Scottish Tai Chi Academy
Sport & Leisure Facilities and Services

Telephone:	01356 625569
Email:	admin@scottishtaichiacademy.org.uk
Website:	Scottish Tai Chi Academy

Wednesday 10am – 12 noon , Damacre Community Learning and Development Centre, Brechin

Thursday 6.30pm – 8.30pm, Damacre Community Learning and Development Centre, Brechin

Wednesday 7pm – 9pm, Columba Hall, Market Street, Montrose

Thursday 10:00am – 12:00 noon , Columba Hall, Market Street, Montrose

Chinese Internal Arts for Health & Wellbeing

The Scottish Tai Chi Academy is a not for profit organisation dedicated to sharing the Tai Chi and related Arts taught by Master Moy Lin-Shin (1931-1998). All Instructors and office bearers are Volunteers. The Academy was founded by students/instructors of the Tai Chi and related Arts taught by Master Moy Lin Shin.

As well as offering low cost introductory courses, ongoing classes and workshops to communities in Scotland the Scottish TaiChiAcademy also offers its services free or at a low cost to partners in traditional health and social care agencies.

Tai Chi is a slow and gentle weight-bearing exercise taught as a sequence of moves or postures. There are many styles and variations of Tai Chi taught throughout the world. Our instructors pay particular attention to full extension in all of the movements, a style developed by Master Moy Lin-Shin (1931-1998). He modified the traditional Yang Style 108-move Tai Chi set to maximize the health benefits for faster health improvement, because he realized that in a modern society, an exercise that was good for health was more important than a martial art for fighting. Master Moy adapted the set by adding more turning and stretching to open up the student's joints and massage the internal organs. Master Moy also borrowed from Chinese internal arts, Lokhupbafa, XingYi and BaGua to modify the Tai Chi set.

Though Tai Chi has its roots in martial arts, we emphasize the health benefits of the art. Practiced diligently, and in a relaxed manner, Tai Chi can increase the student's circulation and flexibility, leading to improved health and a feeling of greater vitality. With diligent, relaxed practice, the moves in this form of Tai Chi open up all the joints of the body for the circulation of the blood, lymphatic fluid and energy (Qi) to pass through easily. With good circulation, the body will heal and rejuvenate itself naturally. The focus is on the flow and utilization of energy rather than fixed martial applications. However, there is always an underlying martial art quality when Tai Chi is practiced diligently for a long period. This quality can be felt in a stronger, more unified body structure.

Tai Chi is a moving meditation, a series of circular movements with gentle, rhythmic stretching, turning and extending of the body and limbs. The moves are balanced stretches with no sudden or high-impact transfer of weight. Benefits to both body and mind have been shown in numerous studies. Tai Chi had been found to help reverse the physical effects of stress on the body and restore harmony both physically and mentally.

The goal of Tai Chi is to return the body to a state of youthful functionality and develop a clear and uncluttered mind.

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