New Tai Chi Beginners Class

The first night of the new beginners class was a great success. A few people turned up who weren't at last weeks open evening. It was a very full class with not a lot of room, but a very positive atmosphere and an enjoyable night.

It was strange for me personally though. On the one hand, I was looked on by the beginners as someone who knows what he is doing. On the other hand, I still feel like a beginner myself. I have learned to go through the form on auto pilot, without consciously knowing what I am doing. I have always had a problem when we stop and break things down. I start to think about it and it falls apart. We went right back to basics, learning how to stand again and step between stances. And what do you know, I think about it and I struggle to do it!

It is going to be very good for me, to have another chance to really learn the basics. I have been told by more advanced students that there is a constant process of learning one new thing and being forced to re-evaluate everything that has gone before.

That sounds fine to me. As long as I am there and doing it, everything is just as it should be.