Tai Chi Weekly Classes at Headwaters School - Red Star, AR

WEEKLY TAI CHI CLASSES
Start: SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

FRIDAYS  4:00-5:00 pm
BEGIN CHI KUNG
NEW STUDENTS MAY JOIN AT ANYTIME
BEGIN TAI CHI
WELCOME TO TAI CHI BEGINNER CLASS
This is a novice level class where we will learn:
* Warm Up Exercises
​* Chi Kung Exercises
* Tai Chi Footwork 
*Tai Chi Alignment
FIRST CLASS IS FREE
AT HEADWATERS SCHOOL LOCATION
​Tai Chi and Chi Kung are movement arts
used to develop balance, energy,
coordination and inner peace.

Tai Chi and Chi Kung use movements which are
designed to open the body's meridians
through combining breathe, energy,
focus, alignment, timing,
and body movement. 
When you invest in tai chi exercise you will  experience the health benefits!
Tai Chi practice develops  better:
Balance,
Focus,
Coordination,
Alignment,
Flexibility,
Fluidity,
Strength,
Centering,
Mindfulness,
​ Patience!
New Students May Join Anytime!
Tai chi combines rejuvenating movements with
energetic timing and alignment to bring
an enjoyable daily movement experience.

Tai chi develops one’s ability to connect to the moment, thereby increasing the quality of life!
 TAI CHI FORMS
BEGINNER LEVEL CLASS
 Memorize the postures of the Yang Style Tai Chi Form. 
Each person memorizes the sequence of tai chi movements at their own pace! 
While learning a tai chi posture,
each element in tai chi is learned separately.
Alignment and body mechanics are specific
so that the result is effortless power
as a soft style martial art.  
Here you will find the secrets of Tai Chi
explained through the dynamics of Body Mechanics.
​​​ The Body Mechanics of Tai Chi provide
the link between the esoteric Tai Chi principles
and modern physical fitness, resulting in
movement which uses minimum effort
to achieve maximum results.
FIRST CLASS IS FREE
AT HEADWATERS SCHOOL LOCATION

We will learn the choreographed
tai chi routine with "body mechanics"
 which allow this fluid exercise
to be able to be used as a soft-style martial art.
The martial arts applicationwillb edemostrated to provide practical understanding of each movement. However, students need to develop a tai chi foundation first.

​Hopefully, we can add a tai chi push hands and form applications class in the future.
This is a beginning level tai chi class that covers the esoteric paradoxes of how soft and fluid movement
can be developed over time to include the alignment necessary for practical applications.
Elaine Waters instructs all tai chi classes with emphasis on understanding movement principles called tai chi body mechanics. Tai chi body mechanics can be applied to any daily activity. Minimum effort to achieve maximum effect. 
Pricing for Weekly Tai Chi Classes
at Headwaters School

   1 class -  $12
4 classes - $40
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TAI CHI CLASS LOCATION

Headwaters School
​Red Star, AR
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Begin Tai Chi
Begin Chi Kung
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Intermediate & Advanced Tai Chi Classes

The  lineage of Tai Chi which Elaine Waters teaches follows the training pattern set by
Master Chen Man Cheng and Master William C.C. Chen which includes:
Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced level training in the following areas: 
Tai Chi Form,  Tai Chi Sword Form, Tai Chi Push Hands, Tai Chi Boxing.
Plus Tai Chi Two Person Applications Form, and Tai Chi Saber. ​
TAI CHI PUSH HANDS:
Tai Chi postures are exchanged in push hands in a dynamic and spontaneous interaction.
In Tai Chi Push Hands players exchange moves attempting to cause a loss of balance.
​ Tai Chi is based on a system of non-aggression. Tai chi uses leverage, yielding, and softness to allow the opponent to lose their own balance!
TAI CHI PUSH HANDS 
In tai chi push hands, we attempt to put into action, the strategies of the Taoist classics.
Softness overcomes hardness, doing less is more,
and we use minimum effort to
attain maximum effect.
Push hands emphasizes the value of
yielding and relaxing,
and the disadvantage of
resisting and using tension.