Tru Tai Chi

About

Tai Chi classes for adults focus on the Yang style short form, plus Qigong breathing exercises and occasional exposure to Baguazhang and Hsing-I martial arts. Bruce Marcus has nearly 50 years of experience and teaches the subtle body mechanics behind each movement, not just choreography. Classes run for beginners through intermediate levels with options to drop into any beginner session. Bruce offers private lessons for personalized attention or flexible scheduling. Reviews highlight his patient teaching style and ability to break down complex movements for individual students when needed.

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Programs (7)

• Hsing-i Chuan

  Class
  · Paid

  Kids learn this linear fighting art originally created by a general for battlefield use. The movements are adapted from spear techniques and focus on creating shapes through mental intention. Classes emphasize principles rather than just choreography, teaching kids one of the oldest fighting arts in existence.

• Private Tai Chi Lessons

  Private Lesson
  · Paid

  Your kid gets one-on-one instruction tailored to their specific goals and learning pace with personalized correction and feedback. Bruce can focus on posture, balance, coordination, and breathing techniques specific to your child's needs. Great for kids who want accelerated progress or feel more comfortable learning individually before joining group classes.

• Baguazhang

  Class
  · Paid

  Kids practice this unique martial art by walking in circles while learning different palm changes and direction shifts. The foundational exercise called Ding Shyr teaches coordination between circular movement and hand techniques. Eventually the palm changes reveal sophisticated martial applications as kids advance.

• Tai Chi Chuan Beginner

  Class
  · Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday· Morning, Afternoon· Paid

  Kids practice slow, flowing Tai Chi movements that build balance and coordination through gentle martial arts forms. Classes focus on Yang family style postures combined with Qigong breathing exercises. Bruce teaches traditional forms with nearly 50 years of experience in both hard and soft martial arts.

• Tai Chi Chuan Advanced Beginner

  Class
  · Tuesday, Thursday· Afternoon· Paid

  Kids continue building on basic Tai Chi skills with more complex Yang style forms and deeper breathing techniques. This progression class works on connecting movements in longer sequences while maintaining the slow, controlled pace. Perfect for kids who have completed the beginner level.

• Qigong

  Class
  · Paid

  Kids learn standing postures and moving sets that focus on whole body movement and breathing techniques. This energy work teaches kids to generate power from the ground up while improving focus and concentration. Classes include traditional Chinese breathing exercises that have been practiced for over 4,000 years.

• Tai Chi Chuan Intermediate

  Class
  · Saturday· Afternoon· Paid

  Kids work on advanced Yang style long form sequences with emphasis on precise body mechanics and martial applications. Classes include exposure to Qigong and the sister internal arts of Baguazhang and Hsing-i. For kids who have mastered the basic forms and want to deepen their practice.