Sports & Fitness · Mind & Body
Tai Chi
Walk slowly through a long form, with weight always shifting
People practise in parks in the morning and joining them is the normal way in, at no cost. Unlike qigong this is a martial form: the movements carry attack and defence, and the sequences are far longer, with even the 24-posture form taking weeks to memorise. Memory is the real barrier. Keep the knee behind the toes.
First stepFind a group practising in a park early in the morning, stand at the back, and follow along through the opening movement.
Barriers
Cost to start
Free
Going deep → $300–2k
Alone or with people
On your own
Effort
Light
Without a teacher?
Best with a class
One session takes
Under 30 min
Where
Outdoors, free
Why people take it up