NEWS AND EVENTS for THE CHI CLINIC AND LEE TAI CHI CENTRE

On Sunday the 6th December 09 we were treated to a first class training session with Master Faye Li Yip, President of the British Health Qigong Association and Founder of Deyin Taijiquan Institute. The instruction was clear, accurate and delivered in a friendly and open manner. This enabled students of all levels to gain further knowledge and understanding. This was a true Master class.

It was really good to see friends from other Tai Chi classes in and around this area.

We look forward to arranging other such seminars during 2010.

We hope that you all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year.

Our usual classes start again on the 5th January 2010.

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The Wu Qin Xi seminar was held at the Priory Day Centre on Tuesday the 22^nd September 09. Well, what a day this was.

Vicky and Lee, together with Faye Yip took the delegates to Wimbledon and were taken on a VIP tour of the grounds and museum, courtesy of the management. It’s not every day that the Vice President of the Chinese Olympic Committee visits !!

After this, they arrived at the Mandarin Restaurant in North Cheam where we had arranged lunch with the Worshipful, The Madam Mayor of London Borough of Sutton, Councillor Margaret Court.

The list of delegates who came:-

Madam Xiao Min, Head of the delegation, Vice President of the All China Sports federation and Vice President of the Chinese Olympic Committee.
Mr Lu Shiming: Team Leader, Vice President of the Chinese Health Qigong Association, CHQA
Ms He Xin: Translator from the Committee of International Exchange of the CHQA
Mr Cui Hengwu: Coach and Committee Member of the CHQA
Ms Liu Yuping: Coach and Professor with the Beijing Sports University, Committee member of the CHQA and researcher of the Health Qigong-Baduanjin Compiling Group.
Ms Zhang Yunya: Coach, Associate Professor with the Shanghai University of Sport, Committee Member of the CHQA and Researcher of Health Qigong-Wuqinxi Compiling Group

The trip was arranged to promote the introduction of Health Qigong to the UK by Master Faye Yip, President & Tary Yip, Vice President of the British Health Qigong Association, Founders & Chief Instructors of the Deyin Taijiquan Institute. The delegates are to visit 5 centres in the UK and we were asked to host the London Event.

In the evening, we are treated to a wonderful display of Ba Duan Jin and Wu Qin Xi by the two lady professors and then we were taught the forms. A truly exceptional opportunity for all to enjoy.

We are so grateful to Madam Xiao Min for her generosity of gifts and to have made the event truly memorable.

The Worshipful Lord Mayor with Madam Xiao Min

CHINA TRIP - MAY 2009
ORGANISED BY
LEE TAI CHI CENTRE & TAI CHI LINK

A thoroughly enjoyable experience and one that we should like to repeat. It was an active and sometimes, strenuous spiritual pilgrimage to

BEIJING - WUDANG MOUNTAIN - SHAOLIN TEMPLE

We played Tai Chi in the local park and were honoured to be treated to one and a half days training with Professor Li Deyin, (one of China's top 100 martial arts masters) and the creator of many modern forms including the Taiji Kung Fu Fan Form. We were taught 5 Animals Play Qigong and had a day reviewing the 24 Forms & Fan Form and afterwards 32 Sword Form with Tary Yip (our tour leader).

This time was enjoyable, rewarding and inspirational.

Whilst in Beijing we visited the Summer Palace, Great Wall, Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City and the Hutong area. All the sightseeing was breathtaking, interesting and most enjoyable as the weather was perfectly warm.

We then flew to Wudang mountain, for the most wonderful scenery & views from visits to the Purple Heaven Palace where we practiced 24 Forms in the courtyard, the cable car to the Golden Summit Temple, the South Cliff Palace where we enjoyed the tea ceremony and experienced training with Wudang Taoist Master Zhang Jia Li at the Princes Temple.

We then travelled by train to visit Song mountain, the home of the famous Shaolin Temple, Pagoda Forest and the Buddhist Martial Monks. We took the cable car up the mountain and walked the path around the mountains to the suspension bridge and some to the further Temple. The views were breathtaking and the energy immense! We were privileged to be invited to Shaolin Chan Wu Yi Academy where Master Wu Nan Fang and his students welcomed us to a lesson in traditional Shaolin arts and exchange. We were treated to some wonderful displays of internal gong fu and demonstrated our 24 Forms, Lee & Vicky the Taiji Kung Fu Fan Form and Tony & James showed some Chi-Do techniques and partner practice. This was a very special connection and many of us did not want to leave.

All our tour guides were excellent and all credit is due to all who came along to help us and especially Tary Yip who was our Expert Organiser, Tour Leader, Martial Arts Master & Good Friend.

The conduct of our students, the ability to learn new forms and the remarkable cultural exchanges that happened are a testament to our students.

Well done. We are proud of you all.

The China Trip 2009 group

Phew!!! What a climb, but worth it.

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