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Martial Arts Toronto offers some of the best Tai Chi Chuan courses in Toronto. Our community is proud to have been teaching the ancient art of Tai Chi and various other martial arts for over thirty years.

To discover our courses, get in touch with us at (647) 996-4278 or stop by one of our three Toronto locations.

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Learn Tai Chi Chuan from Our Expert Instructors

We are proud to host a dynamic team of highly trained and experienced Tai Chi experts who have in-depth knowledge and understanding of the ancient practice. All of our Tai Chi instructors have participated in various seminars and tournaments across the world, broadening their practice and strengthening their skills.

When you choose to learn Tai Chi Chuan at Martial Arts Toronto, you can rest assured that you are practicing with a highly knowledgeable team. We will work with you closely, helping you develop a nuanced understanding of the practice so that you may reap its many benefits.

Affordable Tai Chi Classes Across Toronto

Our team believes deeply in the benefit that martial arts can have on people's lives and health. That's why we are proud to offer our high-quality classes at competitive prices across the city of Toronto.

Extending our reach geographically and monetarily means that we can work with as many willing students as possible. We practice enriching the health and overall well-being of our community, one course at a time.

Find us at Yonge and St Clair, Bathurst, and Wembley Road. If you find yourself across the globe, we also have a location open in Wellington, New Zealand.

Book a Courtesy Tai Chi Chuan Class

Have you been interested in Tai Chi Chuan for a while? Not sure if it's for you? We are happy to offer new pupils a courtesy class. The courtesy class will allow you to get an idea of our courses and what they entail.

If Tai Chi is not the course for you, we can discuss our other options. We are more than happy to help you find a course that matches your goals.

Diverse Martial Arts Class Schedule

At Martial Arts Toronto, we strive to offer our classes at various times throughout the week, to meet the needs of our different students. With many courses available in the daytime and evening, we are confident you will find a class that fits in your schedule.

Tai Chi Classes for All

Regardless of whether you have years of experience practicing Tai Chi or if you have never heard of the practice, you are always welcome at Martial Arts Toronto. We are thrilled to offer courses that accommodate the knowledge and skill level of all pupils.

Together we will work to learn the ancient art of Tai Chi. We will build both mental and physical strength by combining self-defense and meditation.

Learn Tai Chi Chuan at Martial Arts Toronto

Martial Arts Toronto is proud to be one of the most sought-after martial arts centers in Toronto and the surrounding area. Our instructors are highly experienced and trusted to deliver comprehensive courses for people of all ages and skill levels.

If you are interested in learning Tai Chi, get in touch with us to book a courtesy class today.

Tai Chi Chuan

Tai Chi Chuan is an ancient Chinese art of self-defence, conceived as a series of soft, slow, and flowing sequences of movement specifically designed to cultivate and direct the internal power that circulates through one’s system, which improves the practitioners’ health, and provides a source of energy for self defence. This internal power, the foundation to all life is termed Chi and is unlike external or physical energy. Chi is formless, limitless, and most importantly for self defense, can be applied in a much more focused, and concentrated manner than physical energy.

The twofold aim of the practice of Tai Chi is to increase one’s Chi and to learn how to harness it. Tai Chi Chuan is rooted in the Taoist philosophy which dates back to the fourth century AD. “Yin and Yang in succession”, the Tao te Ching says, or a flow from passive to active or vice versa, “is called the Tao”. To this, Fu Yu Lan later added that, “if one understands these laws, (the Tao), and regulates one’s actions in conformity with them, one can turn everything to one’s advantage.”

Martial Arts Toronto Trip to Wudang Shan – 2004 (video)

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To generate great power you must first totally relax and gather your strength, and then concentrate your mind and all your strength on hitting your target. By harnessing all the energy available, and delivering it in a focused and concentrated manner, one is able to propel a much larger and weightier opponent through the air, with a blow that commenced only one inch away from the opponent’s body. This “one inch punch” is a fine example of the power of Chi, and this is why Tai Chi Chuan was called the Grand Ultimate Fist. The styles of Tai Chi Chuan we teach are Chen, the oldest style in existence and the Beiging short form which is the set that is most practiced throughout the world.

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Ba Gwa Chang (Eight Trigram Palm)

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Ba Gwa (sometimes written Pa Qua), like Tai Chi Chuan, is rooted in Taoism and is practiced to cultivate the Tao (manifest heaven and earth and order yin and yang). Ba Gwa is also similar to Tai Chi Chuan in that they are both internal schools of Chinese boxing (Niei Chi).

Ba Gwa shares roots with Tai Chi Chuan that go back to the Taoist monasteries but its modern protagonist is Tung Hoi Arnan (1789-1879). Many stories about Tung have been passed down. One tells of how he was sitting in a chair leaning against a wall when the wall collapsed. His disciples, fearing that he had been buried alive, rushed in looking for him, and found him sitting in the same chair, leaning against another wall. A similar anecdote tells of how he was napping one autumn day and, as the air was quite chilly, his disciples picked up a sheet and quietly tried to cover him. When they put the sheet down, however, there was no one there! “What’s the matter with you?” asked Tung from the window where he was sitting. “Why did you try to startle me?.”

The primary goals of Ba Gwa are to harmonize one’s vital energy and strength and to understand the changing nature of the universe. Its physical manifestation is quick anticipatory movement away from danger behind one’s opponent.

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Chi Gung (Working On Your Chi)

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Chi Gung also written Qui Kung means working on your Intrinsic energy (suggests building or cleansing it). Chi Gung is the study of the energy of the universe. There are three general types of energy: Chi Tian (Heaven Chi), Dih Chi (Earth Chi), and Ren Chi (Human Chi). The Chi or energy which flows through our bodies is influenced by the energies of the earth and heavenly bodies. In order to have a healthy and harmonious life we need to be in balance with the energy of the universe and in balance unto ourselves. Through the practice of Chi Gung one is able to strengthen and balance Chi circulation and slow down the degeneration of the body — gaining not only health, but a longer, happier life.

Stress relief is an essential part of overall fitness and wellness. And there can be no doubt that “solice comes through repose”. However, in a hectic fast paced lifestyle we sometimes need a more dynamic means or a variety of means to reduce and eliminate our high levels of stress.

Testimonial

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“…Approximately 21 years ago I was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour. I was told that I had only several months to live. Fortunately I began my training with Sensei in Niei Chi: Tai Chi Chuan, Ba Gwa Chang and Chi Gung. It was time to rid my body and mind of the poisons that had manifested themselves. It was time to replenish, to rejuvenate. I was on the path of self-discovery and enlightenment. This path saved my life and changed it forever. I was taking charge of my health, developing my vital energy, reawakening my desire to forge ahead and grow.

My ongoing training in Niei Chi opens the door to continued opportunity, hope, and infinite learning. I recommend this to anyone with the desire to take a proactive role in healing and maintaining balance in their physical, mental and spiritual lives…”

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