Thinking of learning Tai Chi Martial Arts in Charlotte? Great! Today we’re going to walk you through the 7 steps to learning the art.
Step 1: Starting the Tai Chi Search: Students should talk to their friends and health practitioners, read tai chi books and conduct research online about practices that can help them achieve their goals. Hopefully they’ll find something that rings true intellectually or emotionally and will meet their individual goals and then narrow their choices to a few.
Step 2: Identifying the Right Fit: In this stage, people research what tai chi teachers and classes are available in their area. They may take an introductory tai chi class or weekend seminar and talk with different tai chi students and teachers or purchase a tai chi video and try a practice session on their own. This will help them identify the challenges involved with tai chi martial arts and then make a decision regarding whether or not it is something they want to do.
Step 3: Committing to a Tai Chi Class: In this step, people commit to attending a tai chi martial arts class in Charlotte several times a week. External factors matter, such as the setting of the class and the personalities of the teacher and other students.
Step 4: Practicing Tai Chi Outside of Class: At first tai chi beginners will feel happy to learn the basic tai chi movements, but the bigger challenge is to learn them well enough to feel their impacts deep inside the body and mind and develop the new inner rhythms that will lead to adopting tai chi as a daily practice. The best strategy for success at this stage is for students to find a consistent time and place to practice—a time that becomes routine and in a place where the tai chi practice cannot be interrupted.
Step 5: Committing to Tai Chi Mastery: By this point students should have mastered the tai chi movements and developed the practice habits that create new internal rhythms. While practicing tai chi martial arts in Charlotte, there will be breakthrough moments when new plateaus are reached and students will suddenly feel more agile and alive.
Step 6: Facing Down Challenges: Tai chi brings students into contact with their ego and the flow of their energy. When they begin contacting that energy, they may feel out of control. One of the warning signs of self-sabotage is disassociation. Students do the tai chi movements on automatic pilot and remain unaware of their effects. They will have to make peace with themselves before they can pass through it. With diligence and perseverance, students will build a solid tai chi foundation that will effectively and increasingly enable their practice.
Step 7: Regain Your Inspiration: In the period that follows a plateau or an encounter with a self-destructive habit, students need to approach their practice gently and find ways to challenge themselves with small successes so that their tai chi practice inspires them again. Thinking of ways to continuously re-inspire themselves will keep the tai chi practice fresh and alive. Satisfaction must come from the inside and increasingly this is what the practice of tai chi can provide.
If you would like more information regarding tai chi martial arts in Charlotte, give us a call or stop by today and we’ll be happy to answer any questions you may have.
