Anyone For Bridge
1Have a go
Play Cards
“What am I trying to do?”
Start by playing simple bridge. By the end you can look at a hand, work out what contract to play, and play it with a plan.
Four seats. Four suits. Four steps.
Anyone can
learn bridge.
Yes, you.
A four-step programme that takes a beginner from a first hand to the club table. Step one is a friendly two-day course, which you do not need to have any experience or require a partner to attend.
Next course: dates to be confirmed
Who it is for
Four seats at the table. One of them is yours.
Bridge is a partnership game for four people, and it is played by people of every age. You do not need to have any experience as we remove the terminology which might be confusing and get you to the game.
Which one is you?
Four steps.
Start at yours.
Wherever you are starting from, the course meets you there. The two days are step one.
Step 1 · Play Cards
“What am I trying to do?”
Have a go · Eight topics
Step 2 · Journey to Bidding
“What is my partner telling me?”
Communicate · Seven topics
Step 3 · Competitive Bidding
“How do we compete?”
Compete · Five topics
Step 4 · Tricks of the Trade
“How do I make better decisions?”
Improve · Five topics
2Communicate
Journey to Bidding
“What is my partner telling me?”
Bidding is a conversation. This is where you learn to read what your partner is telling you, and to answer.
3Compete
Competitive Bidding
“How do we compete?”
The opponents are bidding too. This step is about competing for the contract and going after part scores, games and slams.
4Improve
Tricks of the Trade
“How do I make better decisions?”
Judgement, partnership agreements and the habits that turn a competent player into a good one.
How Ravi teaches
Tell you. Show you. Try it. Put into practice.
“You do not need to have any experience as we remove the terminology which might be confusing and get you to the game.”Ravi
- 01
Tell you
One idea at a time, in plain words. Nothing you have to take home and decode.
- 02
Show you
See it happen on the table before you try it yourself.
- 03
Try it
Real hands, dealt at the table, at your pace.
- 04
Put into practice
Quick checks so it sticks. Provide additional help to fill in any gaps.
Course One
Have a go,
over two days.
Sixteen places. Four tables of four, and a two-course lunch on both days.
Course One is Step One of the four. See what is in it.
- PlacesSixteen
- IncludedTeas, coffees and a two-course lunch, both days
- WhereTo be confirmed
- DatesTo be confirmed
- PriceTo be announced
About Ravi
Twenty-five years playing the game. Now he's giving something back.
Ravi discovered his love of bridge as a teenager, but it wasn't until his 30s that he returned to playing seriously. Over the past 25 years, he has enjoyed learning and developing his game through a variety of coaches, bridge partners, local and international events, and from many of the professionals within the bridge community. And, like every good bridge player, he is still learning!
Now retired, Ravi wanted to give something back to the bridge community while keeping the game he loves very much a part of his life.
Ravi's approach to teaching is based on the way he learns best: Explain it, Show it, Practise it, and then put your knowledge to the test. Everyone learns differently, so his aim is to adapt his teaching to suit the individual.
His goal is simple: to help people discover the enjoyment and love of playing cards, while building their confidence and developing their skills at their own pace.
The next course
Have a go. Two days.
Sixteen places. Four tables of four, and a two-course lunch on both days.
Dates to be confirmed