The Dragon's Head Blog

Read the original article published in the Bay of Plenty Times, or continue below: ’Slow-moving meditators complete Tai Chi marathon’ Silence filled the Tauranga Taoist Tai Chi studio yesterday as its members celebrated 25 years of Tai Chi in New Zealand with a Tai Chi marathon. About 300 members rotated from 9am to 5pm for […]

Around April 2014 I developed a frozen right shoulder. Essentially that’s a tightening of the underside of the capsule of the shoulder – in your armpit, so to speak. There are actually changes in the cells of the capsule tissue for a period of about eighteen months (if you are unlucky, it’s longer). The classical […]

The latest news from Colchester is – on Thursday we worked on the first four moves of the set. Who’d have thought there was so much in it! Friday morning in Colchester, and before the workshop programme starts, some groups are practicing the ’sandwich set’ while others chant. It’s Friday evening in Colchester. Day three. […]

Workshop participants in Colchester, UK, started the day with chanting practicing – The 10,000 Buddha’s Sutra.  

150 participants from 13 countries are gathered in Colchester, UK, for a 5-day International Workshop with Tony Kwong. On Wednesday we worked on our foundations, in groups.

Today the 5 acre International Center – Fenway property received a makeover in preparation for the start of interior and exterior framing. A 6 foot construction fence now surrounds the ”A” Building and adjacent parking areas. Once the framing is complete a new roof and windows will be installed. Many neighbors wanted to know if we […]

81 participants from around Southwestern Ontario and beyond gathered at the Southwest Centre in Stratford for a Central Region Program. The program was a joint effort of all eight Southwest locations.  Judy Millen led the day, assisted by Marsha Eberhardt, president of FLK. Judy worked with us particularly on our toryu and the beginning of the […]

Following on from last year’s successful ”Tea at the Ritz” fundraiser the local branch organized an Art Deco Tea Party, inspired by the period design of the Fenway. We planned, we baked, we ate, we fundraised and we partied. One kind member donated a £100 bottle of Champagne so we raised additional money for our […]

The International Centre in Florida hosted its first Tai Chi Sword Workshop with 114 participants. Over the three days, the workshop participants enjoyed practicing the Sword set both indoors and outdoors. As there was such a good turn out, it was sometimes necessary to separate into two groups to accommodate the swords! The workshop leader, Karen […]

The Plan The new International Center is a five acre property made up of four structures. The main building, at the Fenway, called  Building ”A” will have a grand lobby, meeting room, dining room, a kitchen and 102 rooms for accommodations. Building “B” because of its condition had to be demolished shortly after purchase. Building ”C” is a […]

The Kentucky Location celebrated their 25th anniversary on Saturday, May 16th with 68 members attending from Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan. We enjoyed a day long intensive with Sean Dennison and some good ole Southern hospitality, Kentucky traditional picnic feast of Smoked BBQ, Derby Pie and Sweet tea. Thank you Mr. Moy for your legacy.

For five days, under the leadership of Verity Rolfe, we discovered our centres, learned to look far, and pressed and balanced our way through don-yus, tor-yus, snakes and several moves. The results were obvious as our sets became calmer and much more together. A nice balance of large and small group activities with simple, clear […]

On May 7th the Atlantic Region held its first annual Seniors’ Day. Each location hosted some sort of activity. Several hosted very successful Intensives in the morning with lunch to follow and one location included High Tea – complete with dainty sandwiches and fine china. Several groups organized visits to retirement communities to share Taoist Tai Chi® arts […]

It is possibly one of the positive news being so eagerly waited for by Ukraine. The participants from Poland, Switzerland and Ukraine had a wonderful and most useful time on 9-10 of May in Lviv at the IWS led by Paul Davies from the Great Britain. At the workshop we got to know a lot […]

At the end of March we hosted an International Program in Costa Rica at the European School premises; an open space calm, harmonious and very suitable for our practise of the Taoist Tai Chi® arts. Our journey began on Friday evening in a gathering with national and international family members who came from Canada and […]

The five-day International workshop held recently in Brisbane Queensland had the highest number of attendees so far at an Australian workshop. There were 191 participants doing Taoist Tai Chi® arts, creating an atmosphere of gentle, calming purpose…..No Hurry!! Our worldwide membership was evident with people attending from New Zealand, Canada, Costa Rica and most parts of Australia. […]

  May 1st – 3rd 2015; the 35th anniversary of Fung Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi® in Edmonton. We were honoured to have John Huang from Sarnia, Ontario lead us through the selection of Taoist Tai Chi® arts offered in celebration. The weekend started on Friday the 1st of May with a Seniors Day Tai […]

The Mother’s Day Banquet on April 25 in Toronto was a great success in bringing together 360 of our friends and family from all over Ontario and parts beyond. This annual event gives us the opportunity to come together to celebrate, socialize and strengthen our connections to each other and the organization. Guests were greeted […]