Live Online Tai Chi & Qigong Classes — Pre-Signup
Join Our Live Online Tai Chi Classes
Self-Care Arts is now accepting pre-signups for Live Online Tai Chi, Tai Chi Walking, and Qigong classes.
Classes will be taught live by Sifu Martin Kelly through Zoom, allowing students to train from anywhere.
Projected Schedule:
Saturday and time will depend on the majorities needs.
Additional class times may be added depending on demand.
This is a pre-registration list only. Once classes officially begin, all interested participants will be contacted with enrollment details.
What Are Online Tai Chi and Qigong Classes?
Online Tai Chi and Qigong classes allow students to learn traditional Chinese health practices from home through live instruction.
These classes combine:
smooth mindful whole body movement
breathing techniques
posture training
meditative focus
The goal is to improve balance, mobility, energy flow, stress reduction, and overall wellness.
Self-Care Arts teaches authentic lineage-based Tai Chi and Qigong adapted for modern health and wellness practice.
Who Can Join These Classes?
Our online Tai Chi / Tai Chi Walking classes are designed for:
beginners interested in learning Tai Chi / Tai Chi Walking or Qigong
experienced practitioners seeking deeper internal training
individuals looking for gentle exercise and stress relief
people wanting to improve balance, coordination, and mobility
Students of all ages and experience levels are welcome.
Pre-Register for Online Classes is below
If you are interested in joining our Live Online Tai Chi and Qigong classes, please add your name to the pre-signup list.
Once classes officially launch, we will contact you with:
start dates
enrollment details
class access information
Training from home makes it possible to experience authentic Tai Chi and Qigong instruction wherever you are.
What Makes Sifu Kelly’s Tai Chi Different?
Sifu Martin Kelly combines traditional internal martial arts training with modern exercise science. His background in Exercise Science allows him to explain how Tai Chi movements affect the body, including:
which muscles and joints are engaged
how connective tissue is stimulated
how breathing regulates the nervous system
how posture affects balance and structural alignment
Sifu Kelly also teaches Tai Chi according to these traditional internal principles. His instruction emphasizes:
center-led movement from the dantian
whole-body coordination and structural alignment
breath and movement integration
understanding the functional applications of the form
With a background in Exercise Science, Sifu Kelly is also able to explain how these traditional principles affect muscles, joints, connective tissues, balance, and nervous system regulation.
By combining authentic lineage training with modern understanding of human movement, Sifu Kelly helps students experience Tai Chi as a complete internal art—supporting health, balance, internal awareness, and deeper understanding of the practice.
Traditional Lineage Training
Sifu Kelly’s teaching is rooted in direct training with respected masters of the internal martial arts.
His instructors and influences include:
William C.C. Chen
Yang Style Taiji Quan
B.P. Chan
Chen Style Taiji Quan, Bagua Zhang, Xing Yi Quan, Qigong
Madame Gao Fu
Chen Style Taiji
Kenneth S. Cohen (Gao Han)
Chen Style Taiji Quan, Hunyuan Primordial Qigong, Baguazhang, Xing Yi Quan, Five Animal Frolic Qigong, Taiji Ruler, Silk Reeling Qigong, Ten Heavenly Stems Qigong, Qigong Meditation, Eight Brocades, Bone Marrow Cleansing, Taoist Healing Sounds, Shaolin Yi Jin Jing, 18 Luohan, Snake Qigong, Orca Whale Qigong, and External Qi Healing
Sifu John Painter
Li Family Tai Chi
Sensei Tsunako Miyake
Qigong, Tai Chi Cane, Eight Brocades, 24 and 48 Posture Yang Style Taiji
Grandmaster Jou Tsung-Hwa (Taiji Farm)
International Tai Chi teacher and founder of Tai Ji Farm
Benefits of Tai Chi / Tai Chi Walking and Qigong
Regular practice may help improve:
balance and stability
joint mobility and flexibility
circulation and breathing efficiency
nervous system regulation
mental focus and relaxation
long-term physical resilience
These practices are widely used for health cultivation, meditation in motion, and internal martial arts training.
FAQs
What Are Online Tai Chi Classes?
Online Tai Chi classes are live or recorded lessons that teach traditional Tai Chi movements, breathing techniques, and posture training through video instruction. Students practice from home while receiving guidance from a qualified instructor. Online Tai Chi classes help improve balance, mobility, relaxation, and overall health.
Can Tai Chi help improve balance?
Yes. Tai Chi strengthens stabilizing muscles and trains controlled weight shifting, which helps improve balance and reduce the risk of falls.
What Is Tai Chi?
Tai Chi (Taiji Quan) is a traditional Chinese internal martial art practiced through slow, coordinated whole body movements, breathing, and mental focus. It is widely practiced for health, balance training, stress reduction, and internal martial arts development.
What Is Qigong?
Qigong is a traditional Chinese health practice that combines gentle movement, breathing exercises, and meditation to cultivate internal energy and support physical and mental well-being. Qigong training improves circulation, reduces stress, enhances body awareness, and promotes long-term health.
Is Tai Chi good for beginners?
Yes. Tai Chi strengthens stabilizing muscles and trains controlled weight shifting, which helps improve balance and reduce the risk of falls.
What Is Tai Chi Walking?
Tai Chi Walking is a mindful stepping practice that trains balance, coordination, posture, and weight shifting. It helps strengthen the legs while improving stability and body awareness.
Is there a Tai Chi classes near me?Self-Care Arts offers Tai Chi / Tai Chi Walking, Walking Yoga and Qigong instruction for students in Colorado Springs, CO and worldwide through live online classes. Students can join from anywhere while learning authentic internal martial arts rooted in traditional lineage.
Can Tai Chi and Qigong be practiced online?
Yes. Live online instruction allows students to learn movements, posture, and breathing techniques while receiving guidance from an experienced instructor.
About Sifu Martin Kelly
Sifu Martin Kelly is a Tai Chi and Qigong instructor with decades of training in traditional internal martial arts and health practices. He has studied with respected masters including William C.C. Chen, Kenneth S. Cohen (Gao Han), Madame Gao Fu, B.P. Chan, Sensei Tsunako Miyake, and Grandmaster Jou Tsung-Hwa of Tai Ji Farm.
Sifu Kelly also has a background in Exercise Science, allowing him to explain how Tai Chi and Qigong movements affect muscles, joints, connective tissue, circulation, and nervous system function. His teaching integrates traditional martial arts lineage with modern understanding of health and body mechanics.
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Authentic Tai Chi (Taiji Quan) is more than slow movement or memorizing a sequence of postures. It is a traditional Chinese internal martial art built on whole-body integration, center-led movement, coordinated breathing, and the cultivation of internal energy (qi). When practiced correctly, Tai Chi develops balance, structural alignment, mental focus, and internal awareness.
Whole-Body Movement Led From the CenterIn authentic Tai Chi, the arms and legs do not move independently. Movement originates from the body’s center (dantian) and travels through the entire structure. The body moves as a connected unit, allowing energy, breath, and physical motion to work together.
This principle creates:
efficient and relaxed movement
stronger balance and stability
better joint alignment and protection
coordinated whole-body power rather than isolated muscle effort
Tai Chi Has Layers of Practice
Authentic Tai Chi is taught in layers. At the beginning, students learn the external form and basic posture. As training deepens, practitioners begin to understand:
whole-body coordination
internal energy (qi) circulation
refined breathing and mental focus
structural alignment and internal connection
Over time, students learn how movement, breath, intention, and internal energy function together as one integrated system.
Understanding Qi and Internal Movement
Tai Chi training also develops awareness of how qi moves through the body. Proper posture, relaxed structure, and coordinated breathing allow energy to circulate naturally through the body’s connective tissues and energetic pathways.
This internal development is one of the reasons Tai Chi has been valued for centuries for both health cultivation and martial arts training.
The Martial Arts Foundation of Tai Chi
Tai Chi is historically and technically a martial art. Understanding the martial function of the movements is essential because it teaches the correct biomechanics, timing, structure, and intention behind the postures.
Without understanding the martial applications, students may imitate the external shapes of the movements but miss the deeper functional principles that make Tai Chi effective.
However, learning the martial aspects does not mean students must learn to fight. (This is not part of the live online training, and for those who are interested in the martial aspects, they can join our Internal Martial Arts classes.)
Instead, martial applications help students understand:
how the body generates whole-body power
how weight shifting and structure work correctly
how intention and focus guide movement
how each movement in the form has a functional purpose
The movement mechanics used in martial applications are the same movement principles used for health, healing, and internal development.
In other words, the skills used to issue power in martial practice are the same internal skills that cultivate balance, energy flow, and coordinated movement in health-oriented Tai Chi training.