2017 WTQA Festival

19th Wushu Tai Chi and Qigong Australia (WTQA) Festival – 27th Aug 2017 Monash University Sports Stadium, Clayton Campus From the very first bounce of the Hung Gar Yau Shu’s Lion Dance to the final presentation of medals and trophies, the WTQA association has once again lived up to its vision of uniting and supporting…

2017 Philosophy Lesson with GM Eng Chor

Do you understand the underlying philosophy of tai chi? Do you know about Yin Yang theory, the five elements, the Bagua trigrams? How do these inform the way we do our tai chi? Can you tell your Chen from your Yang? Your Wu from your Sun? Chinese history? Which was the most successful dynasty? During…

“Live Long, Live Well” -Teachings

Live Long, Live Well: Teachings from the Chinese Nourishment of Life Tradition – by Peter Deadman. If someone ever asks you what are the proven benefits of regular Tai Chi Chuan or Qigong practice maybe you could try the following sentence ... “Either Tai Chi or Qigong have been shown to improve renal and cardiac…

2017 QiGong Seminar-Ba Duan Jin

Special QIGONG Seminar Series – BA DUAN JIN Grand Master Eng Chor and Master Tong Low A long-awaited series of Seminars on ”the art of breathing or energy flow”, in Grand Master’s words, commenced on a glorious autumn Sunday afternoon with 25 participants, keen to fathom and learn the wisdom of Qigong. Many had previously…

Reclaim Your Wayward Limbs

Tai Chi has many benefits, and for me a valuable one is that it helps me to feel that I ‘own’ every part of my body. Seems an odd thing to say but not all of us are aware of how we move. Some of us will swear our right arm is in a perfect…

A Personal Story in Praise of Qigong

My name is Michele Cunningham and I belong to the Eltham Centre. I noticed a problem with my balance about 6 years ago and initially thought it was age related. However, when it became more pronounced I sought medical help. It was difficult to describe; some doctors said it was vertigo although I constantly said…

Benefits of Qigong

A ‘Little Bit of Science’ Behind the Benefits of Qigong Telomeres protect the end of everyone’s chromosomes; they are important in protecting your DNA. The length of your telomeres is an important indicator of health, the longer they are the healthier your cells and tissues, therefore you! One’s genes do affect your telomeres. Telomeres naturally…

‘SUBSTANCE’ in Yang-Style Tai Chi

Introduction Yang-style Tai Chi had its roots in the successful martial art routine developed by Yang for training competitors in hand-to-hand fighting. The routine is performed as a gentle, slow and graceful routine, found to be excellent exercise because it uses every joint and muscle in the body together with providing excellent exercise for the…

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