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Apr 29, 20212 min

Tai Chi humour

Somebody anonymously sent me a message through my website and asked How many Tai Chi students does it take to change a lightbulb?

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Feb 15, 20202 min

Hundred days of the sabre training

There is a Chinese saying "Hundred days of the saber training, thousand days of the spear training, ten thousand days of the sword training"

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Dec 9, 20233 min

Class update January 2024

Welcome to the new edition of the class update. This is effective from January 2024.

Sep 2, 20232 min

Is loss such a bad thing?

We all experienced loss in some way. But is loss such a bad thing?

Jan 15, 20232 min

That was rubbish!

Over Christmas, I decided to do a bit of clearing up. So I got to my my collection of old videos and it was a bit of an eye opener.

Jan 23, 20221 min

Remembering the late Katherine Allen 2 years on

Today my students and I got together to remember our late teacher Katherine Allen.

Dec 10, 20212 min

Goodbye Sifu!

I have been informed that my Master Dan Docherty has sadly passed away. It is a great shock to myself and to the Taiji community in the UK.

Apr 15, 20211 min

Your teachings live on

My teacher, the late Katherine Allen sadly passed away in January 2020. It has been a challenging time for all who knew her.

Jan 28, 20213 min

Martial arts etiquettes: The Salute

Etiquettes have long been an integral part of Chinese culture. The Chinese civilisation was built on manners and orderly behaviour.

Dec 24, 20203 min

White Horse Tai Chi wishes you a Merry Christmas

What a strange year it has been for us all. I wonder if anybody could have guessed twelve months ago, what kind of year we've had? If...

Nov 29, 20203 min

A higher standard of behaviour

Anybody who has been in the martial arts community for a while will know of the toxic culture that exists.

Oct 27, 20202 min

The Dojo in your heart and mind

The word dōjō is often mentioned a lot in martial arts circles, but what does it actually mean?

白馬太極學會
White Horse Tai Chi