Fair Trade Tai Chi

05/26/2023

See our website for updated class schedules.

Services

08/02/2018

Come Join us for a Two-Saturday (Aug 18th & 25th) Workshop with Stephen J. Goodson on building skills in Push Hands following the tradition of Mr. Robert W. Smith, Professor Cheng Man-Ching and the Tai Chi Classics.

CO-SPONSORED BY KRIS BRINKER ( Just Breathe Tai Chi)

To Register: http://www.fairtradetaichi.org/workshops/

When: August 18 and 25 (2 Saturdays) 10am–5:30pm

Where: Accotink Unitarian Universalist Church 10125 Lakehaven Court, Burke, Virginia 22015

Price: Early bird before August 3: $250 both days
After August 3: $285 both days

10/15/2017

Next Class!

Fair Trade Tai Chi's next 10 week session, led by Stephen J. Goodson, starts on Thursday, October 19th 2017, and will go until December 21st. Our 2 hour classes are from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at IMF Gym, HQ1, 700 19th Street, NW Washington, DC 20431 (Farragut West Metro).

In our weekly Tai Chi Push Hands class we will practice and explore the Tai Chi Form and Tai Chi's two-person exercises (Tui Shou, Da Lu, and San Shou). We will also look at how Tai Chi's Ti Fang (uprooting) technique clarifies the form and gives purpose to the two-person exercises. Tai Chi is an amazingly soft and bewilderingly powerful art.

Tai Chi — Push Hands Join Stephen J. Goodson, a senior student of the late Robert W. Smith, in a weekly Tai Chi Form and Two-person exercise class and exploration. We will practice and explore the Tai Chi form and its two-person exercises (Tui Shou, Da Lu, and San Shou). We will look at how Tai Chi'...

04/21/2017

Classes starting up again on Monday the 24th! http://www.fairtradetaichi.org/classes/

Services

03/03/2017

http://www.kungfumagazine.com/sweepstakes-concepts-taiji-partner-training-dalu.php

KungfuMagazine

03/01/2017

The Dalu book received a very nice review in the latest Tai Chi Journal blog post!

http://taijiquanjournal.blogspot.com

“I love that they highlighted the line, ‘The two-person exercises are akin to practicing tennis with a friend, rather than competing in a tennis match with an opponent…’ which is Billy’s brilliant imagery and his wonderfully crafted line. We are quite proud of this little book!” — Stephen

A taijiquan workshop at your door! ——Taijiquan (t'ai chi ch'uan)—— The Chinese martial art, health exercise, and moving meditation

12/16/2016

Hello Washington DC based Tai Chi players!

Looking forward to 2017? Bring in the new year with our next 10 week Tai Chi session: starting Monday, January 9th to March 13th. Our 2 hour classes are held Monday nights from 8:00pm to 10:00pm at CultureDC & Flashpoint at 916 G Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20001 (METRO: Gallery Place/Chinatown). You can sign up on-line at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tai-chi-push-hands-class-tui-shou-da-lu-and-san-shou-10-weeks-tickets-30365341554

In our classes we explore the core 13 postures of Tai Chi. These 13 are seen in Tai Chi's form and in Tai Chi's two-person exercises (Tui Shou, Da Lu, and San Shou). We will also look at how Tai Chi's Ti Fang (soft uprooting) technique clarifies the form and gives purpose to the two-person exercises. Tai Chi is an amazingly soft art that is bewilderingly powerful—-the weak can assuredly overcome the strong.

Thank you,
Fair Trade Tai Chi

Tai Chi — Push Hands Join Stephen J. Goodson, a senior student of the late Robert W. Smith, in a weekly Tai Chi Two-person exercise class and exploration. We will practice and explore the Tai Chi form and Tai Chi's two-person exercises (Tui Shou, Da Lu, and San Shou). You must be able to independent...

10/10/2016

Hello Washington DC based Tai Chi players! Our next 10 week session is starting today, Monday, October 19th and will go until December 12th. Our 2 hour classes are held Monday nights from 8:00pm to 10:00pm at CultureDC & Flashpoint at 916 G Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20001 (Gallery Place Metro). Please see our Eventbrite page (linked below) to sign up on-line

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/10-week-tai-chi-push-hands-class-tui-shou-da-lu-and-san-shou-tickets-28308056158?aff=es2

In our weekly Tai Chi Push Hands class we will practice and explore the core 13 postures of all Tai Chi forms and Tai Chi's two-person exercises (Tui Shou, Da Lu, and San Shou). We will also look at how Tai Chi's Ti Fang (soft uprooting) technique clarifies the form and gives purpose to the two-person exercises. Tai Chi is an amazingly soft art that is bewilderingly powerful—the weak can assuredly overcome the strong.

Thank you,
Ashly Bauserman
www.fairtradetaichi.org

Tai Chi — Push Hands Join Stephen J. Goodson, a senior student of the late Robert W. Smith, in a weekly Tai Chi Two-person exercise class and exploration. We will practice and explore the Tai Chi form and Tai Chi's two-person exercises (Tui Shou, Da Lu, and San Shou). You must be able to independent...

08/29/2016

https://publications.cardiffuniversitypress.org/index.php/MAS/article/view/192/194

Documentary Review - The Professor: Tai Chi's Journey West

06/30/2016

Stephen Goodson explains what Ti Fang is and how to train to use it in a mini-workshop at the 20th Anniversary of the Greater Washington Push Hands Get-Together during the 2016 Washington Tai Chi Festival and Forum.

Stephen Goodson explains what Ti Fang is and how to train to use it in a mini-workshop at the 20th Anniversary of the Greater Washington Push Hands Get-Toget...

05/17/2016

Come join Golden Harmony Fitness, VA & Fair Trade Tai Chi for a weekend workshop dedicated to exploring Tai Chi’s Push­Hands exercise w/ Ti Fang (gentle uprooting) lead by Stephen J. Goodson, long time student of Mr. Robert W. Smith.
www.goldenharmonyva.com
www.fairtradetaichi.org/workshops