Tai Chi Caledonia

Tai Chi Caledonia 2014 Images

Hi Folks I finally got the time to complete the editing process for the images I took at this year’s Tai Chi Caledonia. You can view them here: Tai Chi Caledonia 2014 Images

A question that is often asked, with many differing answers, “What is Tai Chi?” is dealt with in a novel way by Barry McGinlay and his team from Tai Chi Life, who’s workshops are booking up nicely for this year’s event.

Twiddling Your Thumbs….

TCC 2014 Workshop Material by Ronnie Robinson

When people have nothing to do they are often accused of “Twiddling Their Thumbs”, here is a short article and video clip of a simple, yet effective series of Qigong Finger Exercises by one of this year’s teachers, Franziska Rüscher from Austria.

What’s to Discuss?

Ronnie's Blog by Ronnie Robinson

At a recent Tai Chi Caledonia we spent an interesting hour or so considering the aspect of ‘Spirit’ in Internal Chinese Arts. What it meant for practitioners and what role this concept played in their practice. You can view the full transcript on these Taiji Europa pages and also get a short introduction to […]

Bagua Classics – Ben Morris

TCC 2014 Workshop Material by Ronnie Robinson

Ben Morris has kindly given us a sneak preview of his new book, “Singing the Bagua Classic” to allow participants to his weekend teaching slots get a clearer sense of the workshops he offers. Click here to download a pdf of his article.Bagua Classics

Tui Shou – San Shou with Gianfranco Pace & Margherita Padalino

Uncategorized by Ronnie Robinson

Two of this year’s teachers display a lovely little sequence of movements showing the gradual, smooth and natural progression from gentle push hands sensitivity to a free-flowing fighting applications. Click here for a link to the short article and video clip on Taiji Europa.

Caledonia Clothing

Ronnie's Blog by Ronnie Robinson

. For many years those who have attended Tai Chi Caledonia have been able to purchase our branded clothing such as T-Shirts, hoodies and tote bags. Now we are making them available to all – just click here for our online shop

Don’t Believe the Hype!

Ronnie's Blog by Ronnie Robinson

New Games Event 2013 Now you may well have heard about Tai Chi Caledonia and have picked up a programme or looked at our website to find out more what’s on offer. Now on reading the publicity information it would be reasonable to wonder about how much of what is said is true. Over the […]

Relax

Ronnie's Blog, Tai Chi Video Clip by Ronnie Robinson

Some time ago Nils Klug and I as part of our Taiji Europa project created a special dvd on the theme of relaxation. Simply entitled “Relaxation” the DVD features 8 of Europe’s key instructors proving simple, yet highly practical exercises designed to relax the body, calm the mind and stimulate the body’s natural healing energies. […]

European Competition

Tai Chi News by Ronnie Robinson

European Tai Chi Competition The Taijiquan & Qigong Federation for Europe (TCFE) announce that the 7th TCFE Competition will take place in Latvia over the weekend of October 3-5 2014. We will update you with more information as soon as its available.