The traditional Wu Qin Xi Exercises were created by the famous Chinese physician Hua Tuo in the 2nd century, during the Eastern Han Dynasty. In 2002, team of experts from Shanghai Sports University studied and updated them carefully with sports science which become known as Health Qigong Wu Qin Xi. Each exercise of the Wu Qin Xi is inspired by […]
Health Qigong Duan Wei: Most Australians are not Welcome to the Melbourne Health Qigong Event to be held on 7 – 13 August 2019 in Melbourne, Australia Wushu & Tai Chi NSW supports the global movement of Health Qigong as a holistic system of coordinated body posture and movement, breathing, and meditation used for the purposes of health, […]
by Amanda Heidke The Tai Chi Association of Australia (TCAA) Annual Tai Chi Championships in Sydney Australia.1 June 2019 An accident which resulted in substantial injuries meant withdrawing from the competition last year, however, one year on and despite my crunchy, noisy knees and bucket meniscus tear I was determined to compete. I am absolutely over the moon with […]
On Saturday, 1 June 2019, Tai Chi Association of Australia held their regular Open Championships. Everyone had a great day, and here is our photo-report. Our congratulation to all winners! We hope the gatherings like this will happen more often and attract more professionals.
Wushu & Tai Chi NSW supports the global movement of Health Qigong as a holistic system of coordinated body posture and movement, breathing, and meditation used for the purposes of health, spirituality, and martial arts training. Wushu & Tai Chi NSW recognises International Health Qigong Federation (IHQF) as an international body coordinating the development of Health Qigong […]
Celebrity Studies Stevey Richards 11 April 2019 Abstract Mainland China’s rejection of various traditional institutions and the Maoist political doctrine in the period following Chairman Mao’s death in 1976 resulted in ideological disorientation. To address this, the Chinese government has begun to promote traditional martial arts as a practice and as a cultural object to […]
The World Tai Chi & Qigong Day was celebrated on 27 April 2019. Australia, due to its geographical position, was one of the first countries to meet it – thousands of Australian Tai Chi & Qigong enthusiasts gathered in the parks or near historic landmarks for this famous annual event. We have received photo reports from […]
Sport in Society Yang Zhang, Jessica W. Chin, Shirley H.M. Reekie 22 December 2018 Abstract Within the Chinese national sport system, the government provides resources and funding to train athletes from a young age to become high-performance competitors. Though athletes are well supported to excel in their sport, during their years of intense physical training, […]
To celebrate the 2019 Chinese New Year, the Wushu Herald announced competition for the best photos taken in Australia during the two weeks of festivities. Everyone was invited to submit their current celebrations photos with brief description. The competition closed on 24 February 2019. Congratulationsto the Winners of the Chinese New Year 2019Photo Competition! 1st Place: Josephine Chow – Piggy […]
International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction Aouaidjia Kamel, Bowen Liu, Ping Li & Bin Sheng 13 November 2018 Abstract In this article, we propose a Tai Chi training system based on pose estimation using Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) called iTai-Chi. Our system aims to overcome the disadvantages of insufficient accurate feedback in traditional teaching methods such […]
