Tai Chi Rebel

09/06/2026

09/06/2026

My friend and mentor, otherwise known as Grand Master Guo Kongjie. Very sad that he is no longer with us, all my wonderful training in China was due to his contacts and our friendship.

08/06/2026

Tai Chi is a martial art, not a health system is shouted from many rooftops of Tai Chi teachers these days.

Is that true? Not really. Taiji Quan, the fist of Taiji, came from Taoism, Taoism did not come from Taiji Quan, and you can read below what true Taoism actually consists of;

True Ancient Taoism the original form not the later convoluted forms, is actually about learning practical Taoist tools for enhancing your health, your wellbeing and your personal empowerment.

It is also results in you obtaining a level of wisdom and understanding of how to live life.

Practical Taoism can be roughly divided into 4 categories:

• Spirituality: This is not religious its actually self-cultivation connected to the growth and development of the essence and energetic potential of the body and mind
• Health and wellbeing: Care and development of your body. Its systems, its energetic footprint and the quality of your living.
• Healing: This is medical and holistic remedial actions and tools to enable you to recover from illness, injury and trauma
• Martial Arts: A set of physical and energetic tools to strengthen your body using martial principles and a set of tools to protect yourself in physical conflicts.

All of these aspects of true Taoism overlap to form one whole entity of living as a human being, and THAT is what Tai Chi actually is, and that is what we teach at the Tai Chi Rebel schools.

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03/06/2026

Meditation in motion – one of the great goals of Taiji movements- how- why- when

• Deep focus on every part of the body as it moves through the form

• You will become consciously aware of every movement of every muscle, joint, and sinew

• All the time during whatever motion you are able to focus too

• Join us at https://member.taichirebel.com/ and find out how we teach this

02/06/2026

Everywhere I look I see humans trying to dominate and control, and what does it produce…total chaos! The Tao teaches us the real way forward…

Everything under heaven is a sacred vessel and cannot be controlled. Trying to control leads to ruin. Trying to grasp, we lose.” - Tao Te Ching, Chapter 29

Do not try to control anything, instead harmonise with whatever is within your environment. The harder you try to control the easier it escapes you. Look for flow, look for harmony, even in the harshest climate, there can be an element of harmony and from that pearl of harmony can grow true peace.

In our school, we teach harmony, not fighting with disharmony. We teach you how to harmonise, flow and rise above. Not how to clash, dominate and control!

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31/05/2026

“A seed grows with no sound, but a tree falls with a huge noise. Destruction has noise, but creation is quiet. This is the power of silence. Grow silently.”

This quote from Confucious is very apt for us at the moment. We are making huge changes to our school behind the scenes and in the quite of reflection.

After a year of solid growth we are taking time to evaluate what we have learnt. Our whole purpose is YOUR development, so are making changes along the pathways that you have shown us you find works

This quote emphasizes that meaningful development, like the quiet growth of a seed, happens beneath the surface and without the need for public spectacle or validation.

When we consulted the IChing, it also told us the same message. So, as you should with the Tai Chi principle of yealding, we use our feminine aspect to build an even better school for our members.

We will be announcing some of these changes very soon....