A week of Tai Chi, Qigong & Chinese internal arts in the heart of Scotland

It is with great sadness that I have to share with you all that my partner in crime, and stalwart of Callly, Aileen, passed away suddenly last week due to complications after receiving a bone marrow transplant. She passed in the early hours of last Tuesday with David and Debbie by her side. As you […]

Harriet asked that this be posted in response to requests from some students. It is just an outline of the sequences, not fulll instructions as she did not teach the form. Here is the link If anyone is in Edinburgh in early August you may be interested in this talk Harriet will be giving about […]

Click here to view Yanira’s handout

Click here for the handout for Harriet’s week-long sessions

Click here to download the handouts for Harriet’s weekend sessions

Due to an administrative error the details of Paul Silfverstrale were incorrect. They are as follows: 1. Total Body Force – coordination and awareness in solo & partner work. 2. Loading the gun; power generation and execution if power in applications. 3. Dao 1 – Sabre basics – understanding your tool; Body work, solo – […]

Harriet found this video from a website of the Gilman studio who she does not know. However, Harriet has said this to add some context: “Master Choy Hok Pang came to our house in Hong Kong in 1958 and taught my mother., and I remember him as a child. When he died his son Master […]

Harriet recently came across this interesting ( but inaccurate!) short UTube video on Women pioneers in Tai Chi. She will be happy to discuss these inaccuracies at Cally with anyone who is interested. https://youtu.be/xpn9ba8yCwo?si=PzobtFsPtIRpl7JY

Just for the sake of clarity we need to point out that the Tai Chi Union (TCIA) has no connection with Tai Chi Caledonia or its organisation. There is therefore no discount for TCIA members. We do have the Ronnie Robinson Bursary which affords one participant each year free attendance at the whole event but […]

For the attention of any of you intending to join us this year, new rules for those coming from outwith the UK require an electronic travel authorisation (ETA). For more information please follow this link: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-an-electronic-travel-authorisation-eta#who-does-not-need-aneta What an ETA is, who can get one and how to apply before coming to the UK.