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I was fortunate to be able to attend the Qigong Master Class with Senior Master Chin Min on the 29th of March 2025 at Ashburton Primary School. It was a great opportunity to focus on refining some familiar exercises, learning some new ones, and catching up with friends and colleagues I hadn’t seen for a…

On a very hot day on 23 November 2024 around 110 people filled the Shangri-La Inn in Forest Hill for our annual Banquet. As a break from tradition, the Banquet was held at lunchtime on a Saturday. There was good representation of centres from across Melbourne, all the way from Werribee to Mornington. A delicious…

The College Cultural Tour was amazing with ten of us with a passion for Tai Chi and love of travel joined Grand Master Eng Chor Khor to travel from Xinjiang, China to Uzbekistan following the Silk Road. We arrived in Urumqi, the main town of Xinjiang the Uyghur Chinese Autonomous Region – it is modern…

Dear friends of our Tai Chi community, As we come to the end of another year, I want to take a moment to reflect on the progress each of you has made and to offer a few words of encouragement as we move into the new year. Tai Chi and Qigong are not just physical…

The 2024 Wushu, Tai Chi, Qigong Association (WTQA) Festival was held on Saturday 12 October and included performances from 12 martial arts schools. Attendance at the event was around 230 which included 64 from the Celestial Tai Chi College.  There were 24 College students and Instructors who performed 3 items: the Celestial Routine Levels 1-3 (Traditional…

Grand Master Eng Chor Khor held a Workshop at the Maribyrnong Bowls Club on Saturday 10th August. Emphasis was on the Lotus, Shibashi 1, Dao Yin, Wu Qin Xi (5 animals) and Wild Goose Qigong routines as well as the Traditional Yang Tai Chi routine focusing on Levels 1 & 2 and its martial art…

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…

Once again Grand Master Eng Chor Khor provided an interesting afternoon sharing his knowledge and wisdom at the annual free Philosophy lesson in Ashburton on Saturday 11 May 2024. My husband Noel (who is a Senior Instructor) and I have for 30 years enjoyed GM Eng Chor’s workshops as there is usually something new to…