European Tai Chi Events

Across the year, Europe hosts a steady calendar of Tai Chi and internal-arts gatherings. This is a short standing guide to the kinds of events worth seeking out.

What to look for

• Summer camps and festivals. Several long-running camps bring teachers from many lineages together for a week of intensive practice.
• Push hands meetings. Friendly, non-competitive gatherings for partner work — see our report from the 2013 meeting.
• Style-specific workshops. Weekend intensives focused on a single form, weapon or aspect of the art.

A taste of the gatherings

A short film from one of the European galas gives a sense of the friendly, festive spirit of these meetings: