Tai Chi Classes in Leeds and Wakefield UK
We currently teach regular classes throughout Leeds and surrounding area, including Wakefield. (see list below)
In addition, we provide occasional talks, seminars, workshops, customised short courses, demonstrations, private tuition, life coaching, personal training, psychotherapy and consultation sevices on request.
The classes listed on this page are primarily Tai Chi classes but we also now have
a dedicated Meditation class at the Seb Coe Health Club, Parkway Hotel, on Thursday evenings 7.30 - 8.30pm.
We also teach some Qigong and meditation as part of all of our Tai Chi classes.
We also teach Ba Gua Zhang and Hsing Yi Chuan in some of our advanced classes, on request.
See our advanced skills workshop on Saturday lunchtimes (below) for a rare opportunity to learn Bagua with a group.
Home study options are also available, including a Ba Gua DVD and Bagua Training Manual.
Please note that levels indicated are approximate. Levels are explained at the foot of this page. All our classes are mixed ability/experience and every attempt is made to meet the individual needs of every student in every lesson and facilitate their progress. In some classes, this may involve students spending some time in solo practice or working in small groups so that the teacher can give appropriate attention to everyone.
If you are new to Tai Chi, please download your
free Beginner's Guide
(Click on the orange letters above)
and don't forget to check out our Tai Chi and Qigong pages for more free resources
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Mondays10.00 - 11.00 am Wharfedale Court Wharfedale Court Sheltered Housing Main Street Pool -in-Wharfedale LS21 1QY Level 0 - 1 Beginners welcome. £4 per session Instructor: Colin Hamilton 11.00 - 12.00 St Paul's Church Hall King Lane Alwoodley Leeds LS17 5ES All levels Contact Julie Morrison Maecare 0113 2660371 £3 for Maecare members £4 for non-members Instructor: Barbara Doyle 1.15 - 2.45 St Edmund's Scout Hut Lidgett Park Road Roundhay Leeds LD8 1JN Instructor: g Hamilton Levels 0 - 2 Beginners Welcome £5 per session pay as you go 8.15 - 9.15 pm Feel Good Health Club Mercure Parkway Hotel (Next to Golden Acre Park) Otley Road Leeds LS16 8AG Level 0 - 3 Beginners and all ages welcome. Just turn up. Throughout the year except bank holidays. Pay as you go. Around £6 per session Open all year Instructor: g Hamilton |
Wharfedale Court St Edmund's Feel Good Health Club (Parkway) |
Tuesdays10.00 - 11.00 am Feel Good Health Club Mercure Parkway Hotel (Next to Golden Acre Park) Otley Road Leeds LS16 8AG Level 0 - 2 Beginners and all ages welcome. Just turn up. Throughout the year except bank holidays. Pay as you go. Around £6 per session Open all year Instructor: g Hamilton 10.30 - 11.30 pm AVSED ANSA Clubhouse Suffolk Court Silver Lane Yeadon Leeds LS19 7JN Levels 0 - 2 Fees payable in advance per term through AVSED Instructor: Colin Hamilton *If you would like to join the class, you need to join AVSED first. Please contact: Airborough Voluntary Services to the Elderly with Disabilities Suffolk Court, Sliver Lane, Yeadon Tel 0113 2501702 12.30 - 1.30 pm Bramley Elderly Action Bramley Community Centre Waterloo Lane Bramley Leeds LS13 2JB Level 1 - 2 Not suitable for beginners Still £2 per session at present. Throughout the year except August. Instructor: Colin Hamilton 2.00 - 3.00 pm Meanwood Elders Meanwood Community Centre Stainbeck Avenue Leeds LS7 2QU Level 1 - 2 Not suitable for beginners. Sorry, class full at the moment. £3 per session Throughout the year except August. Pay as you go. Instructor: Colin Hamilton 7.30 - 8.30 pm St Margaret's Hall Main Street Methley Level 0 - 2 Beginners and all ages welcome. Just turn up. Open all year £5 per session, pay as you go. Instructor: Mark Fahy 8.00 -9.00 St. Stephen's Church Hall (Kirkstall Children's Centre) Norman Street, Kirkstall, Leeds LS5 3JN (5 minutes from Headingley train station) First class £3 then £5 per lesson, pay as you go. Levels 0 - 3 All levels. Beginner's especially welcome. Instructor: Barbara Doyle Just turn up or contact Barbara Doyle 07794557069 or email barbaradoyle23@yahoo.com. |
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Wednesdays10.15 - 11.15am OPAL Bramhope Methodist Church Eastgate Bramhope LS16 9AA Level 1 - 2 Not suitable for beginners at present. £4 per session Throughout the year except August Was only open to people over 60 living in Adel and Bramhope but: NEW Associate Membership available for people under 60 and people living outside Leeds 16 Instructor: Colin Hamilton 11.00 am - 12.00 noon St. Martin's Institute St. Martin's View Leeds LS7 3LA Instructor: Yolande Sowerby 11.30 am - 12-30 pm Farsley Live at Home Scheme Farsley Parish Church Hall New Street Farsley LS28 5DJ Tel: 0113 2909340 for further info £3 per session Class for over 60s only Can join scheme free of charge Levels 0 - 1 Beginners welcome Instructor: Barbara Doyle 2.00 - 3.00 pm Chapel Allerton Methodist Centre Town Street Leeds LS7 4NB Instructor:Colin Hamilton Levels 0 - 1 Beginners welcome £4 Pay as you go 7.30 - 8.30 pm Stanley Methodist Church Lee Mount Road Stanley Wakefield WF3 4JQ Price £4. Pay as you go. Beginners welcome. Instructor: Kath Pybus |
Bramhope Methodist Church Stanley Methodist Church
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Thursdays10.00- 11.00 am OPAL Adel Community Hall Friends Meeting House Grounds New Adel Lane Adel Leeds LS16 6AZ Level 0 - 2 Beginners welcome £4 per session. Was only open to people over 60 living in Adel and Bramhope area but: NEW Associate Membership available for people under 60 and people living outside Leeds 16 Throughout the year except short break in August. Instructor: Colin Hamilton 11.00am - 12.00 noon St. Martin's Institute St. Martin's View Leeds LS7 3LA Instructor: Barbara Doyle 12.00 - 1.00pm Meanwood Elders Meanwood Community Centre Stainbeck Avenue Leeds LS7 2QU Level 1 - 2 Not suitable for beginners. Sorry, class full at the moment. Throughout the year except August. Pay as you go. £3 per session. Instructor: Colin Hamilton 2.00 - 3.00 pm Otley Elderly Action Otley Methodist Church Walkergate Otley LS28 1HB Level 0 - 2 Beginners welcome Throughout the year except third and fourth weeks of August. Pay as you go. Instructor: Colin Hamilton |
OPAL in Adel Meanwood Community CentreOtley Methodist Church |
Fridays11.00 am - 12.00 noon AVSED ANSA Clubhouse Suffolk Court Silver Lane Yeadon Leeds LS19 7JN Levels 0 - 2 Fees payable in advance per term through AVSED Instructor: Colin Hamilton If you would like to join the class, you need to join AVSED first. Please contact: Airborough Voluntary Services to the Elderly with Disabilities Suffolk Court, Sliver Lane, Yeadon Tel 0113 2501702 6.30 - 7.30 pm St James the Great Parish Hall, Galloway Lane, Pudsey, Leeds, LS28 8JR Instructor: John Donegan £5 per session Levels 0 - 2. Beginners Welcome. No experience required. |
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Saturdays9.30 - 11.30am Yiheyuan Masterclass
St. Edmund's Church Scout Hut Lidgett Park Road Roundhay Leeds LS8 1JN Level 2 - 3+ By invitation only. Advanced training for very experienced students and professional development for qualified instructors Throughout the year except Easter Saturday and Christmas/New year week. Instructor: g 11.30 - 12.30am Advanced Skills Workshop (including Bagua class) St. Edmund's Church Scout Hut Lidgett Park Road Roundhay Leeds 42 step Straight Sword form and 13 sword techniques, Ba Gua Zhang and Hsing Yi Chuan Suitable for Tai Chi students working at Level 2 and above. Also open to people with no Tai Chi experience who seriously wish to learn Bagua or Hsing Yi. By invitation only. Please contact us on realtaichi@hotmail.co.uk if you are interested. Throughout the year except Easter Saturday and Christmas/New year week. Instructor: g |
St. Edmund's Scout Hut
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Additional Services
In addition to the above, we also have a number of classes in private health clubs (which require membership) and several classes which we provide on request for community organisations, such as elderly action groups, and private companies.
Colin has worked for several years with inmates at HMP Leeds as part of the Safer Custody Unit, helping to transform lives. We also teach classes at the University of Leeds.
We provide occasional seminars and workshops on various topics of interest to our students. Private tuition, customised courses, personal fitness training, talks and consultation services are also available on request.
There is a full instructor training programme available within the school for those students achieving an appropriate level of martial arts skills and knowledge, together with sound interpersonal skills. The award is assessed via a portfolio of evidence of the candidate's knowledge and records of observed teaching skills.
Tai Chi Levels
The levels correspond to Stage 1, Stage 2 and Stage 3 assessment criteria for the Certificate in Tai Chi Chuan; previously approved by theTai Chi Union for Great Britain and the National Awarding Body NCFE and now available only through Yiheyuan. Assessment for these Certificates is optional. Most students choose to do Tai Chi for health and relaxation, while others find the qualifications useful as an indication of their progress.
Level 0 - New Starter
Beginner students with no previous experience of Tai Chi work towards level 1.
Level 1 - Foundation
One short hand form such as 24 step or Cheng man Ching (or equivalent) to a reasonable standard, incorporating basic Tai Chi principles, plus some familiarity with basic fixed step pushing hands and the martial applications of ward off, roll back, press and push.
Intermediate students have achieved level 1 or an equivalent standard and are working towards level 2.
Level 2 - Intermediate
Two short hand forms or one long form, plus a sword form, to a very good standard, incorporating technical correctness in posture and footwork, fluidity of movement and a sound understanding of Tai Chi principles and the ability to apply a range of movements from the form in a martial context. Competence in fixed step push hands and moving step push hands drills.
Our free guide, Your Tai Chi Companion Part 2 - Moving On was written for students working towards level 2.
Advanced students have achieved level 2 or equivalent and are working towards level 3 or above.
Level 3 - Advanced
Includes advanced skills across a full Tai Chi syllabus including the use of a weapon and appropriate martial skills. Our Level 3 Certificate has been recognised as the equivalent of a black belt in other martial arts disciplines. Volumes 1 and 2 of our 7 Steps Towards Tai Chi Mastery series (available on Amazon) were written for students working towards level 3. Volume 3 was written for experienced students wishing to become instructors.
Students may continue to progress by widening and deepening their studies, developing and exploring areas of interest and perhaps passing on their skills and knowledge to others. Those students who complete our programme of instructor training and assessment and achieve the Instructor's Certificate in Tai Chi Chuan are recommended by us to the Tai Chi Union for Great Britain for Instructor Membership (subject to approval by the TCUGB Technical Panel) and to the British Council for Chinese Martial Arts, if appropriate.
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