World Tai Chi Day
2-3pm, Saturday, 24th April, 2027
Abbey Park, Pershore WR10 1JE
Free, and Open to Everyone

Then 4-6pm at Number 8
Free Workshop for LCTKD Subscribers

At LCTKD, we have been celebrating World Tai Chi Day with free events open to the public every year since 2013 - even on line during the lockdown. Our annual event open to everyone takes place once again in 2027 at the usual times, with our come along and join in event in the maginificent Abbey Park in Pershore (Thank you Wychavon Parks!) from 2-3pm, and after a nice coffee break in the cafe at Number 8 on the High Street, a free workshop there for our subscribers.

World Tai Chi Day is a global event held on the last Saturday in April each year, with the aim of having Tai Chi taking place continually around the world through the day. Each year in the UK, the biggest Tai Chi schools offer public events to allow everyone to come along and celebrate the joy of Tai Chi together with others.

As one of the UK's biggest Tai Chi schools, LCTKD's event is always popular, and held in beautiful settings like Batsford Arboretum in the Cotswolds, Coughton Court stately home in Warwickshire, and Pershore's Abbey Park, underneath the wonderful Pershore Abbey.

Our 2027 public event will be once again in Abbey Park, with a team of Instructors led by Sheriden Rollo to make sure everyone can follow along. This lovely park allows us a bigger, flatter, and easily accessible space, with nearby parking and toilets, and completely unhindered access for the public - all making sure it is truly open to the most people possible. And it is, of course, entirely FREE.

How Does It Work?

Just come along and join in. We have had babies coming, people in their 90s (or maybe over 100 but not telling us!), people who have never done Tai Chi before, people who have mobility difficulties, people who don't claim to be fit, and people who are, well, experts. Everyone is welcome, and there's nothing to pay and no need to book. Just come along.

Our Instructors work with smaller groups, so it's easier to hear, and each group has some experienced people so that there's someone to follow. You learn to follow along with a few moves, just to understand and enjoy the Tai Chi. Then, everyone comes together in a wonderful ensemble, all doing Tai Chi as one.

It lasts about an hour, you don't have to have any experience at all to join in. You can drop in or leave early if that's better for you than doing the full hour, or you can come and watch. Nobody minds how good you are. In fact, not being good is part of the fun, and there's always someone nearby to help.

See you there! (It's outside, so remember it's Britain and bring the right clothing.)

Any questions? Just contact us and we'll be happy to help.

And Then.....

It's just a short distance to Number 8 on the High Street for a coffee, tea, or whatever takes your fancy, and then Senior Instructor Michelle Baker will lead a workshop in the Courtyard Room from 4-6pm, open to our subscribers and once again free.

The workshop will cover the first and second Shibashi sets, which are very popular with Tai Chi folk. They began in 1979 when Professor Lin Housheng created the first set, and are sequences of simple movements performed with several repeats in a fluid, continuous way combined with good posture and deep abdominal breathing.

One of the great things about these moves is that they are easy to remember. As you learn the moves you can then gradually increase the repetitions of each movement and go on to develop a great depth in your practice. Just by doing a few moves each day you should start to feel the benefits, which can include all of these:

Improved balance
Stress relief
Better breathing
Improved mobility and flexibility
Increased strength
Better concentration
Controlled co-ordination
More confidence
Enhanced sleeping patterns
Improved periods of relaxation