evildrneil Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 They advertise teaching various internal arts (tai chi, pa kua and hsing i) which I'm interested in looking at - was just wondering if anyone has ever trained with them or has any experience of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefkicker Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 They advertise teaching various internal arts (tai chi, pa kua and hsing i) which I'm interested in looking at - was just wondering if anyone has ever trained with them or has any experience of them? Wu tan? Isnt that a Rap group? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phanerothyme Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Wu tan? Isnt that a Rap group? nope. You're thinking of the Wu Tang Clan perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davemantis Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 I have there heard instructor is good but I had a couple of run-ins with some of them from Newcastle so im probably a little biased when it comes to good things to say about them. So I will shut up:hihi: If it is the internal Martial Arts that you want ie hsing I or pa kua then There is a good hsing I school in Leeds And there is someone that is good at pa kua in Nottinghamshire but he only has a little of it. you will find more if you go have a look at the link page on my web site for (British Council Chinese Martial Arts) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davemantis Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 do they have a club in Sheffield now????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evildrneil Posted September 4, 2006 Author Share Posted September 4, 2006 They cropped up in a search on some site (chich one I can't remember!) and apparently have classes in Sheffield but claim to teach pretty much everything which makes me feel a tiny bit suss! Edit: link is here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pingpang Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 if you want to learn top class wu style tai chi then david barrow is the man his classes are mon, tues & thurs, 7pm - 8:30pm, kingfield hall, brincliffe crescent, off psalter lane, sheffield in my opinion he's the best tai chi teacher you'll find in northern england he has been teaching for over 25 years he studies with master ma jiangbao, who currently lives in rotterdam but is originally from china, is the grandmaster of the style in the world and quite incredible too - master ma visits us once a year, which is always excellent i've never heard of wutan international and don't know of any ba gua or xing yi classes in sheff, unfortunately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pingpang Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 I have there heard instructor is good but I had a couple of run-ins with some of them from Newcastle so im probably a little biased when it comes to good things to say about them. So I will shut up:hihi: nah, spill the beans mate!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davemantis Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 soz Pingpang can't do that wouldn’t be ethical:D They do teach a lot of styles, well every instructor in each region has a little of every style they teach that is. (That’s only my opinion mind you) But like I say the head in the UK is v-good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenspeed Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 I've been doing Wu at David Barrow's class for a couple of years. David is indeed an excellent teacher but you only get about 3 minutes of his teaching a week. The rest of the time it's his senior students who seem to teach. Some are good while others not so. They are all excellent at Wu, it's the skill of teaching some lack. I find the atmosphere at his classes stifling. It's too traditional and one dimensional (seems based largely on 'monkey see, monkey do') for my tastes. I have experience of a couple of more tai chi teachers and their teaching style is much better and multi dimensional making the classes hugely enjoyable. Trouble is one is in Devon and the other disappeared. I'm taking a break from Wu while I look for another class. Does anyone have experience of the class on Mondays at Goodwin Sports Centre? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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