Great Lake T'ai Chi Ch'uan
Great Lake T'ai Chi Ch'uan

Class Description

 

Students benefit from our decades of experience, small class sizes and individualized attention.
You'll find our classes to be relaxed, friendly and welcoming.

 

Beginner Form Class – New students will be introduced to the fundamental principles of T'ai chi as they progress through the opening postures of the form. In addition, chi gong and other exercises will be used to help students cultivate chi and develop better body integration. 

 

Continuing Form Class – Students continuing on with their study will receive form correction and refinement as well as the mechanics for the next series of postures.

 

Form Refinement and Sensing Hands – Students continue to work with the principles of T'ai chi as they refine postures through the development of deeper internal energetic connections. Partner work is practiced as a means of developing listening energy.

 

Sword  Form– T'ai chi Ch'uan postures and listening energy developed in sensing hands are the foundation to sword study. This class is by permission for more advanced students.

Looking for a Beginner Class?

The next session begins on Monday January 19th. Classes resume a week later than usual as we will be in NYC to attend the memorial service for our teacher Maggie Newman which is to be held on January 11th. If you'd like to join the class for beginning students fill out the form below and we'll add you to the list.

Class Schedule

Winter 2026
January 19th - April 6th

 


Monday Classes: 12 weeks  $192.00, starting Jan. 19th
Teacher - Jean Zimmermann

5:30 - 6:30 pm - Form Class for Beginning Students
6:30 - 7:30  pm  - Intermediate/Advanced Form Refinement, Sensing Hands

7:30 - 8:00 pm - Sword Class - by permission
              

Thursday Classes:  Starting January 8th 
Teacher -Mark Westcott 

10:15 - 11:15 am - Form Class for Continuing Students

                                
 

*For in-studio classes please wear comfortable, loose fitting clothing. Socks are good to start with but if you require more foot support please bring clean, flat soled shoes to change from your street shoes.

Tuition: $192 for 12 week session; 
Sword Classes are an additional $36 / Month.
At this time we are only able to accept payments by check


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All classes are held at:

 

Weider Hall, 3rd Floor, 389 Gregory St., Rochester, NY  14620
Ample Parking is Available in Adjacent Lot and On-Street.

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Five Basic Tai Chi Principles:

Relax

Body Upright

Separation of Weight

Move from the Waist

Beautiful Lady's Wrist

"The practice of Tai Chi is about discovering yourself.  It's about forces of the world - both natural and unnatural and how one relates to them.  It's about focus and about balance. It's the understanding that things change and knowing how to stay centered throughout the changes."

                                - Ed Young

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