Events Timetable 2024
| Date | Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat. 22nd March | 1000 - 1630 | Workshop | Beeslack High School |
| Sat. 26th April | 1000 - 1300 | World Tai Chi Day | Beeslack High School |
| Mon. 30th June - Fri. 4th July | 1000 - 1600 | Summer Course | Beeslack High School |
| Sat. 25th October | 1000 - 1630 | Workshop | Beeslack High School |
Chinese New Year Banquet
8th February 2025
The Wutan New Year night out (Year of the Snake) at the Edinburgh Rendevous was well attended making for a great night of banter and laughter. The banquet was as always first class, with a great selection of dishes. We all thoroughly enjoyed the night. It just never seems to last long enough!
Weekend Workshop
Two workshops are held each year for all levels of student from beginner to advanced. The workshops usually take place on a Saturday in February and October each year.
Each day is split into two - 10:00am to 1:00pm for all students to learn and to practise the hand forms and applications, and 1:30pm to 4:30pm for all students to learn and to practise any weapon form and weapon applications.
26th October 2024
The end of year Wutan Tai Chi Chuan workshop was well attended the morning session consisted of starting the day with The Eight Strands Of Brocade and following on with the practice of all Four Hand Forms. The afternoon session consisted of breaking down and practice of sticking hands Four corners and Seven Stars Step finishing with the Hand Forms. Big Thankyou to instructors Philip and Ewan for their help in running the course. All in all a very good day and now looking forward to next years 2025 workshops.
World Tai Chi Day
World Tai Chi Day is a global event to promote the health benefits of Tai Chi Chuan and Chi Gong. We run this as a charity event which is a free session for all who attend. Anyone of any ability can come, so why not bring some friends with you who would like a taster of Chi Kung and Tai Chi Chuan?
We collect for a charity each year, this year it was for the Marie Curie Hospice, Edinburgh.
27th April 2024
Every year we look forward to celebrating World Tai Chi day. Unfortunately the weather was so bad that due to road floods and heavy traffic not everyone could make it, however there were still a good few who managed to attend. We managed to collect £1300, which was collected by Charlotte from Marie Curie who was overjoyed at receiving such a fantastic amount. She thanked everyone for their supreme effort in collecting the donations
Summer Course
There is a summer course held each year for all levels of student from beginner to advanced. Outdoor and indoor facilities are available in the beautiful countryside, 11 miles South of Edinburgh, with easy access, on a main bus route.
1st July to 5th July 2024
This year due to intermittent daily rain showers over the course of the week the Wutan Tai Chi Chuan summer course took place indoors however over the week basic theory from the Five Principles, The Seven sets of Yin and Yang, two person Five Step Path theory and how they are employed through the practice of Tai Chi Chuan was covered. All those attending were taken through what they had practiced and advanced further in their hand forms combined with two person practice. A great deal was covered over the week taking everyone forward in their practice. A very enjoyable and rewarding week.
Dan Docherty Workshop
Dan's workshop was, as always, well attended. The morning session started with warm up exercises and generally these are only practiced in our style. Two person applications followed, steming from the warm up exercises and finishing with the hand form. This was taken in sections with a breakdown of each individual posture showing where it came from with regards to the martial applications. Dan also gave a detailed chat on the history of the form and how he saw it being practiced in comparison to the past and today.
The afternoon session consisted of all three weapon forms being done in sections with Dan giving explanations on how they should be practiced. Dan did this by moving from one weapon form to the other, within the relevant groups, finishing with Brush Knee Twist moving to the Eight Gates. Everyone had a great day and without doubt are looking forward to next year's workshop with the Tai Chi Gladiator. Dan's ability, knowledge and energy are second to none. Once again, a big thank you Dan.