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Tai Chi 8-week Introductory Course
(太極拳8星期新班)
What you’ll learn and what to expect

If you’d like to learn genuine, traditional Tai Chi, then this Introductory Course is for you.

Here’s what you’ll learn during this course:

  • You’ll learn the most important principles of Tai Chi. Without these principles, it is not genuine Tai Chi.
  • You’ll learn how Tai Chi works … how it is so different from all other forms of exercise … and why it’s so beneficial for people of all ages.
  • You’ll learn how to relax your body. You may discover some bad body postures, tensions or habits that you might have… but are not previously aware of.
  • You’ll learn a few relaxing and calming Tai Chi exercises. These exercises can also help improve your circulation and cultivate “chi”. (Some students feel the “chi” in their first lesson!)
  • You’ll learn how to exercise your waist. This is very important, as we don’t normally exercise the waist in our daily life.
  • Once you learn the basic postures, you’ll progress to learn “Grasping Sparrow’s Tail,” a very famous sequence in Tai Chi form. It comprises all of the 4 core techniques of Tai Chi.

By the end of the course, you should have a good understanding of what Tai Chi is … and whether this amazing art is for you.

Other important things you should know
before signing up for the course

  • Our Tai Chi follows the lineage of Grandmaster/Professor Cheng Man Ching (鄭曼青) … Grandmaster Huang Sheng-Shyan (黄性賢) … and Grandmaster/Professor Kit Po Wong (黄杰波).
  • The Tai Chi form we teach is based on Professor Cheng Man Ching’s Tai Chi 37-Postures form.
  • Our Academy has been teaching Tai Chi in Perth for over 38 years. Each of our instructors has been practicing Tai Chi for many years. And they are the disciples of Professor Kit Po Wong.
  • Thanks to the dedicated teaching of Professor Wong and his disciples, our Academy was awarded “Community Event Award” by the National Australia Day Council in 2001.
  • In our Academy, we emphasize on accuracy, and focus on quality over quantity. Instead of cramming many techniques into one lesson, we take it slowly. We make sure the students learn each technique properly, before we move on to the next.
  • Our Academy is a family-run school, not a commercial school. And we treat our members as part of our extended family.
  • It is critical that you respect your instructor and your fellow Tai Chi colleagues at all time.

Upcoming Course

We will be starting a new Tai Chi course on 20 February 2021.

The course will be held every Saturday 1.00pm – 2:15pm  from 20 February to 10 April 2021 at George Burnett Leisure Center, Manning Road, Karawara.

But you can trial it free for two weeks … with no obligation to continue afterwards.

In order to pay full attention to every student taking this course, we will strictly accept a maximum number of 20 students only. So don’t miss out.

Email us now to register your place: wongsacademy@outlook.com

Should you have any enquiries, feel free to email us.

If you decide to continue, the course fee is: special offer $220 (normally valued at $250).

What Our Students Have to Say…

Dedicated Teaching in W.A. for over 40 years

“I was diagnosed with high blood pressure (readings of 175/95) about 5 years ago and the doctor put me on medication to help control it. I exercise regularly by going to the gym every week. In terms of my blood pressure, I wasn’t aware that the gym was changing it much. Still on the medication, I picked up Tai Chi at Wong’s Academy of Chinese Martial Arts…I was personally invited by the Academy Manager to join the introductory Tai Chi course in February this year as he suggested it would benefit my health. Well, I was astounded at how Tai Chi helped reduce my blood pressure! Within about 6 weeks of classes, my blood pressure had dropped significantly…confirmed by my doctor, it now averages 135/65…which is well within the normal range. Not only that, practising Tai Chi helps me relax. Compared to the gym, I feel much more peaceful in the Tai Chi classes and I notice that it helps my mood. As I practise more Tai Chi, I am hopeful it will help improve and strengthen my knees, both of which I have had replaced, and for which I have also been going to the gym. I’m happy to recommend Tai Chi to others who are in similar situations, to give it a go too.”
Father John O’Reilly (age 80) of Wilson, WA
Catholic Priest of Archdiocese of Perth and former Army chaplain


“I started learning Tai Chi when I joined the 8-Week Tai Chi Short Course at Wong’s Academy of Chinese Martial Arts. After a few lessons I’ve noticed that when I practise Tai Chi, I experience greater warmth and circulation in my body. I also feel my energy levels increase. Also, I’m able to be more aware of the tensions I have in my body when I’m stressed. There was one experience where I couldn’t get to sleep…and I realised my whole body was quite tense. So I got up and did Tai Chi, doing just the few basic postures I had learnt. Within only 2 minutes, my whole body experienced a relief of tension! Relaxed, I went to sleep easily right after that. I’m intrigued with the art of Tai Chi now and I recommend it to anyone to give it a try!”
Stephen Gorddard (age 24) of Cloverdale, WA

“Like most academics, I spend many hours of the day sitting in front of a computer. From my thirties I started to suffer bouts of severe pain and stiffness in the neck, headaches, light-headedness and dizziness after a day’s work. I tried everything: massage, aspirin, exercise, chiropractors, and heat packs, but these only brought temporary relief. Then one day, while practising tai chi at home, as I moved into a particular posture, there was a gentle movement in my neck, and the stiffness and headache disappeared. Since that day I have been virtually free of my neck problem. Regular practice of tai chi has helped me to keep my neck and lower back free of tension and pain.”

Adrian Baddeley
Professor, University of Western Australia