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Chinese New Year was never going to be the same as any other year! But the Ox is strong and powerful and was not going to let anything spoil its celebrations. As has been the way for nearly a year now, we took to Zoom to create as good a celebration as any other year. […]

All of the ATCS events planned for 2020 were cancelled earlier this year. Taiji Kungfu fan was one of them. Prior to the lockdown fan had been a popular feature of the calendar for some years. It was decided to try the first return session outdoors. There is no better space than Festival Gardens Liverpool. […]

On the second Saturday in September, for the last four years, World Health Qigong Day has been celebrated globally. We may be in the middle of a pandemic but this was even more reason to come together to demonstrate the wonderful healing power of Health Qigong. ATCS decided to put on two events – one […]

As of 25th July the Government has stated that gyms and indoor sports activities can resume. This will include Tai Chi classes which is great news. The current plans for ATCS is to re-open classes no earlier than September. Venues are currently working on their guidelines for re-hiring and as and when further details are […]

This coming Sunday – 15th March – myself and a group of students are demonstrating Tai Chi and Heath Qigong to the people of Merseyside.  Starting in Southport and travelling by train to Waterloo and Liverpool City Centre, we will be demonstrating at a number of locations.  Times and places are detailed as follows: 11am […]

It’s great to head to Telford for training but it’s even better when the whole class follows you!  The weekend had been in the diary for literally months and the sword class had worked extremely hard to get to grips with the 32 step sword routine. The anticipation had been building for weeks and the […]

Saturday 27th July was a wet and miserable day but at IM Marsh campus Tai Chi and Qigong enthusiasts were waiting for yet another masterclass from Faye Yip, Deyin Institute. We were to enjoy another amazing seminar delivered with a challenging yet gentle way to get us all thinking about how we can improve our […]

In a church hall in the quiet suburbs of Blundellsands those gathered waited for a session of Health Qigong, the likes of which they had not experienced before.  This was no ordinary session but part of a week long roadshow which toured up and down the country.  The roadshow was the brainchild of Master Faye […]

The Deyin Taijiquan Institute held their 20th annual summer camp in June.  A fantastic record for Masters Faye and Tary Yip which highlights the impact these two people have had on the Tai Chi community in the UK.  Participants had a wonderful choice on offer which consisted of Wudang sword, Taiji Essences, Daoyin Yang Sheng […]

The sun was shining and we were off to Manchester for the Tai Chi annual day out.  The tour was titled “Cottonopolis and the Arts” and we were in for a treat.  We started at the Royal Exchange to hear the history of this impressive building which now houses a round theatre.  The theatre seats […]