White Crane Tai Chi
Learn mindfulness and improve your posture, balance, and core strength.
In our Tai Chi classes, we teach White Crane Tai Chi, an internal, soft style also known as Shuang Yang (Frost & Sun).
At Tiger Crane Kung Fu, you can learn Tai Chi at our City & Islington club in London. In our Tai Chi classes, we teach the Shuang Yang White Crane, a soft Kung Fu style originating in the Southern Shaolin Temple.
The style’s form (霜阳派柔软白鹤拳) consists of 66 movements – behind each movement lies a self-defence principle with several applications. We practice the movements as one slow, graceful, and fluid sequence, which means the style is suitable for people of any age. Incorporating principles from Chinese medicine, regular practice of the style can also help promote healing and recovery.
Come along to one of our Tai Chi classes below and see for yourself how Tai Chi can help you improve your posture, balance, and core strength, while also making you more present and mindful.
Timetable
SATURDAY
White Crane Tai Chi
11.30 AM - 12.30 PM
About your instructor
If you train Tai Chi at our City & Islington club, you will learn from Tiger Crane Kung Fu founder and head instructor Dave Courtney Jones.
Dave’s Kung Fu journey started in college and continues to this day. Training consistently for over 37 years, Dave has been teaching Kung Fu and Tai Chi in Islington and the City of London for over 27 years – passing on his knowledge, experience, and passion to hundreds of students, many of whom still train under him today.
Shuang Yang Videos
The Shuang Yang’s form (霜阳派柔软白鹤拳) consists of a slow and fluid sequence of 66 movements, which takes years to master.
To teach the form, we break it down into six sections. To help your progress, Head Instructor Dave Courtney Jones has created videos for each section, where he performs each movement.
Why train Tai Chi
Health Benefits
The slow and gentle movements, incorporating Qi Gong exercises, promote good health.
Fitness
While gentle on the body, training Tai Chi improves your balance, posture, and core strength.
Mindfulness
Considered a form of moving meditation, Tai Chi can help you reduce stress and be more present.
Self-defence
While gentle on the body, each movement has several practical self-defence applications.
Qi Flow
Tai Chi promotes the circulation of vital energy (Qi) throughout the body, promoting healing.
Internal Power
You train to develop intrinsic energy, one of highest achievements in Chinese martial arts.
Get in touch
Got any questions? Send Dave a message using the form below – or contact him directly via WhatsApp.
