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TAI CHI SWORD TRAINING AT HOME

  • EASY TO LEARN STEP BY STEP SWORD CLASSES
  • 1 TAI CHI SWORD FROM CLASS SENT TO YOU EACH WEEK: 
  • NO NEED TO HAVE DONE TAI CHI BEFORE

WHY LEARN THE TAI CHI SWORD FORM?

Discover a world of fluidity, balance, flow, harmony and coordination by learning this beautiful easy-to-learn Chinese Tai Chi Sword Form at home. - Tai Chi Sword Training. No previous Experience necessary.
​Watch the introductory videos below, read the FAQ below or download the Tai Chi Sword Curriculum for more info. 

1. WHY YOU WANT TO LEARN TAI CHI SWORD

2. COURSE DETAILS & HOW ONLINE CLASSES WORK
Can't find a Tai Chi Sword Class nearby? Take a look at the online Sword Training Course with the teapotmonk

6 COMMON QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
​JIAN OR TAI CHI SWORD

1: What are the benefits to learning the Tai Chi sword at home?

  • ​Often in Tai Chi classes there is an unspoken dilemma. 
  • Some people need extra time to learn the moves, others less. Some learn quickly others more slow. Some like to perform in public, others feel that they learn better in  the privacy of their own home.
  • Teachers are required to balance all of these needs, and this is not an easy job. So other teaching methods are required. Online or Home learning is one such method.
  • Go at your own pace. Classes and moves can be repeated as often as needed,
  • and everything is done in the privacy of your own place.
  • Learning sword Tai Chi teaches grace and balance, fluidity in movement and imparts an overpowering experience of harmony within the dynamics of each move.

2: Do I need to have practised Tai Chi before learning Sword at home?

ANSWER: No.​  Despite what you may think, you do not need to know Tai Chi in order to learn the Sword. And it's not just me that thinks so, other authors and sword teachers agree that the sword Form teaches a different set of skills. The two practices are inter-dependent, meaning that you can learn one, without necessarily having studied the other first. Think of it like learning High Jump and Long Jump. They are related, but you don't need to practice both to achieve competency in one. 
If you do have any Tai Chi experience then you will find some of the moves familiar. But the sword is different and has another sense of movement altogether. 

3: How Much does it cost to buy a Tai Chi Sword?

ANSWER: It's Cheaper than you think! I am using an Amazon $20  - retractable sword  - blunt edged -  easy to transport and comes with a sword carrying case. Don't opt for a cheaper version - it'll fall apart (see video above). Go for the $20+ - or look at the $50 Physcool version (my favourite). 

Retractable Tai Chi Swords

PHYSCOOL $50 
Uk - try this link. USA try USA here 
Standard Retractable Sword - From $12 to $20 
Don't want a retractable sword? Some people prefer solid metal swords, wooden swords, broom sticks, bamboo canes, or even baguettes. See the videos below for examples of other swords. . 

EXAMPLES OF DIFFERENT STRAIGHT SWORDS OR JIAN

Examples of different Tai Chi straight swords or Jian swords. Note, the sabre or curved broadsword is not the sword we will be using in this course.
Wooden Tai Chi sword exercises
Playing with the metal Tai Chi Sword
The Retractable Tai Chi sword

4: Is the Tai Chi Sword training difficult?

All the Tai Chi Forms are challenging - both empty hands and weapons Forms.  However, each time I teach the sword, I find students learn it easier than the empty hand Tai Chi Form. So for the first time, I'm opening up the course to everyone.
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THE 32 STEP SWORD FORM
To help, many of the postures get repeated, and they are big moves, exaggerated moves, which means if you are relaxed, the momentum of the body carries you along.  
Additionally, each month you'll have extra recap videos sent to you, lists of instructions in a PDF that build into an ebook as well as audio help files and more.  We even have a Facebook group.to optionally connect with (your choice).

5: How can you learn Tai Chi Sword at home?

LEARN IN YOUR OWN TIME
​Most Online courses consist of old updated DVD material. I'm offering classes that consist not only of videos showing the moves from all angles, but audio walk through-files, a monthly ebook of the Sword Form that builds over the course into a comprehensive sword manual - and lots more that together create another learning experience.
All classes are delivered to your email inbox - where you can stream or download the lessons to your laptop or mobile device. 
Too busy that week to do the posture? No problem, it will stay there for when you are ready. Prefer not to do it weekly? Then save up the files and practice them together when it best suits you. 

6: How much does the Tai Chi sword training course cost?

  • The cost is £10 a month (or £100 if you choose to pay for the entire year.)
  • The first week week you will receive a series of preparation classes: Where to get a sword, handling the sword and basic sword exercises before we move on with the postures.
  • Following this introductory session, you will get one class a week for a year.  ​
  • ​You can join anytime. There is no specific start date, you end 12 months after you start. All classes can be streamed or downloaded and links are sent to you weekly via email.
  • Optional feedback and contact via Facebook group, Twitter or email. 
TAKE A LOOK AT THE COURSE DETAILS BELOW TO BEGIN TODAY LEARNING THE MOST EXCITING ONLINE COURSE IN 2019
Paul Read the teapotmonk
“My imagination is a monastery, and I am its monk” John Keats
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