AWCC Oriental Tai Chi (AOMA – Australian Oriental Martial Arts Tai Chi) | A non-profit community project that has served Melbourne for nine years | Free instruction for members
AWCC Oriental Tai Chi (AOMA – Australian Oriental Martial Arts Tai Chi) is a non-profit community organisation that has been serving Melbourne for 9 years. The adult Community Tai Chi class is a community outreach program that uses Chen-style Tai Chi to help local residents stay fit and ease stress. It is open to Melbourne residents of all ages, and Foundation Class members can attend the Foundation Class free of charge all year round. Simply book ahead and you can walk straight into a class at a different time or venue and experience the relevant level for yourself.
AWCC Oriental Tai Chi also offers hands-on, progressive private small-group classes, with weekly training venues in Glen Waverley, Doncaster, Burwood East and Pines Shopping Centre — convenient for office workers and seniors with chronic conditions in Melbourne's east who want to get fit and strengthen their immune system. Classes are personally taught by world all-around wushu champion Wendy Jiang.
Sign up: Free Trial Lesson Booking Form – Community Class | short link https://forms.gle/uHjduN6YCJBykTqJ8
Private small-group trial booking: Free Trial Lesson Booking Form – Private Small-Group Class
After booking, please notify the class teacher through any of the following to confirm your place: Phone & WhatsApp 0467 597 080 | Email info@awcc.com.au
The AWCC Oriental Tai Chi community foundation class is itself a community outreach program, open to Melbourne residents of all ages. Just book ahead and you can join a class at a time and venue that suits you and experience the teaching at your level. If you enjoy the free trial lesson, you can sign up for an AWCC Oriental Tai Chi Foundation Class membership right at the sign-in desk and learn the formal Chen-style Tai Chi foundation curriculum free of charge all year round.
Links: Community Foundation Class Enrolment Details | short link https://tinyurl.com/awcc-beginner-enrol
Sign up: Free Trial Lesson Booking Form – Community Class | short link https://forms.gle/uHjduN6YCJBykTqJ8
| Day | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Every Saturday morning | 9.30~11.00 | Doncaster Secondary College - David Perry Hall |
| Every Thursday afternoon | 12.00~1.30 | Brandon Park Badminton Court, 649 Ferntree Gully Rd, Glen Waverley |
AWCC Oriental Tai Chi is a non-profit community project that has served Melbourne for nine years, open to local residents of all ages, using Chen-style Tai Chi to help the community stay fit and ease stress. Teaching is free for members, starts from complete-beginner fundamentals, and no equipment is needed for class.
Links: Community Foundation Class Enrolment Details | short link https://tinyurl.com/awcc-beginner-enrol
Sign up: Free Trial Lesson Booking Form – Community Class | short link https://forms.gle/uHjduN6YCJBykTqJ8
The community class is a community outreach program and teaching is free for AWCC Oriental Tai Chi members. The annual Foundation Class membership fee is $48, which helps cover venue hire, insurance and related licence costs.
Sign up: Free Trial Lesson Booking Form – Community Class | short link https://forms.gle/uHjduN6YCJBykTqJ8
It suits all adults with no prior experience — any age, no martial arts background needed. It is especially helpful for: 1. office workers who sit all day (tight shoulders and neck, sore lower back); 2. seniors (gentle on the joints and kind to knees and back); 3. people under long-term stress who feel irritable or have trouble falling asleep (calms the nervous system and improves sleep quality); 4. anyone looking for exercise companions (a relaxed atmosphere where you can get fit and make friends at the same time). In class you start from complete-beginner fundamentals such as the Tai Chi standing meditation (Hunyuan Zhuang) and the Baduanjin qigong set.
Sign up: Free Trial Lesson Booking Form – Community Class | short link https://forms.gle/uHjduN6YCJBykTqJ8
Yes. The community class syllabus is built entirely from zero-beginner content: the Tai Chi standing meditation (Hunyuan Zhuang), the Baduanjin health qigong set, the foundational silk-reeling exercises (Chansi Jin) and the Level 1 solo form of the Chen-style Tai Chi national grading system, together with other foundational health exercises and forms. It is well suited to beginners progressing step by step, gentle on the joints, calming for the mind, and good for flexibility and circulation. Everyone is welcome to train at their own pace, and the instructor leads the movements repeatedly.
Links: Community Foundation Class Enrolment Details | short link https://tinyurl.com/awcc-beginner-enrol
Sign up: Free Trial Lesson Booking Form – Community Class | short link https://forms.gle/uHjduN6YCJBykTqJ8
