Tai Chi Resources
Everything you need to make Tai Chi simple, practical, and yours.
Whether you’re brand new or looking to deepen your practice, these short guides answer common questions and challenges. Each one gives you a clear, practical way to think about Tai Chi — without the jargon — so you can find what matters most to you.
Getting Started
Tai Chi Guide
Discover the centuries-old Chinese practice that combines gentle flowing movements, conscious breathing, mental focus, and practical self-defense principles.
Tai Chi Survival Guide
Get through the awkward early stage and keep moving forward with ease.
What If You Only Practiced One Thing
What If One Practice Could Transform Your Body and Mind?
Health & Wellbeing WithTai Chi
Tai Chi for Older Adults
Gentle movements to improve balance, strength, and everyday confidence. At any age.
Tai Chi for Women’s Health
Support energy, balance, and wellbeing at every stage of life.
Tai Chi for Men’s Health
Boost strength, focus, and resilience with practices designed for men.
Martial Roots
Martial Essence of
Tai Chi
. Beyond slow movement lies a practical martial system of timing, leverage, and control—skills that sharpen both body and mind.
Learning / Training Resources
Tai Chi isn’t just about showing up to class — it’s about having the right resources to guide and inspire your training.
Over the years, Ian Cameron has produced a series of books and demonstrations that capture the depth of Five Winds Tai Chi.
These materials are valuable learning companions, whether you’re attending classes or exploring Tai Chi on your own. While we always encourage guided practice with a teacher, we recognise some will choose to train independently. If you do, support and guidance are available through our membership community to help you avoid common mistakes and stay on track.
The Practice of Wudang Tai Chi Chuan
Step-by-step instruction in the Wudang Tai Chi hand form, pushing hands styles, and selected self-defence applications. Includes clear photographs, posture breakdowns, and teaching notes, alongside historical background and guidance for students and teachers.
The Practice of Wudang Spear
A complete guide to the Wudang Tai Chi Spear form, as taught by Master Cheng Tin Hung. Presented with detailed explanations, training tips, and practical applications, supported by rare archival material.
The Practice of Wudang Sabre
A lesson-by-lesson presentation of the Wudang Tai Chi Sabre form. Includes practical applications and archive insights that illuminate this powerful traditional weapon.
The Practice of Wudang Sword
A structured introduction to the Wudang Tai Chi Sword form. Step-by-step instruction, supported by archive references, makes this an essential text for those moving into advanced training.
Video Demonstration of All Forms
A complete reference download featuring Ian Cameron demonstrating all major forms — hand, spear, sabre, and sword. Designed as a study companion and memory aid, not a substitute for hands-on instruction.
Tai Chi is more than technique — it’s a way of thinking and living. Leaves in the Wind brings together Ian Cameron’s most thought-provoking articles, carefully compiled by Malcolm.
Leaves in the Wind
This book is not a step-by-step manual. Instead, it’s a window into the mindset, discipline, and standards that underpin authentic Tai Chi. Each article is a reflection you can return to again and again — revealing new insights each time.
Students often said of Ian’s daily posts: “That answered a question I didn’t even know I had.” This is the magic of Leaves in the Wind: it doesn’t hand you the answers, it invites you to see more deeply.
Whether you’re training in Tai Chi or any other art, the reflections here will challenge and inspire you.
(Hardback copy is the best)
Daily Quotes + Free Downloads
To make Ian’s insights even more accessible, we’ve created free resources you can download today:
These reflections have become a daily touchstone for many, offering inspiration far beyond the training hall.
Free Articles
Book 1 – Free Articles Collection: Over 40 of Ian Cameron’s articles, available as a free download on Apple Books
Daily Quotes
Book 2 – Daily Quotes: A collection of quotes drawn from the articles, first shared daily on Facebook, now compiled into a free book
Ready to go beyond the guides? Join us for classes online or in person and discover Tai Chi that’s just enough to change everything.
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