New Free Classes in January

In January 2026 for a kick start to the new year, Eli will be giving a full month of free classes. 

Just get in touch and register here or check out our homepage for more info on Eli and the WTBA.

• The new FREE classes are as follows:

Two new classes starting in the new year, covering options  1  and  3  of the WTBA Taiji grading syllabus.

Option  1  is slow form and qigong, option  3  adds Small San Sau and bag work. Essentially option  3  teaches you everything you can learn without a training partner. You can even take this right up to instructor level and get graded online if you wish. These classes will be perfect for beginners, but also those already training with the WTBA who want to fill in any gaps in their foundations. 

There will also be a special extra for these classes. At the end of each month, Eli will tell you what you should film yourself doing, send this to him, then he will send back a personalised video to you, explaining any errors you might be making. This will be included in the price of the classes after the free trial. 

As with all the live classes, these are also recorded, so if you can't make the live time, you can catch the class at any time that suits you. Recordings stay up for two months. You can also ask questions via email to have them answered in the next class if you can't be there live.
Small San Sau and Bag work class will start on Monday, January 5th at 7pm UK time. The Taiji form and Qigong class will be starting Wednesday, January 7th at 7pm UK time. For Australasia and American times zones, if we get enough registrations we may schedule extra live times to better suit your time zone. Make sure you register so we know where you are. 

• Free, Standing Qigong Challenge!

This practice is one of the most mentally demanding, especially doing it on your own. So, for the month of January Eli will be doing a free challenge. This is for people who already know this standing meditation, as Eli will not be teaching it from scratch, but only giving tips as you practice. If you would like to try but have no experience, you can learn the basics from this video.

Eli will take you through a guided session of standing qigong. Being with a group will help you to stay motivated! 
It will start January 5th, 7am, then there will be a session every morning and evening till January 31st.

Exact times TBA. You of course don't have to do every session, but that's the gaol, better some than none. Sessions also recorded for people who can't make the live times. 

The below classes will start in March. 

• Yang Lu Chan Taiji From First Third Advanced
  This will be a very detailed class on the first third of the form, going into the more advanced concepts and movements. You need to have a good foundation in the form before trying this class.

• Yang Lu Chan Taiji form Third Third
  This class carries on from our second third class which is coming to an end.

Taking you through the third part of the YLC form. The form will be taught at it's foundation level, but keep in mind that foundation level in third part is a much higher level than foundations in the first third. This is because you're no longer a beginner if you're learning the third part, therefore, the third part is never taught at such a basic level.