Licensing, Training, and Credentialing of Tai Chi Teachers

In the United States, people do not have to be health professionals or to be licensed to practice or teach tai chi. The practice is not regulated by state or Federal governments. There is no standard training for tai chi teachers.

If you are considering learning tai chi, ask about the teacher’s training and experience (see also NCCAM’s publication “Selecting a CAM Practitioner“). Learning tai chi from a teacher, compared with learning it from videos or books, allows a student to find out whether he is performing the movements correctly and safely.