As an ancient Chinese practice, tai chi may seem foreign and even intimidating. Perhaps your only experience with tai chi is watching video clips or seeing photos of large groups of Chinese people doing tai chi in parks—a rare occurrence in the United States. Only about 1% of the U.S. population, or about 3.65 million […]
The Organising Committee is inviting everyone interested in Tai Chi, Qigong and Wushu to take part in the forthcoming inter/multidisciplinary Conference in Sydney at Macquarie University on Tai Chi, Wushu and Qigong in Today’s World. The aim of the Conference is to provide a venue for an interdisciplinary forum with the intentionally broad scope to […]
On 20 – 24 August 2018, Wushu & Tai Chi NSW team participated in the Hong Kong International Wushu Competition. There were both modern and traditional Wushu, Health Qigong and contact events. Around two thousand people in more than 170 teams from various countries including Canada, Portugal, Malaysia, Greece, India, South Africa and, of course, […]
On Howard Choy’s Lecture “Unlocking the Mystery of Qi in Taijiquan and Qigong” by Dr. Khoo Cheng Choo Howard Choy , the Principal of Berlin-based Shou Yi Taijiquan and Qigong, is an internationally recognised Taiji, Qigong & Feng Shui expert. On 12 June 2018, he presented a most intriguing and engaging lecture on “Unlocking the Mystery of […]
By Howard Choy (Cai Hong 蔡洪), B.Arch. (UNSW), Principal of Shou Yi Taijiquan and Qigong in Berlin and Europe. Abstract There is a lot of misunderstanding and mis-information about the traditional Chinese concept of Qi 氣in Taijiquan and Qigong, as they became main-stream and globalised. Some modern “masters” promoted Qi as being some kind of […]
by Brian Corless In the March, 2017 edition of the Tai Chi Association of Australia newsletter I wrote about the benefits of tai chi chuan for mental health and commented on published survey data from the USA by Dr. Romy Lauche* and colleagues (2016) which highlighted differences in U.S. participation rates between yoga and tai […]
On Saturday 2 June 2018, Sydney University Sports & Aquatic Centre was hosting the Open Tai Chi Competition organised by Tai Chi Association of Australia (TCAA). TCAA is one of the oldest non-profit Tai Chi organisations in Australia that can be applauded for maintaining its policy of the competitions open to anyone interested and properly […]
Howard Choy, a well-known internationally Tai Chi, Qigong and Feng Shui expert, will be Unlocking the Mystery of Qi in Taijiquan and Qigong – Your Key to Efficacious Internal Practices. Register for the lecture at Macquarie University on Tuesday 12 June 2018 at 6.30 pm. Places are limited – Register now!
By Dr. Khoo Cheng Choo It was with great anticipation & trepidation as the Health Qigong Forum approached. The excitement was about the three Qigong Masters – the representatives of the International Health Qigong Federation based in China who would be teaching at the Forum. They would be instructing us on the current Health Qigong standardised routines and […]
Ethnomusicology Forum Colin P. McGuire Published online: 04 May 2018 Abstract Wong Fei-hung was a Cantonese martial arts master from southern China who became associated with a melody called ‘General’s Ode’. Since the 1950s, over 100 Hong Kong movies and television shows have forged the link by using this melody as Master Wong’s theme. During […]
