Flowing Dragon Tai Chi Chuan

The Flowing Dragon has teamed up with Chang's Academy, located at 6447 N. Cicero (click for map) in Lincolnwood, Il. Chief Instructor Chuck Westcott offers classes in tae kwon do and modern arnis. Our tai chi chuan classes offer a nice complement to those arts.
We meet for tai chi twice a week, Mondays from 7:00 to 8:00 pm and Wednesdays from 8:00 to 9:00 pm.

Tai chi chuan (taijiquan) is one of several Chinese martial arts known as "internal" arts and is practiced daily by millions of people around the world. In addition to improving general health and helping with weight control it's also a legitimate martial art. Actors and athletes use it to enhance their movement skills, as do seniors and people with physical disabilities. It improves strength, balance and flexibility, burns calories, and promotes the circulation of blood, lymphatic fluid, and chi (qi) or internal energy.

You will learn the core principles of Chinese internal martial arts, forms, self-defense techniques and meditation in a fun, relaxed atmosphere.

The class fee is $80 per month. You will need comfortable, loose-fitting clothing: workout pants, t-shirt and a sweatshirt. Feel free to stop in, or for more information please contact me at tim@thrillingtales.com or call 773-259-5301 .

Meet your instructor- Tim Chapman

2005 to present– Instructor of tai chi chuan & Chinese internal martial arts; Chicago, IL

2002 to present– Student of bagua zhang & tai chi chuan under Master Daniel Pesina, Chicago Wushu Guan; Chicago, IL

2002 to present– Student of san shou kickboxing under Master Anthony Marquez, Extreme Kung Fu; Evanston, IL

2003, 2005, 2008 –Choreographer and instructor of Chinese martial arts, fencing and acrobatics for the Forms in Motion circus troupe for their productions, “Wind Dancer’s Circus” and "Pirate Circus."

2002 to 2004– Private student of hsing-i chuan & tai chi chuan under Master Guo, Jian Hua; Chicago, IL

2001– Student of Shaolin gong fu under Shi Heng Jun; at Fa Wan monastery; Dengfeng, China

1992 to 2002– Student of Chinese wu shu under Master Guo, Jian Hua, Championship Martial Arts Academy; Chicago, IL

1987 to 1989– Instructor and owner of S.D.S. self-defense classes at Moming; Chicago, IL

1984 to 1991– Student of hapkido under Master Lee, Kang Hoon, Jung Do Hapkido Academy; Chicago, IL

1984– Student of full contact kickboxing under Mark Streeter, Degerberg Academy; Chicago, IL

1982– Student of White Lotus kung fu under Masters Douglas & Carrie Wong; Panorama City, CA

1980 to 1982– Student of shotokan karate under Sensei Robert Matheny; Los Angeles, CA

Tim has also taken classes from, or trained in seminars with, Willy Lin, Frank Dux, Bong Soo Han, Dan Ivan, Fumio Demura, George Dillman and Chen, Xiao Wang.