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Tai Chi Nation® :: UsWe are passionate about Tai Chi, the practice of Tai Chi and all it has to offer for well-being, health and happiness; we are committed to bringing the life enhancing benefits of Tai Chi to as many people as possible in an ever changing world; we are also committed to being ethical. Tai Chi Nation launched in 2008 and was founded by experienced teacher and author Matthew Rochford. Tai Chi Nation is run by three directors and 5 teachers. Here is how it all started and came to fruition: Throwing Shapes By Matthew, 10th March 2008. I have heard Tai Chi and Qigong referred to as many things but a good friend of mine described it as "throwing shapes". It made me laugh, mainly because it was roughly true (learning the moves is essentially choreography of movement and finding body positions) and it threw up images in my mind of making shapes from plasticine like Morph (you remember him?!). Being free and fluid like Morph is what Tai Chi is, in part, all about- having that flexibility of mind, body and awareness trained and honed until we become more yielding and soft. It is this ability to yield and become fluid that makes Tai Chi so nice, so pleasurable, so good to experience. These qualities also help us to accept change, to embrace challenge and to develop our courage. It made me think a lot, it scared me, yet it made me want to start work there and then. After some thought and reflection though, I decided to go for it. Now it is here...blimey. 
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