The Australian Academy of Tai Chi (AATC) classes in Rockhampton, Mount Morgan and Yeppoon include gentle stretches and warm-up exercises, 'shibashi' or energy exercises, and the tai chi set. More advanced students (the 'Club') work on improving their form, additional shibashi and related exercises, and weapons forms.

Evening classes parallel the school terms: 2012 Calendar. Contact: vannunenjandd @ dodo.com.au (without the spaces).

Rockhampton: 6 pm Wednesday, Uniting Church Hall, Berserker Street opposite North Rockhampton High School.

Mt Morgan: 7 pm Tuesday, Community Services Hall, Morgan Street.

Yeppoon: no classes 2012

Daytime classes for older participants: Rockhampton 60 & Better (10:30 am Monday February through November, Campbell Street Uniting Church Hall, phone 07 4926 9445, e-mail 60better @ bigpond.com, without the spaces) and University of the Third Age (7:30 am Friday, Kershaw Gardens opposite Knight Street, e-mail u3arockhampton @ hotmail.com, without the spaces).

Daytime classes for 'The Friends of the Theatre' members: 9 am Saturday, Pilbeam Theatre, Victoria Parade, Rockhampton.

Resources

2011 'Special Needs' class notes with Introduction, Lotus and Shibashi exercises, and Tai Chi Set Levels 1-3 (8 pages, illustrated pdf file).

Tao Yin exercise notes (2 pages, illustrated pdf file).

Newsletter notes (1 page): Balancing the Chi -- Puppets Hung fron a String -- Doing or Not Doing Tai Chi -- Getting Started with Tai Chi -- Tai Chi: Controlled by the Waist -- xxxx --

Photos

2011: 60 & Better class, The ROCK Building Society promotion, September -- 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6; AATC Workshop with Rod Ferguson, August -- 1 - 2; Rockhampton Sports Expo, 30 January -- 1 - 2 - 3 -

2010: 2010 Sports Expo (January) display; Actively Aging Forum (24 February 2010) -- UniNews article, photo and Morning Bulletin article; World Tai Chi Day, 24 April 2010 -- 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 (in the Botanical Gardens); Rockhampton Instructors with AATC Master Rod Ferguson (left to right: Penny, Lynn, Debbie, Rod, Russell); Workshop with AATC National Trainer Rod Ferguson, 24-25 July 2010 -- 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16; Rockhampton and Fitzroy News article, 21 July 2010; Rockhampton 60 & Better class break-up, 29 Nov -- 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7.

2009: Rockhampton 60 & Better Tai Chi class breakup, Nov 2009 -- 1 - 2 - 3 -