RMTC Student Feedback
RMTC School has been operating since 2015, beginning with just one private class a week, and 2 classes at the local fitness centre. It now has over 120 students currently attending the 18 classes a week.
In a recent surveys (2023-2024), students were asked to comment on any aspect of the School. These are their responses to the overall running of the School.
It's great to have such a fabulous instructor - so encouraging, challenging everyone to achieve their best and all with a wonderful sense of humour!
I feel a different person since coming to tai chi. It has changed my life. I love all the classes I attend and I really appreciate the teaching style with Jenny’s care, patience, humour and skill.
The offerings, opportunities and tutorship at RMTC provides a student of any level with a satisfying learning experience.
Excellent teaching by Jenny, always allowing for own pace of learning and confidence, with practise of forms in detail and refining movements and postures, bringing forth own awareness
Classes are always fun, light hearted atmosphere. Challenged enough, creating self improvement. Outings, special events' days and workshops adding to further interest, socialization and learning. Happy Student.
Rising Moon Tai Chi students and teachers are welcoming and supportive.
Love the Park sessions.
It's difficult to do all the classes I want to. I'll have to give up work (not golf!)
Love the way we learn the martial art applications.
Love learning the technical aspects.
Four days of fun and laughter. What more could a bloke want?
Always feel I have learned something during class.
Very enjoyable in all aspects.
Enjoying the mix of classes.
It is all good. Always enthusiastic to attend classes.
The whole system is 'top notch'.
Suits my interests and needs.
It offers a relaxing space to quiet the mind and connect to the body.
It is meditation that helps me mentally and physically.
I love learning the philosophy and applications behind it all.
The inclusion of different styles, Wudang, Sun, Fu Chen, etc provides students with many options.
I enjoy the regular activity and the motivation to do tai chi practice at home.
Great atmosphere, relaxed yet focused.
Great teacher, never leaves anyone behind. Very inclusive.
The newsletters are informative and well written.
My experience using the Member Portal has been very positive.
I find the drills and practice videos very helpful and of excellent quality.
Jenny offers more than just classes to her students and is exemplary in providing more than just Tai Chi.
Fantastic variety to keep all grades of students interested.
The school has developed into an excellent holistic Tai Chi community/family.
I always feel energised after the class, mentally and physically that other forms of exercise do not achieve.
I'm pleased that I'm part of the School.
I really enjoy the teaching style.
Jenny is very good at including everyone.
I am proud to be a participant of RMTC school. RMTC became the final piece; an important part of my successful move to the Mornington Peninsula.
Great friends/community and a positive environment to continue my tai chi journey.
The only comment that I can make is that all the events and venues are great!
I like the teaching to improve our foot movements, breathing and understanding of the principles of Tai Chi.
Christmas lunch was so well organised. I enjoyed meeting other people on my table.
For me, Tai chi is relaxing, light hearted, graceful, serene, friendly, warm, educational, and respectful. It is simply a pleasure to participate.
The gradient in learning suits anyone's ability. I like that I can embrace new challenges or, if I'm tired, have 'me time' and leave refreshed.
It is a joyful, interesting, friendly, welcoming and challenging place to enjoy, relax and breathe while doing Tai Chi.
Classes are a joy to attend, well run, wonderfully explained and lots of encouragement.
Very comfortable atmosphere to learn.
Challenging, relaxing, fabulous teacher, nice people!
I appreciate the welcoming nature of the school and felt at home straight away, even though I am a rank beginner!
I find it challenging and very beneficial to strengthen my body.
Love Room 18.
I like the expertise, patience and humour of Jenny.
It's a great counter balance for cardiac rehabilitation.
Love and enjoy all aspects of the teachings and how it is presented.
I am enjoying the challenge of learning different forms.
It helps to provide a positive balance when times are difficult.
What do you enjoy most? Jenny's endless patience (this was written in capital letters!)
I love the feel I get when I do Tai Chi, the energy I get in my hands.
I feel it helps to heal the body and the mind. Love it.
Enjoyable and interesting classes with lots of encouragement to keep us motivated.
I enjoy all the classes I attend and feel a great sense of achievement as I slowly learn the different postures.
I love the laughs and fun we have.
I love the locations, especially when we go outside.
Tai Chi is part of my weekly routine and personal exercise programme.
Good for body and soul.
Jenny keeps us on our toes and smiling at the same time.
I am pleasantly surprised just how much I enjoy and look forward to these classes.
Amazing, amazing, amazing.
An amazing teacher and instructor.
Excellent standard of teaching.
Warm and friendly classes with a community feel.
Jenny, your enthusiasm helps make classes fun, interesting and a good brain teaser!
Thankyou for your constant encouragement to learn and keep trying regardless!
The practice videos could be accessed with improved menus linked to major segments within each of the forms
Your school and teaching methods are excellent.
I appreciated the opportunity to learn/do Tai Chi close to home in a supportive and fun environment with a great Sifu!
Apart from the value of Tai Chi to a person's wellbeing, I think we are fortunate to have Jenny, a great teacher who is experienced, fun, competent, encouraging and patient.
Other Feedback
"I would highly recommend the RMTC school to anyone contemplating beginning the tai chi journey, or anyone wishing to further advance their tai chi practice. Jenny Harrison has a skill for presenting each of the tai chi forms in a step by step progression that enables all students to make considerable progress. The class atmosphere Jenny cultivates is always nurturing, inclusive and encouraging with students ever ready to celebrate each other's achievements. Support materials for home practice can be purchased through the school and have proved to be an invaluable aid. Free tai chi sessions in the park over the summer months are a popular social activity and just one of the many ways Jenny demonstrates great dedication to running her school.
Tai Chi is often described as moving meditation. When I joined the RMTC school, I found myself moving under the instruction of a dedicated and talented teacher and alongside a wonderful bunch of tai chi enthusiasts. I highly recommend the School." - Bev
“I attended a 24 form workshop on Friday in Melbourne. I had lots of comments about my high standard of tai chi which I was obviously very pleased about but I am writing this to thank you for your high standard of teaching and attention to detail. As you are my only teacher my tai chi abilities reflect your teaching standards so I am very grateful. I am pleased that I still have a lot to learn and will continue to enjoy that process.” - Ruth
“…So Jenny, I’m writing about all this to you because both your teaching and your thought provoking sayings were very instrumental in guiding me forward. Particularly your publication of the image of the two types of people in the world, (one flailing in the water as if about to drown, and the other floating peacefully). I’m grateful that through your devotion to teaching, your patience whilst I “flailed” through life, your grace in accepting my choices; all goes to show how you’re the embodiment of what you’re teaching, and I do respect that enormously! It’s such a worthy thing that you’ve done and are doing; helping others find a wellness they’ve not known before, how fabulous!” - Jen
Student Feedback from the Teach Tai Chi Level 1 course
"Jenny is a natural communicator. Her expertise as a trained educator shows in the way she teaches and she teaches the finer details of learning tai chi - the mental, spiritual, physical and emotional. Jenny is very generous with her knowledge and oh so patient." - De
"Simple outstanding. Best course in many years." - Mark
"This has challenged me in all the right ways." - Vanessa
"Exceeded all expectations." - Karen
“When the opportunity to do the Tai Chi Level 1 course came up I thought it would be a great one to do. So on Saturday I attended the first of three Tai Chi training days with Jenny Harrison. Having attended numerous training courses, I thought Tai Chi would be a walk in the park as it would be the most gentle and to top it off it was only a half day training.
On completing the first day I went home totally shattered, physically and mentally. The next day whereby normally I do a lot of training, but I was still feeling exhausted and hence I ended up doing nothing. Many emotions ran through my mind and I went into total rejection mode. I couldn’t remember any of the Tai Chi moves I had learnt and I just did not want to do it anymore. What was so hard to accept is that it seems so simple yet so elusive.
Come Thursday I decided I need to at least get through the course. So I made myself sit and just watch the YouTube of Jenny executing the Yang style 5 form. Watching her beautiful flow, grace and yet incredible strength, control and focus, it suddenly dawned on me that this is amazing, and I absolutely love this. I jumped up and started to practice, focus and tried to seep myself into the essence, the inner strength and the whole history of Tai Chi. It was an amazing feeling whereby I felt excited to find myself at the very beginning of a very long journey of an amazing art form.
Doing this course opened up a whole new dimension for me. I realised that I needed to go in with an open mind in order to experience the full flavour and subtle nuances that Tai Chi has to offer. Jenny’s approach where her love of Tai Chi is clearly evident, her very wise and respectful approach resonates strongly with me. I have learnt a tremendous amount from this course and felt my life has been enriched by this experience. I went through so many emotions and thoughts over a few days and I came to the conclusion that it is truly a beautiful way to meditate, exercise and live life.” - Tina