About Tai Chi Evolutions
We are a non-profit organisation. Nobody gets paid, and all instructors pay their membership fees like regular members. All instructors are accredited by Andrew Kirby, and have to go through extensive continuing development to maintain their instructor status. We currently hold classes in South Wales and Bristol.
Decisions are overseen by an elected Committee to ensure we are open and inclusive to all our members, with Committee meeting notes circulated electronically.
Our Tai Chi classes are held in Cardiff, Caerphilly, Newport, Chepstow and Bristol.
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Our Story
Tai Chi Evolutions was founded at the end of 2021 by a group of experienced Tai Chi instructors who felt the time was right for a new interpretation of these ancient teachings, to make them suitable and effective for modern people. The lead instructor is Dr Andrew Kirby PhD, who studied for many years under Master Moy. Starting unusually young, he was appointed by Master Moy at the age of 18 to run workshops in Europe and the UK, and to be in charge of instructor development and training. He has taught workshops in Scotland, England and Wales, and in multiple locations across 10 European countries. He has taught many thousands of people over the course of 30+ years.
What is the Meaning of our Name and the Logo?
Tai Chi Evolutions is about distilling ancient wisdom for modern people. The “s” in Evolutions is quite deliberate. We acknowledge that although we are on a shared journey, we also are on individual paths. Tai Chi Evolutions is not a competition, it’s trying to improve our own quality, understanding and health. That “quality” cannot be measured in repetitions, speed, or weight lifted.
The logo expresses the three interconnected realms of health and wellbeing: physical, mental, and social/interpersonal. The concentric circles express how improvements in one of these realms of our life ripple out into the other areas, and into the wider world. The outermost circles are open, expressing the infiniteness of these ripples, the open-ended nature of the journey, and the openness to new people who are entering.
Come and join our lovely members!
Join us in one of our regular classes or sign up to the beginner course!