Inner Research Institute offers T’ai Chi classes year-round and a great yearly retreat on Labor Day Weekend. The deep relaxing effects of that weekend will carry me into the winter in good health. The school is a place to learn real T’ai Chi, not T’ai Chi Lite – a very refreshing discovery. It is taught with a committed foundation in the classic T’ai Chi literature. There is ongoing support for new and long-time students to develop a practice for both health and philosophical inquiry. More than half of the student body has been associated with the school for over 10 years, a welcoming community for new students.
Dorit g.
Place rating: 5 San Francisco, CA
I highly recommend this school for anyone interested in studying T’ai Chi seriously. It is a very vibrant school, teaching beginners and advanced students, and has been in the same SOMA location for over 20 years. Martin Inn(owner, main teacher) is very accomplished both in the health and martial aspects of T’ai Chi Ch’uan. A shortened, 37 posture form in the Yang family style, as modified by Ch’eng Man Ching is taught in the school, as well as a sword form and San Shou. So there’s lots to learn and it’s a real workout too!