2024 Summer Park Lessons Open to All

Start 2024 with Wulong January Park Lessons, so you can keep practicing your taichi and qigong skills during our summer break. Or try out our classes to improve your physical and mental health.

Following celebrations, food, drink and a relaxing break, come take advantage of our extra times and locations for taichi and qigong Park Lessons to recover and maintain your good exercise habit.

We have six Park Lessons over three weekends at two locations in east and west Melbourne

• Ascot Vale, on the banks of the Maribyrnong River, and

• Caulfield South, in the green open spaces of Princes Park.

Choose your time and place and come along to stretch out the kinks, work off some calories, keep up your practice or just catch up with your Wulong friends.

For anyone who has always wanted to try taichi or qigong? Taichi park sessions are suitable for all levels and all are welcome. It’s a great opportunity to invite friends or family to try out some taichi and qigong.

DURATION & COST

Duration: 1 to 2 hours sessions

Cost: $10 per hour

WHAT TO BRING

• Comfortable Clothes

• Flat shoes

• Water

• Sunscreen, Hat

• Cash to pay for the lesson

WHEN & WHERE

Lessons are held outside and may be subject to the weather. If it rains heavily on the day, the lesson will be cancelled. If in doubt, please call your instructor listed in the schedule below.

ASCOT VALE TAICHI & QIGONG
SATURDAYS 6, 13 & 20 JANUARY 2024

Instructors Helen/Kathy/Anne/Ann (0438 920 955)

9 - 10 am Basic taichi / qigong

10 - 11 am Intermediate taichi / qigong

Next to the river behind the 15th Essendon Sea Scouts Hall, 22 Woods Street, Ascot Vale

ASCOT VALE Fan & SWORD (Wulong students only)
SUNDAYS 7, 14 & 21 JANUARY 2024

Instructors Helen/Kathy/Anne/Ann (0438 920 955)

9 - 10 am Taichi Fan

10 - 11 am Taichi Sword

Next to the river behind the 15th Essendon Sea Scouts Hall, 22 Woods Street, Ascot Vale

CAULFIELD SOUTH TAICHI & QIGONG
SUNDAYS 7, 14 & 21 JANUARY 2024

Instructor Raph (0400 720 704)

9.30 -10.30 am Basic taichi / qigong

Princes Park, Opposite 1A Birch St, Caulfield South

Ascot Vale

 

Caulfield South

 

Yang Style Tai Chi Fan Session 2 Wrap up

On 12 November 2023, Professor Lily Sun led a second exclusive workshop for tai chi enthusiasts to learn session 2 of the Yang Style Tai Chi Fan 28 routine.

Professor Lily delivered clear and comprehensive instructions on Session 2 movements and tai chi fan techniques. Participants immersed themselves in the foundational skills and techniques essential for mastering the subtlety, intricacy and pleasure of the latest and most popular modern fan routine.

Having trained extensively with the creator of the Yang Style Taichi Fan 28, Professor Yang Li, Professor Lily delivered rare insights and a enthralling learning experience.

Professor Lily’s knowledge of the routine and her renowned teaching expertise ensured a high standard of learning for participants. As always, students particularly enjoyed the explanations of subtle fan martial applications - not just simply the basic movements. Professor Lily explained how the fan can be used to startle or visually confuse an opponent, deflect or redirect attacks, and with a flick of the wrist the fan can collapse to strike, parry hits or block other weapons.

We practiced the circular and linear movements of the Tai Chi Fan 28 – open, close, strike, block, poke, sweep, or hook – combined with footwork, body rotation, and other techniques of this fluid and powerful martial art.

And the engaging and uplifting movement names such as “Rain dragon returns to the sea”, “Mighty ox tills the fields” and “Bee tricks the butterfly” inspired our positive enjoyment and assisted our memory of the movements.

Once again Professor Lily was very impressed by students excitement and excellent results achieved learning the techniques and movements of the second half of Tai Chi Fan 28.

"Training with the tai chi fan is good for your taichi foundation, energy flow, mental function (focus and concentration) physical coordination, flexibility, strength and balance." says Professor Lily

“The Tai Chi Fan 28 routine is very relaxing and promotes mindfulness during practice. And the routine movements are very good for your heart.”

Professor Lily is planning a review session for Yang Style Tai Chi Fan 28 for January 2024. Stay tuned for more information soon.

Please enjoy the photos of the day.

For more photos click through to the gallery. Photo Gallery

Tai Chi Fan - A mesmerising martial art

Thank you, Professor Lily! For teaching us the subtle and intricate ways of the Yang Style Tai Chi Fan 28.

With the sharp crack of opening and closing fans resounding in our ears, we practiced the circular and linear movements of the Tai Chi Fan 28 – strike, block, poke, sweep, or hook – combined with footwork, body rotation, and other techniques of this fluid and powerful martial art.

Professor Lily showed us how the tai chi fan can be used to startle or visually confuse an opponent, deflect or redirect attacks, and with a flick of the wrist the tai chi fan can collapse to parry hits or block other weapons.

Professor Lily was very impressed by our excitement and dedication to learning the techniques and movements of the first half of Tai Chi Fan 28, with the excellent results achieved, and our enthusiasm for more training.

“The Tai Chi Fan 28 routine is very relaxing! It requires focus and concentration, which ensures mindfulness during practice. And the routine movements are good for your heart. The slow and rhythmic movements can improve cardiovascular health and circulation.” says Professor Lily,

"Training with the tai chi fan improves your taichi foundation. Tai chi fan practice develops coordination, flexibility, strength, balance, and improves energy flow throughout the whole body."

As always, the focus of Professor Lily’s training included correct foundation and technique - the martial applications of each movement were revealed, not just simply the basic movements.

Professor Lily is very pleased with the outcome of the workshop, and is planning a follow-up Tai Chi Fan 28 workshop for November 2023. You can send an email to express your interest in attending to info@wulongtaichi.com.au

Please enjoy the photos of the day.

Photo Gallery

International research confirms benefits of taichi and qigong

A significant volume of international research is compiling that establishes taichi and qigong as a powerful and accessible pathway to physical and mental health, and wellbeing for everyone.

Wulong has set aside a dedicated page - BENEFITS - in our website to highlight curated research papers for our students and community.

Evidence confirms benefits that support or alleviate

• Musculoskeletal disorders, including fibromyalgia, neck and back pain

• Effects of Parkinson’s disease

• Cancer treatment and rehabilitation

• Poor mental health including stress, anxiety and depression, emotional regulation

• Menopause including bone density loss

• Coronary disease and rehabilitation

• Recovery from stroke

• Physical health of older adults including falls prevention.

  Read more on our page - BENEFITS

  Come join a Wulong class to benefit from taichi and qigong.

  Check out our classes at https://www.wulongtaichi.com.au/tai-chi-classes