Cornbrook Arts

Music
Alec has had no formal musical training but has played since the age of 14 when he was given his first guitar. Alec's practice of Taijiquan and Qigong over the past 30 years has deeply influenced the flavour of the music he now creates on guitar, bamboo flute and synthesiser.

Taijiquan and Qigong
"Initially my motives for studying Taiji and Qigong were simply to learn how to keep people away. I didn't realise at the time that this attitude would only compound my shyness and fear. It wasn't very long before I discovered these arts weren’t about fighting, but rather how to not-fight; to use the principles to understand how to deal with conflicts both internal and external. I love these arts and to be able share them gives me great pleasure. I am humbled by the people I teach - seeing them discover a principle, understanding what has stopped them from doing a physical movement: often a mental attitude, lack of confidence or co-ordination".
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Alec’s training:
- 1981 attended first Taiji class
- 1985 became a full-time instructor with Rising Dragon Tai Chi School (RDTC)
- 1986 founded the Birmingham branch of RDTC
- 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011 trained during visits to China
- 2010 Founded Dragon Spring Taiji School

Alec is registered as a senior instructor with the Tai Chi Union for Great Britain and continues to study with his first teacher, Richard Farmer (Founder of Rising Dragon Tai Chi School), as well learning from other teachers in Britain and China.

He continues to teach regular weekly classes in Birmingham as well as one-to-one sessions for individuals and small groups of up to six people on Clee Hill in south Shropshire, where he lives with his wife, Kate.