Mei Quan Academy of Taiji

Highly recommended.
Friendly bunch of students and we learn from each other. The teacher knows hs stuff ?(very experienced) and how to teach it to beginners and non beginers alike. What more could you want?

What is nice about this set of classes is that they are a fun mix of Chi Kiung (which is relaxing and somewhat meditative), martial application (martial art practice with others), and Taiji (something in between the two!). It is hard to describe, but that is why the classes are challenging everyone goes for different reasons and it is as much about personal experience as it is about learning different ways of moving to improve physical fitness.
This class has a great feel to it and is a ideal setting for testing yourself to whatever limit you think you have. Some parts are physically demanding but there isn’t an uncomfortable competitive atmosphere, so if you are struggling with something it could be flexibility, strength or balance it doesn’t really matter. Making mistakes in front of each other is absolutely fine!

Being a Tai Chi first-​timer I was a bit nervous about the class as I joined the course a few weeks in. But I shouldn’t have worried as I was made to feel comfortable and got the extra attention I needed without feeling like I was holding up the class.
I was given just the right amount of autonomy to figure out the stuff I could and gentle instruction to progress to ensure I got the most from the class. I even got a chance to feed back to other beginners how they were getting on in a constructive manner which was pretty confidence-​boosting.
The first part of the class was Tai Chi with some Qi Gong, which challenged my co-​ordination, gave me a chance to relax and forget about the office, without any overt emphasis on meditation or religious aspects which I’ve found slightly uncomfortable at some Yoga institutions. The class left me feeling like I’d had a good physical workout as well as mentally relaxed. The second part of the class was some applications of the Tai Chi moves, performed at a higher intensity so I worked up a bit more of a sweat. It ended with punching some pads which reminded me that the gentle actions of the first half are really a martial art.
Being quite an active sportsman I found Tai Chi very much on the relaxing side of sport. Far less painful than Yoga, this felt a very healthy way to spend a couple of hours after work.
In terms of a beginner’s class this studio was impossible to fault.