Tai Chi

[Accy cyclist]

Have any of you done it? My therapist/advisor from the job club has suggested i go to a beginners class which is being held tomorrow. I'm a bit apprehensive. Isn't it a bit poncy i ask?

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Isn't it a bit poncy i ask?

Yep. Just go for a good long bike ride instead

 

[ianrauk]

It's not for you. You just wont have the patience and mindset. As above poster said, go for a bike ride instead. Cycling cures a lot of ills.

 

[screenman]

I know of a couple of good cyclist who have done it for years. You need variety in life to enjoy a full one.

 

[welsh dragon]

A friend of mine does it. She has balance issues and finds that it does help here with problems like that. Gentle movements and stretching does her good. Like everything else, some like it and some don't. If it can help then good. Nothing poncy about it.

 

[Cycleops]

Rather than being judgmental I’d say go and give it a try, you never know it might be just the thing for you.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Gentle movements and stretching does her good.

That's what my therapist said it would do. She thinks it'd also help me "cleanse my mind of bad thoughts".

 

[dan_bo]

I used to really enjoy Tai Chi and got good at it. Years ago. My core strength was ace and I could still put my head on my knees stood up after a 90 mile ride. Then I went to uni and got bladdered for four years.
If I could find a decent class at the right time I'd be back like a shot. You feel like a bit of a dick at first but you soon get over that.

 

[Dirk]

Mate of mine is a black belt.

 

[Nibor]

Suck it and see Accy especially if it is free

 

[Accy cyclist]

Mate of mine is a black belt.

Yes i believe it is classed as martial art. It looks very slow to me though. I'm thinking of someone coming at you with a chair leg and somehow you put them on the floor with a movement travelling at 1mph.

 

[Beebo]

Mate of mine is a black belt.

That’s origami.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Suck it and see Accy especially if it is free

No it isn't free,it's 4 quid! That's one and a half pints down the pub in beer currency.
Are you free tomorrow at 1pm R? Maybe you'd like to have a go as well?

 

[flake99please]

Give it a go. What do you have to lose?

 

[screenman]

That’s origami.

We had a club around here that did that, it folded though.