Welcome to the European school of tai chi chuan, UK (ESTCC) website and the concept of Metta T’ai Chi… we hope you enjoy our website.
Read more about the ESTCC and Metta T’ai Chi here, view videos of our practice, and find T’ai Chi classes in your area across the UK & Europe.
The underlying ethos of the school’s T’ai Chi practice is one of metta (loving kindness) which lies at the root of all aspects of training. For many of us, meditation is pivotal to our personal practice and this is firmly rooted in the Samatha and Vipassana tradition… [ Read More ]
What’s New ?
July 2025
Article by Paul Underhill -‘Space in Taijiquan’ – reproduced by kind permission of ‘Tai Chi Internal Arts Magazine’ (taichiunion.com)
December 2024
-Video of the Mudra Form – Jos Hadfield. See Members’ Resources
November 2024
-School Video Class with Tew – Ganying 2 of 2. See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Tew – Ganying 1 of 2. See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Paul. See Members’ Resources
October 2024
-School Video Class with Richard. See Members’ Resources
September 2024
-School Video Class with Tew. See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Karen. See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Amanda. See Members’ Resources
June2024
-School Video Class with Jos. See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Sue M. See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Karen. See Members’ Resources
May 2024
-School Video Class Amanda. See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Sue M. See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Kristina. See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Richard. See Members’ Resources
April 2024
-School Video Class with Amanda. See Members’ Resources
March 2024
-School Video Class with Sue M. See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Tew. See Members’ Resources
February 2024
-School Video Class with Tew. See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Paul. See Members’ Resources
January 2024
-School Video Class with Sue M. See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Kristina. See Members’ Resources
December 2023
-School Video Class with Jos. See Members’ Resources
(See Blog for Jos’s “Light in the darkness – cultivating a gentle flame of Yang at this time of Yin”
-School Video Class with Tew. See Members’ Resources
November 2023
-School Video Class with Amanda. See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Tew.See Members’ Resources
– The Practice of using movement and mudras to face our fears– See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Richard. See Members’ Resources
– November Newsletter – click here
-School Video Class with Sue M. See Members’ Resources
September 2023
-School Video Class with Sue M.See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Sue M. See Members’ Resources
July 2023
-School Video Class with Sue M. See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Amanda. See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Jos. See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Jahque. See Members’ Resources
– The June 23 Newsletter – click here
June2023
-School Video Class with Kristina. See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Paul. See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Jahque. See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Sue M. See Members’ Resources
May 2023
-School Video Class with Tew. See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Amanda. See Members’ Resources
April 2023
-School Video Class with Richard. See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Jahque. See Members’ Resources
March 2023
-School Video Class with Amanda. See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Sue M. See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Kristina. See Members’ Resources
February 2023
-School Video Class with Jahque.See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Amanda.See Members’ Resources
January 2023
-School Video Class with Jahque.See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Kristina.See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Sue M. See Members’ Resources
December 2022
-School Video Class with Jahque.See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Sue M. See Members’ Resources
November 2022
-School Video Class with Tew. See Members’ Resources
-Personal Reflections following October ‘Breathing Space’ Retreat: See Blog
October 2022
-School Video Class with Richard.See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Jahque. See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Paul.See Members’ Resources
September 2022
-School Video Class with Amanda and Sue M. See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Sue M. See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Tew.See Members’ Resources
August 2022
-Personal Reflections following Light and Shadow Retreat: Blog Post by John Brindley. See Blog
-Latest Newsletter now posted: Here
July 2022
-School Video Class with Amanda. See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Karen. See Members’ Resources
June 2022
-School Video Class with Sue McA. See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Jos. See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Richard. See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Terry. See Members’ Resources
May 2022
-Springhead Retreat with Gaynor (including Xi Xi Hu walk and Namo chant). See Blog
-School Video Class with Jahque. See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Amanda. See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Sue McAlpine. See Members’ Resources
-Wednesday morning meditation. See Ongoing Events
April 2022
-School Video Class with Jahque. See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Adriana Florez. See Members’ Resources
March 2022
-School Video Class with Rodney Adams. See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Kristina Gjems. See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Sue McAlpine. See Members’ Resources
February 2022
-ESTCC AGM Chair’s Report. Sue Beecraft. See Members’ Resources and scroll down.
–Article: Mindfulness and the Body – the Satipatthana Sutta through the lens of t’ai chi. By Jos Hadfield. See Members’ Resources and scroll down.
-School Video Class with Sue McAlpine. See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Paul Underhill. See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Rodney Adams. See Members’ Resources
-School Video Class with Jos Hadfield. See Members’ Resources
January 2022
-School Video Class with Sue McAlpine. See Members’ Resources
–Latest Newsletter now posted: Here
-School Video Class with Kristina Gjems. See Members’ Resources
-Practice for the NewYear – School Video Class with Sue McAlpine, Tew Bunnag and Rodney Adams. See Members’ Resources