Tai chi classes in Reading, United Kingdom
Browse 3 martial arts gyms in Reading. Compare styles, prices, free trials, kids and beginner classes. Open a gym for its timetable and contact details.
Jade Dragon School (Caversham class)
A tai chi and qigong school run by Paul Chapman, teaching the traditional Yang style 37-step form. Its Reading classes are at Caversham Hall on Monday evenings, with a Thursday “Tai Chi Plus” class there that adds partner work and other internal Chinese martial arts. The school also teaches in Woodley, Twyford, Wokingham, Bracknell and Maidenhead.
Traditional Chinese Martial Arts & Black Tiger Association
A Chinese martial arts association founded in Reading in 2000 by Sifu Jerry Nicholls, a member of the British Council for Chinese Martial Arts. It runs 12-week tai chi and qigong beginners’ courses and weekly Yang style classes for students who already know the 10 and 24 forms; groups are small and closed. Private lessons in other internal and external Chinese styles can be arranged.
Berkshire Tai Chi
A traditional tai chi school led by Philip Larsson, serving Earley, Woodley, Reading and Wokingham. New students start with a Beginners’ Introduction to Tai Chi, a short taster programme held at St Nicolas Church Hall in Earley, and can then join the regular weekly classes. The school also runs gentle Chinese exercise classes for health in Arborfield.