World Tai Chi Day
Elaine Roberts

Magic Tortoise Taijiquan player Elaine Roberts on a beautiful day!

Mission: The Magic Tortoise Taijiquan School, located in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina, USA, offers classes, workshops, private tutoring and teacher training in taijiquan (t'ai-chi ch'üan: a Chinese internal style martial art and exercise for relaxation, energy, and overall well-being), qigong (ch'i-kung: energy work), and related studies. Since 1979.
Faculty:

Director/Shifu: Dr. Jay Dunbar (Ph.D.)
Shifu: Kathleen Cusick, M.A.
Teacher: Gabe StClair
Teacher: James Sutton
Teacher: Dan Partridge
Teacher: Patricia Cutrara

We honor our primary teachers:
Grandmaster Jou Tsung-Hwa
Grandmaster Yang Zhen-Duo

How to Begin: Check out our class list for a class at a time and location that appeals to you. Start with a “Forms” or “Essentials” class. Continue study with “Push-Hands (Interplay)” and “Weapons,” which illustrate applications of principles and techniques and the extension of energy - and don't miss our workshops and seminars!

Send an email to Dr. Jay at drjay@magictortoise.com and
we will notify you when this site is updated.

 
The Magic Tortoise Taijiquan School
c/o Dr. Jay Dunbar, Director
15 Timberlyne Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-1522
919-360-6419

Last updated 11/1/24