The Dragon's Head Blog

The joy of giving … despite the storm! (la version française suit) For several years, participants from the Quebec Branch have been meeting monthly to offer a substantial meal to more than 125 people poor and isolated who attend the Relais d’Espérance Community organization. In December, it is normally the Lac-Saint-Jean participants who travel two […]

Participants from the Taoist Tai Chi Society from Arizona and Denver made 108 Kindness Kits for Circle the City.  Circle the City is a non‐profit community health organization dedicated to providing high quality, holistic healthcare to people experiencing homelessness in Arizona. These kits are distributed in parks and through other social service agencies as a way […]

Appetizing aromas and delectable sweetness wafted through the practice room as the Etobicoke location held a Holiday Season pot luck lunch and bake sale on December 16th followed by the Brampton location bake sale on December 17th. We are so fortunate to have many talented participants in our Society with great cooking and baking skills […]

The Portland branch kicked off the holiday season with its annual Saturday afternoon holiday gala.  The turnout for the luncheon was the largest yet.  We worked together to set up and decorate tables, cook the entrees and arrange the bountiful food.  The branch provided the entree (salmon and a tofu dish) and the participants brought salads, sides […]

Just a short time before Christmas and all throughout the Windsor branch over 100 participants, family and friends got together for a home-cooked meal prepared by all. The Windsor Banjos played softly while 31 children danced and sang while making crafts throughout the day. As Santa arrived they jumped and they cheered awaiting their turn […]

Many participants gathered at the Dragon Boat Cuisine in Richmond Hill, Ontario for the annual Holiday Season Banquet. We were honoured to have in attendance many esteemed guests, including representatives and delegates of the Canadian Federal, Ontario Provincial and Municipal Governments of Toronto, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Markham and Newmarket, FLK President Marsha Eberhardt, and FLK […]

Providing a sense of community is part of our Taoist Tai Chi teachings. Cooking for one another, sharing meals, and working together are also part of the experience. A Japanese lunch and a movie captured all of these elements for the Dunedin branch. Plates of handmade sushi and rice and noodle dishes were prepared and […]

Participants from Dunedin joined the Dunedin Blue Jays this past Saturday, in a charity event for Ronald McDonald House. There were two lanes of bowling, lots of fun, toryus, donyus, as well as a delicious Italian buffet!  Ronald McDonald was there with the Ace, the Blue Jays mascot, to round out the fun with the whole […]

  Last Thursday participants from the Québec City branch went to the Tall Ships Regatta to enjoy the festivities and do a few demos. Demos at the harbour may well become a summer tradition as the tall ships visited the area last year and we were there. After the demos we visited some of the […]

The Portland, Oregon branch was invited to do demonstrations and teach the first few moves at Portland’s first tea festival.  TeaFest PDX was a huge success drawing a full capacity crowd.  We found it easy to smile as we demoed for these happy festivalgoers.  They gave us a great location, the weather was hot and […]

The Vancouver, Washington location of the Portland Branch hosted a potluck picnic and intensive at their longtime rental site, the Boys & Girls Club.  The food was delicious and abundant as were smiles and good cheer as we enjoyed perfect weather, good food, and good company.  Well over 60 enjoyed the picnic and over 50 […]

Part of the joy the Society brings to us are the opportunities for the family to get together, deepen our understanding of the Taoist Tai Chi® arts and get to know each other better. This year Allen Pearce from Portland, Oregon was assigned to lead our International programme and was able to spend an extra day […]

The Canada Day Parade (part of Port Credit’s Paint the Town Red event) in Mississauga got a boost for the third year in a row with the appearance of Fung Loy Kok’s 22-leg dragon, enthusiastically enlivened by more than 40 FLK volunteer dragon legs, followed by a brigade of participants twirling umbrellas and waving Canada’s flag on […]

The Dunedin cook team hits a home run again.  This week they put together a fantastic fresh wild Alaska salmon dinner with a special sauce that went with the fresh asparagus as well as the salmon.  There was wild rice, scrumptious salad and a vegan option as well.  The kitchen lead made a  delicious lemon cream blueberry […]

On Saturday, May 13, 2017 60 people arrived in Stratford, Ontario to take part in our biennial Theatre and Tai Chi event.  After a brief class, a delicious buffet lunch was enjoyed by all. Then it was off to the theatre for a rousing production of HMS Pinafore.  As usual, getting together to eat and socialize […]

  This year the Bathurst location in Toronto, Canada celebrates its fortieth anniversary of practicing Taoist Tai Chi® arts in this location.  We are fortunate that Master Moy settled in Toronto, Canada when he came to the west to share these arts.  The first locations where he taught these arts were rented sites and the Bathurst […]

Participants from the TTCS Ithaca, New York branch chose Earth Day to perform a clean-up of Hayes Rd as part of Tompkins County’s Adopt-A-Highway program.  Cleaning litter from the side of the roadway serves as a real hands-on way to address one of the objectives of the Taoist Tai Chi Society, namely, to help others .  The […]

On Saturday April 8 the Dunedin branch held its first wine tasting at the International Center Florida. As participants and friends entered the building they were greeted by a glass of sparkling wine and a brochure detailing each wine at the six tasting stations. Each station had an attendent knowledgeable on each of the two wines […]

Members from across the newly extended Aberdeen Angus Branch met for some tai chi practice, and prepared a traditional meal of haggis, neeps and tatties, to celebrate Chinese New Year and Robbie Burns Night.

There is nothing more rewarding during the holiday season than giving back to those in need. Our Christmas party focuses on just that: working together to plan, prepare, donate and celebrate the festivities with the families we support throughout the year. Weeks before this special day, all members help donate groceries for the families to […]