In search of the essence

Another live workshop with the teapotmonk - exploring what is left when we remove the frills and fancy

Live Session:

When: Oct 17, 2026 05:00 PM London Time Zone (BST)

What if Tai Chi was not about stuff?

Most systems...accumulate a fancy mess that distorts and cramps their practitioners and distracts them from the actual reality... (Bruce Lee)

What if Tai Chi was not about numbers of moves and forms? What if Tai Chi was not about the hours, months or years you had put in? What if Tai Chi was not about "a fancy mess" or "flowery Forms". What would be left if we extracted the names of families and the showy stuff in exhibitions and competitions? What is left when we take out those things?

 This months workshop

• In this month’s workshop we're going to take a look under the lid and look at - how much Tai Chi is left when we discard the fluffy exterior and what can we learn from what is left. What we were to limit ourselves to just one minute of tai chi? What would we bring with us into that minute?
• We are going to start by practising a few simple drills - learned on the day - and then make them shorter, and shorter while trying not to lose the connection with the things that actually matter.

Intrigued? 

Live Zoom session.

Oct 17, 2026 05:00 PM London

Sign up now for the live session - with exercises and opportunities to discover what works for you.

Limited spaces.

FAQ

I want to do this but I cant attend 

• No problem, as the Session will be made available as a recording with additional training materials after the live session for everyone who registers. (see final point below)

What we’ll work on on the day

• Through a series of simple drills we are going to reduce each one, again and again, working out what to keep and what to discard so that we learn the essence of the art and how to carry it with us in each move.

Live Access & cost (recording now available)

• Ninjas & Flying Dragons: free (added automatically to library)
• Everyone else: £10
• Includes:
• post event video recording - (permanent access)
• transcript summary
• audio-only version
• bonus training videos.

Who is it for? 

• Anyone looking for more than just another form, another posture or another set of moves.

👉 After joining

• Register straight away - use the link in the tabs section to get your zoom link for the workshop
• Check product tabs (content) for access to recorded material before and after the session.