Instructor Development
Teaching begins with practice.
At 1MindBodyFitness, students develop from the foundations upward.
There is no fast-track instructor certificate.
You begin as a student.
You learn the system.
You practise consistently.
You receive correction.
You demonstrate your understanding.
Teaching comes later.
How Progression Works
1. Learn the Foundations
Begin with the system you want to study.
Build familiarity with the forms, movement principles and technical structure.
2. Practise
Skill develops through repetition.
Watching a course is not the same as learning an art.
Give the body time to understand the material.
3. Receive Technical Review
When needed, personal guidance may include:
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- Livestream correction
- Video review
- Private technical refinement
- Questions and explanation
- In-person refinement in Cape Town
4. Demonstrate Your Ability
Progression is based on what you can understand and demonstrate—not simply how long you have been enrolled.
5. Develop Towards Teaching
When a student has developed sufficient technical ability, consistency and understanding, further teaching development may be considered.
This may include:
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- Demonstration skills
- Clear explanation
- Movement observation
- Appropriate correction
- Class structure
- Teaching responsibility
There is no automatic progression from completing an online course to becoming an instructor.
Choose Your Foundation
Kung Fu & Wing Chun
Develop stance, structure, coordination and martial understanding through Shaolin Tan Tui and Peng Nan Wing Chun.
Tai Chi & Qigong
Develop posture, balance, coordinated movement, breath and Internal Arts foundations.
Internal & Recovery Practice
Use Qigong, breath, mobility and recovery practices to deepen body awareness and support long-term training.
These programmes do not currently lead directly to instructor certification.
Why We Do Not Fast-Track Teaching
Traditional training develops in layers.
First you learn what to do.
Then you begin to understand how it works.
Later, you learn how to see and guide another person.
Our approach values:
Ability before title
Understanding before certification
Practice before performance
Responsibility before teaching
A certificate should confirm developed skill.
It should not replace it.
Formal Health Qigong Coach Pathway
Health Qigong follows a separate, structured coach-development pathway through the South African Health Qigong Association.
This is currently our formal open-enrolment coaching route.
The pathway includes:
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- Foundational Health Qigong training
- Technical development
- Chih assessment
- Coach education
- Livestream support
- Remote assessment options
- Further Duan progression where applicable
Students can complete most of this pathway online.
Online Learning With Personal
Most foundation training is completed online and at your own pace.
Personal assistance is available when another video is no longer enough.
This may include:
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- Livestream technical sessions
- Movement correction
- Video review
- Course assistance
- Assessment preparation where relevant
Private technical sessions are available with Amanda Lan or Dr Jeff Lan.
Already Training With Us?
If you have trained consistently with 1MindBodyFitness and are interested in progressing towards teaching, contact us with:
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- The system you are studying
- Courses or forms completed
- How long you have trained
- Any previous certificates
- Your current training goals
We can then advise whether you should continue building foundations, book a technical review or begin discussing further progression.
Request a Progression Review
Where Do I Begin?
I am new
Start with a foundation course.
I already train with 1MindBodyFitness
Continue your practice and request a progression review when you are ready.
I want a formal Health Qigong coaching qualification
Follow the dedicated SA Health Qigong pathway.
View the Health Qigong Coach Pathway
I need personal technical help
Book an individual refinement session.