Georgetown Martial Arts Center / tai chi

Many people think of Tai Chi exclusively as a soft-style art, practiced slowly, with focus on healing meditation, balance and synchronized movement. It is also an art with useful self-defense applications. Our instructors are uniquely qualified to teach all aspects of this ancient style and offer classes that address the individual interests and needs of each student. Tai Chi practice will enhance your sense of inner peace and raise your Chi (en-ergy), while greatly toning musculature.

Tai Chi Chuan is the most practiced martial art in the world, yet it may be the least understood. It is one of the oldest and most highly regarded of the fighting arts of China and it is also a healing and health giving exercise, used to treat a myriad of illnesses. It can boost your energy levels, improve your overall health, lower your blood pressure, prevent falls, lower stress levels and even relieve osteoarthritis symptoms.

Tai Chi is also a form of meditative movement; a path to achieve oneness and balance with mind, body and spirit. It consists of slow, graceful, balance-improving movements and has been practiced for centuries in the Far East. It can be practiced while standing or sitting and can be appropriate exercise for the athlete as well as the physically challenged.

Our Tai Chi instructor, Sifu Richard Dandanell, has been studying martial arts for over 25 years and has taught Tai Chi and Chi Gong throughout northwestern Connecticut for more than 15 years. He studied Tai Chi at the American Center for Chinese Studies and the Hall of the Dragon and Tiger in New York. Rich has experience teaching Tai Chi to students of all levels and physical abilities. Visit our Photo Album to view pictures of recent clinics conducted by SiFu Dandanell and others, then please join us for a class.