The Dragon's Head Blog

  How does an International Workshop of Taoist Tai Chi® arts in Ireland start? Weatherwise, with sunshine! And the same sunny and joyful atmosphere was felt by all participants when we started under Tony Kwong’s guidance with our foundation exercises. And how does an International Workshop in Ireland continue, in this our 20th anniversary year? […]

As locations across Canada get ready for Cross-Canada Seniors’ Day next week on June 9, a new meta-analysis suggests tai chi can lower blood pressure in older people as effectively as drugs or aerobic exercise. Researchers also found that the reduction in systolic blood pressure was greater in people who performed tai chi more frequently. […]

On May 27th, 2016 in the city of Oshawa, Ontario, FLK Taoist Tai Chi Day was proclaimed for the third year. . A number of Durham participants of the Toronto branch gathered at the Civic Centre of Oshawa City Hall to do Taoist Tai Chi, following which Mayor John Henry made the declaration.  We were pleased that […]

Celebrating 20 years of Taoist Tai Chi® in Costa Rica with more than 70% of our membership plus 27 participants from Australia, Aruba, Canada, USA, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands, was a great experience. The preparation of the international programme, the reception and the banquet taught us a lot about participating, working together, communicating, coordinating and exploring things […]

The Wong Dai Sin Temple has won a prestigious Governor General’s Medal for Architecture, with the judges praising the building as a modern sacred space looking like a tai chi pose. This award will be presented at Rideau Hall on September 20, 2016. The jury for the awards by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and the Canada […]

As a charitable organization the Fung Loy Kok Windsor branch was invited by a local radio station to do three programs this year. The station covers all of the Windsor – Detroit area and beyond and has a very large listening audience. On May 21, 2016 two representatives from the Windsor branch spoke on a local radio station […]

We celebrated with a banquet the grand opening of a new clubhouse in Warsaw. It was attended by 132 smiling participants. We were honored by the presence of seven officials from the Warsaw City Hall:  mayors and vice-mayors of 4 Varsovian districts: Bielany, Żoliborz, Bemowo and Wola. We were also honored by the presence of Carmen Capilla from Spain. […]

They all knew it would be a very special night.  So they came from all locations across Belgium and also from the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Hungary and Canada. In total 50 people attended the program, for Marsha Eberhardt, President of the Fung Loy Kok Institute of Taoism was visiting Brussels to lead a very […]

What do you think of when you think of Taoist Tai Chi® arts? Here in Colchester we are busy with gardening, tai chi and plenty of food. The dragon now has eyes.

The Mother’s Day banquet in Toronto had special significance this year, with the Fung Loy Kok Institute of Taoism presenting a cheque for $50,000 to Red Cross Canada to help those suffering from a massive wildfire afflicting the Fort McMurray area in Alberta. FLK also pledged to raise another $50,000 and each location across Canada […]

It may not seem like a lot has changed by looking at the photos below of windows and construction studs but we now have over half of  the 500+ windows installed. The hurricane rated windows are quite modern despite the 1920’s appearance. Each window is attached to metal beams that are attached to support beams […]

Dimanche le 1er mai dernier, les sections ont célébré le printemps avec le brunch familial! Dans une ambiance très sympathique, les invités ont été accueillis avec des tables pleines de nourriture et ont pu faire l’essai des arts taoïstes: le tai chi, le tai chi au sabre, le tai chi à l’épée, le Lok Hup […]

Tampa Bay Times Article – http://www.tampabay.com/news/growth/dunedins-historic-fenway-to-become-public-boutique-hotel/2277713 DUNEDIN — The revamping of the historic Fenway Hotel has long been a dream for residents and city leaders. By next spring, when the 1920s building is expected to once again open its doors to the public, developers say that dream will become reality. The building’s owner, Taoist Tai Chi […]

A late spring afternoon was the perfect day for 96 participants to carpool from the Collingwood branch’s satellite locations to the Meaford auditorium for an extended Monday class. Participants were divided into groups to perform 20 tai chi sets back to back. With two sets being performed at all times, participants were able to join […]

Doing the daily chores in small groups without group leaders was a new experience for most participants. For some it was a challenging way of working together. It was an opportunity to learn from each other and to learn more about ourselves. There are many ways to practise flexibility. The beautiful weather during the workshop gave […]

On March 5 and 6, 2016, many months of planning by the Horseshoe branches (Burlington, Brantford, Hamilton, Oakville and Niagara) came to a successful conclusion with the first National Program hosted at the Horseshoe Centre  in St. Catharines, Ontario – a Lok Hup Weekend – led by Serge Ferland from Montreal.  56 participants from 12 […]

  Every day we started with chanting. Some members said that the more they chant the more they learn to appreciate it and enjoy the benefits of it. It’s like tai chi: the more you do it, the better the understanding. What a pity we only have one more morning left during this forever young […]

Today the focus was on the continuous circling movement in the toryu and wave hands like clouds. A lot of us experienced a massage of the inside. It was so great we can’t wait to find out what we will be learning of Taoist Tai Chi® arts on days four and five of the workshop.

Talking about the incredible health benefits of practicing Taoist Tai Chi® arts, Marsha and Andrew suggested that next year we won’t call such an event a seniors week but rather the workshop could be called a forever young workshop.

On the first day 95 seniors (and future seniors) listened to Andrew Hung and Marsha Eberhardt who helped us to better understand coiling and also to stand up fully.