Learn Tai Chi & Qigong in Beijing

Honest level: Beginner -> Advanced — ask the school exactly how far that goes in the time you have.

Schools in Beijing

Checked by hand against each school's own course pages. No school paid to be listed.

• Beijing Sport University (Wushu/Taijiquan program)
  Wushu and Traditional Chinese Sports visiting-student program
  A Beijing public sports university whose wushu program admits international visiting students for one-semester to one-year courses in taijiquan, qigong, and other martial arts, awarding a non-degree completion certificate.
  https://en.bsu.edu.cn/
• Milun Kung Fu School
  Long-term traditional kung fu and taichi training
  A traditional kung fu school in a Ming Dynasty courtyard in Beijing founded by champion Master Zhang Shengli, teaching the school's Zhang-style taichi, xingyi, bagua, and qigong through group classes and extended one-on-one training.
  https://www.miluntraditionalkungfuschool.com/

The credential

Chen-style lineage instructor certificate (Chenjiagou) or Chinese Wushu Duan Wei rank · Certifying body: Chinese Wushu Association / Duan Wei grading; Yang/Chen family lineage certification

A recognised qualification an outside body stands behind is not the same as a certificate a school prints itself. We name which it is — you should ask the school the same.

Also for Tai Chi & Qigong

What I check before I send you anywhere

I'm Arnaud. I cook for a living, and I've spent fifteen years on the water — so I know the difference between a real school and a good-looking website. I built the Atlas because I got tired of the second kind. Here is what a place has to clear before it goes on here, and what I'll tell you straight when it doesn't.

• The craft is actually alive there. A working scene, with people who do this every day — not a demo put on for visitors.
• There's a real teacher behind it. Named, still practising, and certified where the craft has certificates.
• The credential is what it claims to be. A state diploma and a certificate a school prints itself are not the same thing. I check which, and I say which.
• I tell you how sure I am. Most pages here are verified by hand. A few say "still checking" — I'd rather admit that than pretend.
• Nobody pays to be here. No commission, no selling the trip. The order on this map is the strength of the community, never the size of the wallet.
• If I wouldn't send a friend, it isn't on the map.