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NEW DVD NOW AVAILABLE
9 FORM PLUS WARM-UPS, SILK REELING, QIGONG
Featuring Master Liu Yong
Email us now for details!
OCTOBER 2007 UK VISIT
This year's classes with Master Liu Yong proved a great success! Now that his English has improved even more, there was a lot more explanation, discussion and theory during his classes. Having observed our movements, he then extracted the parts we had most problems with and carefully broke down those movements to make them clearer and easier to understand and perform.
The Push Hands was a revelation this year as, aided with pads from the Karate school, we tried out the applications on each other!
We spent as much time without a sword as with a sword to enable the sword class to "feel" the Tai Chi in the movements.
All the students gained insight and new understanding during his classes.
Not enough time to cover all that we wanted to but we look forward to his next visit with eager anticipation!
To commemorate his 20 years of Tai Chi training we presented him with a small trophy and a book from all the students of the BCSTCC (pictured above)
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2007 A BUSY YEAR
A successful year in the life of the Tai Chi College
MAY - We were out in China and students returned with Gold medals for their Form and Push Hand demonstrations
JUNE - Some of our students had the opportunity to train with Grandmaster Chen Xiao Wang, which is always a special occasion!
JULY - We hosted a visit from Dr Bingkun Hu, who talked about Wild Goose Qigong and taught Soft Palms (WG5)
OCT - Master Liu Yong returned to teach us here in Bury.
A lot of information and expertise from some of the best teachers in the world, helps to maintain our standards. We are extremely grateful for the opportunity to have such high level instrucion.
In addition to our training, we also performed for the Manchester Chinese Community during the Chinese New Year celebration, the Dragon Boat Race and the Moon Festival.
This year the Crumpsall class started to learn to Fan Form.
The Jubilee classes are now working on Soft Palms Qigong.
The Sunday Wild Goose 1 (First 64) class has taken off.
Next month we start the Friday Weapons Class at the Mosses by learning the Chen Sword form!
We hope 2008 will be as rewarding as last year in our development and knowledge of Tai Chi and Qigong.
Sue Johnson, Principal
Pictured above: Grandmaster Chen Xiao Wang with the British Chen Style Tai Chi College students
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THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL LIANYUNGANG TAI CHI FESTIVAL
The highlight of the 2007 China Trip was the Tai Chi festival which gave us the opportunity to see many different performances of forms and weapons.
There was a spectacular display of the Chen Sword Form performed part in sequence and part in a circle formation. The group performance of the Pole form was amazing as was the spectacular Fan group from Shanghai! Too numerous to mention all, individual performances of Spear, Halberd and the grand finale with Master Liu Yong left a memorable impression.
Beijing student Tan Lin left us gasping with his agility and control.
It was a great day for the British students to see and take part in such an event.
Best of all we returned victorious with 14 GOLD MEDALS and a First Place trophy!
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TRAINING WITH QIGONG MASTER BINGKUN HU
In Early August we were honoured to host a visit from Qigong Master Bingkun Hu, who demonstrated WILD GOOSE QIGONG and taught us some of the "Soft Palms" Form, Wildgoose 5.
Dr Hu is a disciple of Grandmaster Yang Mei-Jun who was the 27th Generation Lineage Holder of the Wild Goose System. She died at the age of 106!
Having practised Qigong for over 50 years, Dr Hu is widely experienced as both a teacher and a medical qigong practitioner. Originaly from Shanghai he now lives in Calafornia. He has taught over 60 traditional Qigong styles (both Buddhist and Daoist) to thousands of people worldwide.
Our students were captivated by his smooth flowing movements, and now have a deeper understanding of Qigong. We look forward to welcoming him back.
2008 UK SEMINARS WITH DR HU
2nd - 3rd August - Basic Principles of Wild Goose Qigong
Hoylake Community Centre, Wirral
8th - 11th Aug - Wild goose 2nd 64, Manchester.
Book Now! Contact Ken Morgan on info@shenacupuncture.com
Follow the link on our "Classes" page to Dr Hu's website
Classes in Wild Goose Qigong now available in Bury area (Gt. Manchester)of UK, contact us for details
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