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.

2025

The Wutan summer course this year running from 1st - 5th July had very good weather. We had to go indoors for the last hour on only one of the days. The rest of the week was great, though breezy. Students of all levels from beginner to advanced attended the week with some students attending for one, two or three days. Much was covered from Chi Kung through the Hand Forms, Pushing Hands, Applications and Weapons. Time was taken to answer questions on all of the above. A detailed discussion was held on Chi energy from pre-natal to post-natal and how it is absorbed by the body to be converted and used in everyday life. The week never seems like a week because it passes so quickly. Not to worry we still have next year to look forward to. Hoping to see you all then.

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.

October 2025

Our first Wutan workshop in two years was held at Beeslack High School on Saturday 28th February. The morning class started with a look at Chi energy from conception through to our practice of Chi Kung and Tai Chi Chuan. From there we went to the practice of the Short form for those learning it which gave them the opportunity to consolidate and build on what had been taught in the weekly class they attend. For those who had completed the Long Form they also had the chance to consolidate and build on their own class and home practice with question-and-answer throughout the practice.

The afternoon session continued with time spent on weapon application practice of Straight sword, Broad sword and Spear with discussion on how each weapon could be used and applied against other weapons. All in all a very good day with everyone enjoying the time spent on their practice.

I would like to thank my instructors Philip Cooney, Ewan Gunn and Grenville Spruce for helping to make the day with their participation in the teaching throughout the day.

World Tai Chi Day

This is 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, in 2022 it will be for Worldwide Cancer Research.

2025

On World Tai Chi Day, the Wutan club this year was collecting for Worldwide Cancer Research and as always, the students were only too happy to take sponsor sheets a week or two before the event. On the day everyone brought in their sponsor sheets with the money they had collected and what a fantastic amount was raised no less than £900. This was collected by Neil and Rachel on behalf of the World Wide Cancer Research team. Neil gave an explanation of how the organisation worked and how the money would be used. James also received a certificate plus a hand written card signed by the members of the team which was shown to all the classes who took part in collecting such a fantastic amount. As a club we are all looking forward to next year's World Tai Chi Day.

Chinese New Year Banquet

2025

What a great start to the Wutan calendar for the year. As always, the Edinburgh Rendezvous was our destination for our Chinese banquet to celebrate the start of the Chinese new year, the year of the Rat. A very good turn out, not that anybody needed to be convinced about coming out for a meal and some drinks. Lots of good banter enhanced by a fair bit of laughter. All went well with everyone having a fantastic time. Service and food, again as always, first class with all looking forward to our return next year. On now to the first workshop Saturday 22nd February.