Choose your Tai Chi path —Yang Tai Chi Academy offers traditional training tailored to your goals.
At Yang Tai Chi Academy, you are invited to explore Tai Chi in the way that feels most meaningful to you. Rooted in generations of authentic practice, our teaching honours tradition while giving you the freedom to shape your own journey. Whether you are drawn to Tai Chi for health, balance, internal energetics or mastery of Tai Chi as a martial art, you will find classes that reflect your personal aspirations. Each student receives guidance to enhance their unique experience, helping them unlock their full potential.
Classes hosted By Sifu Damon Bramich
Tai Chi foundation, Silk Reeling and Therapeutic Qi Gong
Build a solid foundation for health, harmony and internal development. Classes in in the program provide a step-by-step guide in the essentials of Tai Chi foundation, classical therapeutic Qi Gong and flowing movements of authentic Yang Tai Chi Silk Reeling.
This program is designed to promote health and wellbeing, release muscular and nervous system tension, deepen breathing, and teach connection between breath and movement. As you progress, you will strengthen your balance, improve blood and Qi (energy) circulation, enhance flexibility and refine structural alignment. While learning how to engage your core (Dan Tien) and waist in every movement, you will establish a solid foundation for Tai Chi and Qi Gong practice. These sessions can be done as a standalone mindful, meditative practice or as an effective warm-up before traditional Yang Family Tai Chi forms.
Tai chi Foundation is suited to anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of Tai Chi while building lasting strength, clarity and harmony in practice.
These courses can be done live online or in our Tai Chi video learning centre
Traditional Yang Tai Chi forms
Take your Tai Chi form training to the next level and discover the real essence of authentic Tai Chi Chuan that has been handed down directly for centuries to a select few closed-door disciples. These classes provide clear, progressive step-by-step instruction in traditional Yang Tai Chi, guiding you through the flowing movements that embody balance, grace and internal power. As you practice, you will refine your posture, strengthen alignment and cultivate the deep connection between the core (Dan Tien), breath and movement. The long form develops stamina, focus and fluidity, while opening pathways for Qi (energy) circulation and inner calm. Whether you are building a solid foundation or advancing your practice, this training offers both health benefits and profound insight into the internal martial art of Tai Chi.
Once you are proficient with the basic form practices, Sifu Damon will guide you into the deeper closed-door energetic training of Jin Li Dian, Chan Si Jian and Tai Chi Kung Fu.
This program is designed for people who seek to to immerse themselves in the living tradition of Yang Tai Chi, deepen their understanding, and unlock the transformative power of the long form.
Tai Chi Weapons Training
At the Yang Tai Chi Academy, weapons practice such as Sword, Saber, and Spear offers a powerful way to deepen your Tai Chi journey. These traditional weapons forms refine coordination, precision and focus, while building strength through extended, flowing movements. Beyond the physical benefits, weapons training cultivates energy, discipline and enhances your understanding of energy, balance and intent. As an advanced stage of Tai Chi study, it connects martial applications with the art’s internal principles, enriching body and mind
Tai Chi Push Hands and advanced Partner drills
Discover the essence of authentic Yang Family Push Hands and partner training methods. Become part of the direct living linage tradition. Take your Push Hands beyond the basics of listening, following, seizing and expressing.
Whether you seek internal energetic cultivation or combative Tai Chi Kung Fu training, Sifu Damon Bramich will guide you step by step on how to develop Push Hands mastery. He is renowned for his practical teaching methods and for his ability to change his energies form softness/nothingness to heaviness and explosive power of Fa Jin in an instant. He is the only Yang Family closed-door disciple to have won multiple Push Hands events across the globe.
Damon takes Yang Tai Chi partner work to the next level as he freely shares the little-known partner training methods of the Tai Chi Sabre, Sword Spear, as well as partner power generation drills.
Learn directly in the traditional way. Inquire about personal training or host your own workshops.
For more information on the original Kung Fu method of the Yang Lu Chan click below