Ancient Chen Tai Chi - Defensive Strategies & Mindset

Ming Dynasty battlefield strategy survives in a northwest Austin studio, where Ancient Chen Tai Chi teaches Beijing Gongfu Jia Tai Chi Chuan — a lineage-based practice that predates modern reforms of physical culture. The school’s full name, Defensive Strategies & Mindset, signals tai chi taught as a martial art rather than gentle exercise: students learn the applications behind postures alongside slow, precise choreography. Sessions run late morning through early evening at the Anderson Mill Road location, with Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and weekend availability. Visit ancienttaichi.com or call 512-507-2069 to observe a class and judge this Austin school’s unusual approach firsthand.

Hours

nMonday: 11AM-6PM
Tuesday: 11AM-6PM
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: Closed
Friday: 11AM-6PM
Saturday: 11AM-6PM
Sunday: 11AM-6PM