Menu stopki

The Dragon's Head Blog

International Workshop in Rome

International Workshop in Rome

The weekend of the 9th and 10th of April Rome experienced another exciting international workshop, led by Paul Davies, member of the FLK Board of Directors and the ERC, and Kerstin Gummelt, member of the ERC. Participating were 87 people from seven different countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Great Britain, Switzerland, Germany and Italy). Paul reminded us that […]
Together Again in Wellington, New Zealand

Together Again in Wellington, New Zealand

Wherein a continuing instructor reports on an international workshop of Taoist Tai Chi® arts held in Wellington, New Zealand, March 16-20, 2016. Arriving early on the first day of the international workshop, I was thrilled to meet up with old friends and acquaintances from past workshops and other tai chi events. There is a real […]
Trust, Relax and Let Go in Ottawa, Canada

Trust, Relax and Let Go in Ottawa, Canada

The Ottawa Branch was pleased to welcome Louis Blaquière to lead us in a National Program on the weekend of March 19. The theme for these two days was trust, relax and let go. We worked on these three aspects in our dan yus and tor yus, and while reviewing the moves in the first […]
National Danyu Challenge Report

National Danyu Challenge Report

We want to thank everyone for their overwhelming support from across Canada for the National Danyu Challenge. The feedback was quite inspiring. We completed together a total of 4,893,767 danyus, 97,780 snakes, and so far we have received $31,964 in donations … but there are more continuing to come in. Here is some of the feedback: […]
’Throwing the Sabre’ and Anniversary in Sarnia, Ontario

’Throwing the Sabre’ and Anniversary in Sarnia, Ontario

The weekend of March 19-20, 2016 saw a fun and lively experience for attendees learning the tai chi sabre set in Sarnia, Ontario.  Led by Central Region Management Committee member, Blaise Baillargeon, 37 participants from near and far, including Michigan, Ohio, Sault Ste. Marie, Collingwood, Windsor, Kitchener-Waterloo, Stratford Branch, and Sarnia Branch, played and laughed […]
Eyes See, Hands Do Archives

Eyes See, Hands Do Archives

How does material history relate to an oral tradition? How does the study of that history fit into everything else that we do in this organization? The more I work with the historical materials of Fung Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi®, the more I feel like the unofficial historian of the organization. The wealth of […]
Révision à Limoilou, Québec

Révision à Limoilou, Québec

Plus de 50 personnes ont participé à la révision du 12 mars dernier à l’emplacement de Limoilou, à Québec. La révision a porté sur le début de la 3ème partie et les participants ont pu travailler leur alignement, leur direction et le regard. Par la suite a eu lieu un dîner communautaire et une réunion […]
Tai Chi Demonstration in Downtown Brisbane

Tai Chi Demonstration in Downtown Brisbane

The grey clouds and wet weather above Brisbane’s Reddacliff Place could not dampen the spectacular sight of two hundred members of the Taoist Tai Chi Society of Australia performing a lunchtime demonstration of Taoist Tai Chi® arts on Friday 11 March 2016. This event was timed to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the volunteer, non-profit […]
International Workshop in Brisbane

International Workshop in Brisbane

The smiles in this group photo say it all about how much participants enjoyed this week of Taoist Tai Chi® arts in Brisbane led by Tony Kwong, Director of the Fung Loy Kok Institute of Taoism. We were also privileged to be joined by the President of the Fung Loy Kok Institute of Taoism, Marsha […]
Central Region Report on the National Dan Yu Challenge

Central Region Report on the National Dan Yu Challenge

The final numbers from the 2016 Central Region dan yu challenge are now in. From the reports across the region everyone enjoyed the challenge and found a deeper understanding of the benefits of this exercise in the Taoist Tai Chi® arts. There were 1,385 participants and $17,780 was raised for the Fenway project. The number of […]
Brisbane Twentieth Anniversary Dinner

Brisbane Twentieth Anniversary Dinner

Members and special guests in Brisbane, Queensland (Australia), celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Brisbane branch at a dinner on March 10, 2016. We were pleased to be joined by special guests Mr. Duncan Pegg MP, member for Stretton and representing the Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk; Councillor Vicki Howard from Central Ward of the City […]
International Workshop in Frankfurt

International Workshop in Frankfurt

  On a cool but fortunately sunny spring weekend an international workshop with 70 participants from five countries took place in Frankfurt. This year we were able to rent the rooms of the Waldorf School in Frankfurt. This gave us the opportunity to have all in one place. A large gym, a separate dining area […]
Active Senior Makes the Most of Every Day in Stratford, Ontario

Active Senior Makes the Most of Every Day in Stratford, Ontario

The benefits of an active lifestyle are well documented in studies.  But for living proof look no further than Stratford’s Isabel Plant. A five-day-a-week regular at the city’s branch of Taoist Tai Chi the energetic and charming senior celebrated her 90th birthday with fellow participants at the Ontario Street facility this week. Along with Anneli […]
Celebrating Chinese New Year in Winnipeg

Celebrating Chinese New Year in Winnipeg

On February the 20th the Winnipeg Branch filled the practice hall to capacity to mark the Chinese New Year. The communal sounds of people talking and laughing filled the colourfully decorated room as guests waited for the delicious buffet. The dinner program was rich with a combination of FLK education, cultural exchange, prizes and comedy. […]
Showing results: 1141 of 20
Wyświetl rezultaty
Cookie Control Icon