The Dragon's Head Blog

Weight shifting was one of the key intentions in our practice during the first October weekend in Bratislava, Slovakia. We welcomed almost 150 participants from 11 countries all over the Europe. Carmen Capilla shared with us her understanding and riches of Taoist Tai Chi® internal arts. Weight shifting, dropping and raising using our feet and […]

Participants from across the UK and Europe are dreaming of circles, after five days of coiling and ‘turning from the spine’ at the International programme in Colchester.     The focus was very much on the *feeling* of the moves, as over one hundred people worked together to connect to the internals in their Taoist […]

84 people attended this amazing workshop.  One participant said that she had gained a deeper understanding of the form and why the moves are done the way they are.  There was much talk of tailbones and intention, circles and standing straight.  Participants described it as the friendliest gathering they have ever attended, and a couple of our Australian visitors particularly enjoyed the ginger crunch, saying […]

At the ten day program at the National Centre in Bayswater, Australia, we welcome members of our extended tai chi family attending from the UK, Canada and New Zealand. This is a little snippet of their stay experience which we are delighted they shared with us. “The warm welcoming wave of the Australian Society smoothed […]

On day 5 of our wonderful 10-day international program, participants went into small groups to reflect on the following two questions. The first question was, ‘What did we learnt about Lok Hup that wasn’t about where to put arms and legs?’ Some of the thoughts and reflections were: * Be happy with what you have […]

A ten day international program is under way at the National Centre in Bayswater, Western Australia. During the first five days, 108 participants from Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Great Britain are enjoying a Lok Hup Ba Fa program (‘six harmonies and eight methods of heart and intention’). Every day we discover anew the richness […]

International Program Helmond in The Netherlands 26 -30 September 2018 During the 5 day program  in Helmond we were helped to experience the power of dropping the elbows and coiling the hands and arms. As Andrew Hung said these moves work on the bones and make  us forever young. Our understanding of the power of […]

The Oregon Branch celebrated its 30th Anniversary in September with a challenging and enlightening International Workshop and a chocolate cake that will be remembered.  Many Taoist Tai Chi Society participants traveled to join us from Canada and across the US.  The workshop program included practicing several of the Taoist arts including tai chi, standing meditation, […]

 

This year the Taoist Tai Chi Society of Great Britain celebrated Taoist Tai Chi® Awareness Day in Cambridge, the historic city of learning and excellence, on the Sunday afternoon of the three-day International Workshop held there.   The workshop brought together over 150 members from 9 countries, to practice together and deepen our understanding of our […]

The Corpus Christi TX location of the Taoist Tai Chi Society of the USA hosted a Western Region Workshop August 25-26, 2018 under the guidance of workshop leader Allen Pearce of Portland, OR. Participants from across Texas including Austin, Dallas, the Rio Grande Valley, and Corpus Christi, as well as Portland, OR, shared two days […]

After an incredible five days of Taoist Tai Chi® teaching, the 150 participants had much to take away with them and incorporate into their own practice. Throughout the foundations and moves we worked on, there was an emphasis on ‘up-down-same-time’, through the dropping of the elbows and coccyx and the rising of the spine from […]

At the 5-day International Workshop in Colchester, around 170 participants from 13 countries are enjoying a warm welcome, in exceptional (for England) temperatures of up to 32 degrees. We have been practising what has been described as ‘cool tai chi’, taking advantage of the softening effects of the heat. Mornings start with chanting – part […]

The Tennessee Branch’s National Workshop and Annual Meeting was held on June 23-24, 2018 in Knoxville. This year the workshop had 66 participants from as far away as Ithaca, New York, to the neighboring states of Kentucky, Virginia, and North Carolina. Allen Pearce, of Portland Oregon, led the sessions, and Ed Bell, Regional Management Committee […]

On July 5th,  the first activity of 2018 organised by the seniors committee of The Netherlands took place in Haarlem. A city walk with a surprise treat at the end of the tour was planned after the Intensive in the morning followed by a pot luck lunch. Over thirty members from different locations started the […]

108 moves … and all made up of don-yus and tor-yus! “Isn’t that simple?”, is the question. “Yes, but not easy!” Instructions and advice follows…. “Smile! Not so serious, Relax” “Do you see the don-yu and tor-yu in each movement of the set? It makes it stronger and better.” “Call it out. Call out clearly, […]

There was a sense of great excitement around the National Centre at Bayswater, Australia as 141 participants from the new Perth Branch gathered to attend their first “welcome to continuing” session. The Perth Branch was recently formed by amalgamating 5 branches and 13 locations around the Perth city area. Participants from each of the locations […]

June 9 and 10 temperatures in the Mile High City of Denver soared into the high nineties as the Colorado Branch hosted 91 participants for its annual Taoist Tai Chi® arts International Workshop. It was Colorado’s turn to review instruction from CIT week in Orangeville in May. Practice, practice, practice Saturday we focused on the […]

Concentration was high among the 80 participants in a weekend international workshop held June 3 and 4.  They came to sunny northern California to experience the ways that Taoist Tai Chi® arts massage the internal organs and promote health and fitness. The weekend included several indoor and warmish outdoor sets, insight on different and useful […]

During the terrific five-day international workshop in Helmond,  67 participants played, experienced and felt the extension, contraction, weight-shifting and elasticity in every move of the set. Andrew Hung clarified that these elements are the source, better known as the don-yu and the tor-yu.  When we started with the first set at the beginning of the […]