiff Bay.

3 November 2010: China Trip September 2011 - the trip is a two centre visit to Beijing and Lijiang (Yunnan Province) with an option to also visit Xian for the Terracotta Warriors. It is open to STQ class regulars and spouses/partners. There are a few places still available. If anyone is interested in joining us please let Nigel know and he will provide a detailed itinerary, travel and cost information.

2 November 2010: There is now a two week break in classes because of Instructor holiday. Sunday classes will resume on 21 November 2010, Monday classes on 22 November 2010 and Friday classes on 26 November 2010.

19 October 2010: Thank you and well done to everyone who participated in last Sunday's form improvers' workshop. What an excellent turn-out and industrious time! Another similar workshop will follow early in the new year.

12 October 2010: The new Tyla Garw Monday (early evening) class is now well under way. There are currently a small number of places still available in the class.

27 September 2010: The two Friday morning classes, at Whitchurch Community Centre, have now amalgamated into the 9.30 - 10.30am class as we now have permanent use of the larger room.

6 September 2010: A new class is planned for Monday evenings 17.30 to 18.30 in Tyla Garw near Pontyclun. For more details please visit Classes and workshops.

11 August 2010: Lee Taiji form improvers workshop arranged for Sunday 17 October 2010. For more details please visit Classes and workshops.

11 August 2010: August Newsletter now available to all STQ regulars. Please check your email inbox or look out for copies at your next class.

6 August 2010: Tai Chi sessions at the Green Man Festival, Brecon Beacons will be held in the Yurt from 10.00 to 11.00am on Friday 20 and Saturday 21 August 2010. Come and give them a try if you are at the festival.

19 July 2010: Tai Chi Class World Record Attempt - our 11am class next Sunday 25 July 2010, at Cardiff International Pool, will be dedicated to the attempt to break the world record for the largest number of people taking part in a Tai Chi class. This is in aid of Breakthrough Cancer Research. The current record is held by China and to beat this, the aim is to have 40,000 people taking part across the UK. Maybe you can come, join us and make a donation, even if you are not a class regular. The normal class admission and booking conditions will apply - see Classes and workshops for more class details.

18 July 2010: Due to very high demand, a second new class for beginners and returners to Taiji and Qigong will be held on Friday mornings at Whitchurch Community Centre. For more information please visit Classes and workshops.

4 July 2010: A new class for beginners and returners to Taiji and Qigong will be held on Friday mornings at the newly refurbished Whitchurch Community Centre in Old Church Road, Whitchurch, Cardiff. For more information please visit Classes and workshops.

8 June 2010: Our next trip to China is now on offer and this is planned for September 2011. It is a two centre trip - Beijing and Lijiang - with the option of an extension to Xian for the Terracotta Army. The trip will include a sightseeing option and internal arts training/study option and is open to all STQ class regulars and spouses/partners. For more information please see the June newsletter or contact Nigel. Expressions of interest only at this time, in coming on the trip, by 31 July 2010 please.

8 June 2010: The Japanese Kodo Drummers are coming to South Wales. They have a show in the Wales Millennium Centre on Wednesday 20 October 2010.

8 June 2010: The June newsletter is now available to all STQ regulars.

6 June 2010: Open invitation to all STQ class regulars and partners/spouses for a social get together, at Nigel's place, next Sunday 13 June 2010 around 5pm. Food, drink and chat (and just possibly, some sharing of China trip photographs!). Please confirm if you will be coming, thanks.

4 June 2010: A Tai Chi for Teens Summer Course will be held during the school summer holiday period. For more details please visit Classes and workshops.

2 June 2010: A talk and demonstration for COG (Cardiff Outdoor Group) is planned for this evening at 7pm in Bute Park, Cardiff. COG members are asked to meet outside Mochyn Du, Pontcanna at 6.50pm please.

6 May 2010: A small selection of the hundreds of photos taken on our recent China trip may be found on the Image Gallery page.

26 April 2010: All classes resume as normal from today following our return from China. Some trip photographs and video clips will appear on the website in due course.

29 March 2010:

Class alterations during April 2010 - due to the Easter break and our trip to China some classes will not take place. The classes that will run are as follows -

 

 

 

Friday 2 April (CIP), Sunday 4 April (CIP), Friday 9 April (LMCH and CIP), Sunday 11 April (CIP), Monday 26 April (HMRC and LMCH) and Friday 30 April (LMCH and CIP). (All classes will resume as normal with effect from Monday 26 April).

4th March 2010: March newsletter now available to STQ class regulars.

24th February 2010: Shen Yun Performing Arts, the Chinese dance and music company, have two shows in the Wales Millennium Centre and they are on 27 and 28 April 2010. For more information go to wmc.org.uk.

23rd February 2010: Thank you and well done to everyone who made the Taiji Form Improvers workshop so enjoyable and constructive - the time just flew by.  There will be a similar workshop later in the year.

23rd February 2010: Quite a few people have asked about the music currently being played in class.  The album is Tai Chi Chuan by Jerome Hameau and is proving very condusive and enjoyable during practice.  It can be found on Amazon where there is an MP3 downloadable option.

14 January 2010: Due to the adverse weather conditions the start date for the new Friday daytime class, at Llanishen Methodist Church Hall from 2 to 3pm, is postponed to Friday 22 January 2010. Some spaces in the class are still available.

14 January 2010: A Taiji Qigong demonstration and discussion will take place at Ty George Thomas Hospice, Whitchurch Hospital at 2pm on Thursday 21 January 2010. For more information please contact Nigel - see Contact page.

23 December 2009: A new daytime class is planned for Fridays 2-3pm starting on 8 January 2010.  The location is Llanishen Methodist Church Hall, Melbourne Road (off Fidlas Road), Llanishen, Cardiff.  For more information or to reserve a place please contact Nigel - see Contact page.

23 December 2009: Two new workshops are planned for Sunday 21 February 2010  - Lee Taiji Form Improvers - and Sunday 28 March 2010 - Yi Jin Jing Qigong. For more information please go to Classes and Workshops.

28 September 2009: A new class will take place on Monday evenings commencing 5 October 2009. For more information please go to Classes and Workshops.

19 September 2009: Cardiff University is showing a film called The Living Matrix on 24 September 2009. The film argues that energy fields drive human physiology and bio-chemistry and that "Western medicine has yet to move outside its comfort zone to embrace these revolutionary findings". Could be quite interesting and a link to what we aim for in our Taiji and Qigong work.

10 August 2009: Two new workshops have been arranged for Sunday 27 September 2009 (Five Animals Qigong) and Sunday 15 November 2009 (Yi Jin Jing - Tendon and Muscle Changing Qigong). Please go to Classes and Workshops for more details.

3 August 2009: Wild Goose Qigong classes are available at Llandyfaelog (near Carmarthen) and the next class dates are Saturdays 5 September, 10 October and 14 November 2009. Classes will also run next year. To book a place or for more details please contact Anne Tovey on 01554 833953.

28th July 2009: STQ regulars - just a few days left to express an interest in
joining the China trip planned for April next year.

22nd June 2009: June 09 Newsletter available to STQ regulars.

26th May 2009: A five week Five Animals Qigong course is now arranged for Sundays in July and August 2009. Please go to "Classes and Workshops" for more information.

9th May 2009: Open lunch invitation to all STQ regulars for 12.30pm Sunday 31st May 2009. We will eat at the Red Dragon Centre, Cardiff Bay. No deposit required. Hope to see you there.

7th April 2009: April 09 newsletter available to STQ regulars.

7th April 2009: World Tai Chi and Qigong day this year is on Saturday 25 April 2009.

7th April 2009: The Five Animals Qigong workshop is now confirmed for Sunday 10 May 2009. See Classes and Workshops for more details.

20th March 2009: Classes over Easter: Good Friday - CIP class as normal; Easter Sunday - CIP classes as normal; Easter Monday - HMRC no class.

19th March 2009: The Five Animals Qigong Workshop on 19 April has been postponed.
The provisional alternative date is Sunday 10 May 2009 time 15.00 to 17.30. Please let Nigel know as soon as possible if you would like to join in so that we can determine if we have sufficient numbers to go ahead. The workshop is open to anyone (adults only) whether STQ regulars or not. For more information please go to "Classes and Workshops".

4th March 2009: Taiji classes at the Pool will restart with effect from 8 March 2009.

15th January 2009: wing to a holiday in sunnier and warmer climes there
will be a short break in normal classes. These will resume with effect from Monday 2 February 2009.

14th January 2009: January 09 Newsletter available to STQ regulars.

14th January 2009: Launch of the Sung Taiji Qigong website.

21st December: A much enjoyed and well earned lunch for some after the final Cardiff International Pool class before Christmas.

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14th December 2008: Tai Chi on BBC Radio Wales? Mal Pope broadcasts
a discussion with Nigel about Tai Chi and Qigong followed by some exercises.