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Tranquility·Balance·Strength
Tai Chi, Kung Fu and personal training in Bedford with Chris Butcher.
What Chris teaches
Group classes across Bedford and nearby villages, and one-to-one lessons in all three. Each page has the full details.
Classes · one-to-oneTai Chi
Slow, flowing movement for balance, flexibility and a quieter mind. Suits all ages and fitness levels.
About Tai Chi →
Classes · one-to-oneKung Fu & self-defence
The Chinese soft martial arts: evasion, balance and technique rather than strength. Belt gradings from white to black.
About Kung Fu →
One-to-oneBodyaware personal training
Back and posture specialist: corrective exercise, muscle activation, 3D movement analysis and massage. One-to-one Tai Chi and Kung Fu lessons too.
About personal training →Meet Chris
Over 35 years of practice
Chris walked into his first Kung Fu lesson in Biddenham village hall in 1989 and has never stopped. He earned his black belt in 1996, started teaching his own classes in 1997, and today teaches seven classes a week alongside his personal training work at Fitness First.
The class has got very popular, from a few people to start with, to the busy class it is now.Chris, speaking to Bedford Today about his Tai Chi class, 2023
Classes this week
6–7pm11-week course, two sessions