Instructor levels

There are 5 levels of Tai Chi Instructor in the UK these days:

1. Tai Chi for Health & Fitness Teacher
   - 10 years experience
   - these are the majority
2. Tai Chi Chuan Instructor
   - equivalent of 3rd dan black belt in any martial art
   - 10 years experience
   - these people are less common
3. Tai Chi Expert
   - 20 years experience
   - 10,000 hours tai chi chuan practice
   - 10 years teaching experience
   - fewer to be found
4. Tai Chi Master
   - 30,000 hours tai chi chuan practice
   - 20 years teaching experience
   - pretty rare
5. Tai Chi Grandmaster
   - extremely rare

Peter Southwood has graded Sifu Waller as being a Tai Chi Expert based upon his practice quality and experience.