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?
Our next class session for beginning students will be begin the week of September 11, 2023 and will be 12 weeks. You may choose from either a Monday or Wednesday class at 5:30. If you are interested in signing up for a beginner class you may fill out the registration form below; please feel free to call or email if you have any questions.
Enrollment fee for the 12 week session, one hour per week, is $168.00
Class Schedule
Fall 2023
September 11 - December 9, 2023*
*No classes Thanksgiving Week
Monday Classes: Teacher - Jean Westcott
5:30 - 6:30 pm - Form Class for Beginning Students
6:30 - 7:30 pm - Form Refinement / Sensing Hands - Intermediate/Advanced Students
7:30 - 8:00 pm - Sword Class - by permission
Wednesday Classes: Teacher -Mark Westcott
5:30 - 6:30 pm - Form Class for Beginning
Students
6:30 - 7:30 pm - Form Class for Continuing Students
Thursday Class: Teacher - Mark Westcott
10:30 - 11:30 am - Continuing Form Class - On-going instruction for students preferring a daytime option.
Saturday Class & Practice: - Mark Westcott
10:30 - 11:30 Form Class for Continuing Students , Intermediate Level
10:30 am - Noon - Open Practice for any enrolled 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: $168 for 12 week session.
Sword Classes are an additional $36 / Month.
Call or Email to Register
For further information call (585) 256-0295; All classes are held at:
700 S. Clinton Avenue, Rochester, NY 14620
Ample Parking is Available in Adjacent Lot and On-Street.
***Attention***
For everyone's safety we require up-to-date
Covid vaccination to attend class. An individual is up-to-date (as defined by the CDC - link below) as having had at least one booster shot beyond their original series of shots. You may email a
photo of your card prior to your first class. Masks are optional at this time but we reserve the right to require them if community spread warrants it.
An air purifier continues to run 24/7, hand sanitizer is provided and touch points such as hand-rails and door handles are sanitized regularly.
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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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