Wutan Tai Chi Chuan

Remember we have the 2023 summer course coming up very soon!

** Beeslack School, Penicuik, Midlothian. Mon 3rd to Fri 7th July, daily 10:00-16:30 **

It's a great chance to really spend time on material, advance your skills, and practice with other people. For more information or booking, either contact James during classes or at the contact details below.

Tel: 01968 768201 or email: [email protected]

Here's a summary of standard class times and events for 2023. Full information and booking links are on the website: https://wutan-taichichuan.co.uk/index.html

Classes
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• The Royal Commonwealth Pool (booking reqd)
Tuesdays, 1300 - 1430.

• Drumbrae Leisure Centre (booking reqd)
Wednesday, 1030 - 1200.

• The Royal Commonwealth Pool (booking reqd)
Wednesday, 1315 - 1445.

• Beeslack High School (no need to book)
Thursday, 1830 - 2030.

Events 2023
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• Chinese New Year Banquet
TBC (End of January), evening at Edinburgh Rendezvous.

• Spring Workshop
Sat. 27th March, 1000 - 1630 at Beeslack High School.

• World Tai Chi Day
Sat. 29th April, 1000 - 1300 at Beeslack High School.

• Summer Course
Mon. 3rd - Fri. 7th July, 1000 - 1630 at Beeslack High School.

• Autumn Workshop
Sat. 28th October, 1000 - 1630 at Beeslack High School.

Wutan Tai Chi Chuan Main page for the Wutan Tai Chi Chuan School based in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.

On behalf of James Connachan and all his students, our sincere condolences to the family of Dan Docherty, who sadly has recently passed away. James knew Dan from way back and it was always an annual highlight to have Dan fit us into his busy schedule for a workshop in Edinburgh, where he was always both instructive and entertaining. Dan's contribution and influence on the tai chi world were profound - a man who once met was never forgotten. He lives on within his students and those whose life he touched.

Remember we have the 2018 summer course at coming up very soon!

-- Beeslack School, Penicuik, Midlothian --
-- Mon 02 to Fri 06 July, daily 10:00am-4:00pm --

It's a great chance to really spend time on material, advance your skills, and practice with other people. For more information or booking, either contact James during classes or at the contact details below.

Tel: 01968 768201 or email: [email protected] or see website for more info!

Remember we have James's October workshop on Saturday, 28th October at the new hall, Edgar Hall, 537 Gorgie Road, Edinburgh EH14 1TA.

As usual, morning session 9.30 till 1.30pm; afternoon, 2.00pm till 5pm. Mornings usually focus on form practice, pushing hands, etc; afternoons usually weapons, weapon applications, two person practice, etc.

The workshops are always an enjoyable opportunity to get everyone together for an extra depth of practice and train with people from the different classes.

​For ​​​those interested in joining or finding out more​, please contact James Connachan on 01968 768201 or [email protected]

Photos taken from our session for World Tai Chi Day. A total of £1168 was raised for fighting Triple Negative Breast Cancer.

Everyone at Wutan Tai Chi Chuan offers their sincere condolences to the family, friends, and students of Ronnie Robinson, who sadly passed away earlier this month. Ronnie was not only a highly accomplished teacher and practitioner of Tai Chi Chuan but had contributed immensely to ensuring the art continued to flourish through his work with the Tai Chi Union and events such as Tai Chi Caledonia. He will be sadly missed and our thoughts and sympathies are especially with his son, Paul, at this time.

A wee extra remember for everyone: it's Dan Docherty's workshop tomorrow (Sat 26th March) at Cluny Church. Hope to see everyone there!

For non-members who may be interested, please make sure to contact James beforehand ( [email protected] or 01968 - 768201 )

See you all tomorrow, Peter

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Remember we have James's October workshop this Saturday, 31st October. As usual, morning session 9.30 till 1.30pm; afternoon, 2.00pm till 5pm.

Mornings usually focus on form practice, pushing hands, etc; afternoons usually weapons, weapon applications, two person practice, etc.

For more info, please contact James Connachan on 01968 768201 or [email protected]

For those wishing to try one of the beginners' classes James holds at Edinburgh Leisure, they run in 10 week blocks*.

There are two blocks starting this week:

- Meadowbank 1st September

- Craiglockhart 2nd September

And there are another two starting in October:

- The Drumbrae block starts on Friday 16th October.

- The blocks for Tuesday Commonwealth Pool beginners' classes run back-to-back and is on its 3rd week of 10, so will restart around 20th October if I've got my calculations correct (please check with Edinburgh Leisure for more info).

* Must be started in week 1 or 2 and done for the full 10-weeks, no new admittance within a 10-week block after 2nd week. Please contact Edinburgh Leisure for more information.

New Year Resolutions to improve your health? The 10-week Tai Chi & Chi Kung starter courses* held at Edinburgh Leisure are still open and are the perfect way to maintain good health in a enjoyable way.

Beginners' 10-week session dates as follows; enrollment up to third week only (strictly no new attendees admitted after 3rd week, as to ensure continuity for everyone):

- Meadowbank Tuesdays 12noon-13:30pm; week 1, 13/1/2015

- Royal Commonwealth Pool Tuesdays 2.00pm-3:30pm; week 1, 13/1/2015

- Craiglockhart Thursdays 12noon-13:30pm; week 1, 15/1/2015

- Drumbrae Fridays 13:30pm-3.00pm; week 1, 16/1/2015

* Anyone wanting to start with the main Tai Chi classes within Edinburgh Leisure must have done one of the 10-week starter courses.