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To improve my own technique I discovered a series of videos by Dr Paul Lam. My attention was drawn to his program developed in conjunction with the Arthritis Council of Australia, to help people of all ages and levels of disability to enjoy the benefits of T’ai Chi. This program was specially designed to offer better safety and more effective healing. It can also be tailored to the requirements of those people who are older and may not wish to learn the more difficult T’ai Chi forms or their martial art aspects.
I was fortunate to be able to attend Dr Lam’s first UK training workshop, and with his tuition have become an Authorised Instructor for his T'ai Chi for Arthritis, T'ai Chi for Diabetes and Tai Chi for Osteoporosis & Falls Prevention programs, and now enjoy passing on the benefits to others.
I have attended several other T’ai Chi for Health workshops run by Dr Lam, and also his Master Class workshops in the US studying Sword, Fan forms, and Sun Style 73 (where my primary teacher was Master Kam Lau Fung, who has won an amazing 6 international gold medals.
I am a registered member of the Martial Arts & Fitness Coach UK (MAFUK) and fully
insured as an instructor. My starter classes are conducted using Dr Lam’s specialised
Sun form and associated Qi Gong exercises to introduce the great benefits that can
be offered to all ages by T’ai Chi. Students can then progress by adding more demanding
Sun movements or if they wish, by learning the complete Sun style 73 or Long Yang,
sword and fan forms.
Although practicing T’ai Chi daily, I do not teach offensive
or defensive Martial Arts.
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Disclaimer: Neither I nor my team is medically qualified persons and any views and advice expressed by us to students are based on personal experiences and research.
I am by profession an electrical/electronics engineer and have been a technical author and trainer for over 30 years. I have travelled the world training engineers, and it was during my many visits to China, Hong Kong and Taiwan that I was introduced to the benefits of T’ai Chi.
I am coeliac with arthritic spinal deterioration, and have been practicing Yang style for several years, finding it beneficial to alleviate my own symptoms, however I had noticed that in the classes in which I had participated, although set at a general level and not aimed at Martial Arts, there was a high drop out rate in the first few weeks. This was due to a large proportion of people who were drawn to T’ai Chi with great expectations, but soon discovered that even a simple basic form appeared too severe for them.
