Welcome to Aiping Tai Chi Center - Austin

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Learn Tai Chi with Us!

At Aiping Tai Chi Austin, we are helping our students find a higher quality of life through our strong community and authentic and professional instruction of this ancient martial art.

Fall 2024 Session Starts on October 16, 2024!! Sign up NOW!!

Fall 2024 Session Starts on October 16, 2024!! Sign up NOW!!

What our memebers say…

  • Low impact, improve health, mindfulness

    “This class has improved my mood and increased my sense of peace. It is a wonderful low-impact workout that is fun and rewarding. I feel that it has improved my physical health. The most attractive aspect of the class is that it is a moving meditation and that has been so helpful for winding down from a difficult work week. If you are looking for a mindfulness building activity, somewhere between sitting meditation and yoga, this is the class for you!

    I appreciate the patience of the instructors, the positive attitude of the other attendees, and the sense of community with the class. Fong and the assistant instructors are obviously very knowledgeable. They are able to give helpful and specific feedback that has helped me to improve my form. “

    —Micaela

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  • Mind/body practice and a sense of community

    “I've been doing Tai Chi with the Aiping Tai Chi Center of Austin for a few years now. It's a wonderful mind/body practice that helps calm and focus the mind as well as restore energy to the body. In addition to her lifelong practice, Shifu Fong is a kind and welcoming person who creates an atmosphere of learning and a sense of community.”

    —Sondra

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  • Quality instructions focusing on building a strong foundation

    “The best quality of Tai Chi for health focused curriculum.”

    —Brian

    “Small, intimate, detailed instruction. I like that we continue working the basics to get a strong foundation.”

    —Sheila

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  • Help cope with medical treatment

    In my journey through breast cancer treatment I have found Shifu Fong’s lessons on Qigong and Tai Chi incredibly helpful.

    All throughout chemotherapy, surgery pre and post op, and radiation Shifu Fong’s guidance, openness, and kindred spirit have helped my journey through treatment.

    I would do either the 8 brocades or the ones I could before every chemo session, surgery, and pre-post radiation sessions. It was really funny to have my sister practice Qigong with me right before surgery while hooked to the IV.

    Every Sunday after class I could feel the energy and mood change after lesson, not only because of the practice but also because of the kind community that Shifu Fong fostered in every lesson.

    Now if I go for a walk or a run I finish with qigong and then I am ready to go with my mind, body, and soul balanced.

    I am ready to continue advancing Tai Chi as well.

    Thank you dear Shifu Fong!

    Irina (Breast Cancer Survivor)

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About Tai Chi

Tai Chi is a gentle exercise and movement practice developed in Ancient China. It restores balance in the body, reduces stress in life, and has many proven health benefits. Tai Chi utilizes the ancient philosophy of Yin-Yang and the Five Elements theories for its foundation and to establish its training principles.

Although Tai Chi originated from Martial Art, it is practiced for centuries for its health benefits. The experience of hundreds of years has shown that practicing Tai Chi regularly can improve health, reduce tension, and improve the overall wellbeing of a person. It can help with several symptoms such as high blood pressure, arthritis, asthma, stomach ailments, heart problems, anxiety, and insomnia. It also helps reduce stress, calm the mind and bring ease and tranquility to one’s life. As a result, a person can feel more relaxed, have better sleep, and feel more energized

Tai Chi can be practiced in many ways. One can practice Tai Chi either as a type of Martial Art, a gentle exercise, a therapeutic measure to fight against illness, or as a moving meditation to bring more awareness to one’s body.

About Our Class

We conduct our classes by sessions. Instructions are given in a small group setting to meet each student’s needs. Beginner students and students who have no prior Tai Chi experience are welcome to join. Students may join at any time and are encouraged to sign up for a free tryout class.

There are many different styles of Tai Chi. Aiping Tai Chi Center - Austin teaches traditional Yang, Chen, and Sun style Tai Chi, as well as Contemporary standardized Tai Chi forms, and Tai Chi weapons forms.

Our teaching focuses on the health and wellness aspect of a Tai Chi practice. Our goal is to introduce and promote Tai Chi to the community and help cope with all health and stress related issues that we all face everyday in the modern world. Meanwhile, we want to build a healthy and loving community that we can support each other on our journey of self-improvement and self-discovery.

At Aiping Tai Chi Center - Austin, we strive to provide quality and authentic Tai Chi instructions to students.

Our Lineage

 Aping Tai Chi Center – Austin was established in 2018. Through the school founder, Grandmaster Aiping Cheng, our Tai Chi lineage goes back to the founders and Grandmasters of each Tai Chi style that we teach at the school, Yang Luchan, Sun Lutang, and Chen Zhenglei.

Our Instructor

Shifu Fong Zhang grew up in China. She is a long time Martial Artist and Tai Chi Practitioner who has been practicing and teaching Tai Chi for close to 20 years. She is the Lead Instructor at Aiping Tai Chi Center - Austin.

Shifu Fong Zhang was introduced to Tai Chi at age 7 by her father, a lifelong Tai Chi Practitioner. She has trained with several Tai Chi Masters throughout her Tai Chi practice before becoming a disciple of Grandmaster Aiping Cheng.

After many years of learning and practicing Tai Chi with her masters, Shifu Fong Zhang was inspired and developed an interest in teaching and sharing Tai Chi to others. She is certified and approved by Grandmaster Aiping Cheng as the Lead Instructor after going through rigorous Tai Chi training.

Coming from a background of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shifu Fong’s Tai Chi practice focuses on the health and wellness aspect of Tai Chi and its benefits in improving one’s physical, emotional, and mental health and wellbeing.