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Chinese New Year – The Year of the Ox

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 [...]

12
Feb

Taiji Kungfu Fan returns!

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 [...]

26
Sep

4th World Health Qigong Day 2020

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 [...]

12
Sep

Update on classes returning following lockdown

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 [...]

11
Jul

Tai Chi Goes off the Rails for Sport Relief 2020

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 [...]

10
Mar

Sword class goes to Telford

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 [...]

13
Oct

Master Faye’s Seminar July 2019

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 [...]

27
Jul

Belt and Road Roadshow Liverpool 2019

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 [...]

02
Jul

Deyin Summer Camp 2019

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 [...]

30
Jun

Tai Chi Day Out to Manchester 2019

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. [...]

28
Jun

Belt and Road Roadshow 2019

I am absolutely delighted to be hosting one of a number of events for this roadshow. The roadshow is the brainchild of Master Faye Yip, president of the BHQA, and will celebrate [...]

04
Jun

Video Library Goes Live!

It has always been a question asked by my students about videos to help with home practise. Well after a year of preparation the first videos have now made it onto the [...]

02
Jun

World Tai Chi & Qigong Day 2019

On Saturday 27th April we celebrated the wonder of Tai Chi and Qigong with millions of people around the world. In 1999 Bill Douglas introduced the world to World Tai Chi and [...]

27
Apr

Change to Thursday evening class

10th March 2019

With effect from the 4th April, the Thursday evening class will be splitting in two. Previously it was one session lasting one and half hours. We will now be putting on two [...]

Festival Garden Classes

Due to work being carried out at the Festival Garden site, there will be no classes on a Tuesday morning for the next three weeks. The site will re-open on Saturday 16th [...]

19
Feb

Deyin Boot Camp Feb 19

On the 9th February the Deyin Institute held their first boot camp of 2019 to coincide with the Chinese New Year – the year of the pig. As usual there was a [...]

09
Feb

Results of our Charity Coffee Morning 2019

Our charity coffee mornings have become a staple in the Tai Chi calendar. Each one has been a wonderful way to promote, share and enjoy Tai Chi as well as raising funds [...]

06
Feb

Auction of a signed and framed Everton FC shirt

As part of our charity coffee morning I am delighted to be able to have an auction as part of the fundraising efforts. The Everton shirt has been signed by 18 of [...]

24
Jan

Happy New Year

We have now been back for two weeks and classes are in full swing. Last week we welcomed new members to several of the classes and on Saturday I held the first [...]

21
Jan

Merry Christmas

Wishing you all a Very Merry Christmas and thanking you for a wonderful 2018. There have been so many highlights during the year. You can read about them and look through the [...]

23
Dec

EHQG One Love One Qi 2018

I wrote something earlier in the year about the Games but my wonderful Tai Chi sister Vicky Ahern-Hardiman put out a request for further articles. I was happy to oblige and Vicky [...]

25
Nov

Press Coverage in China

As well as having an amazing time in China, the press also covered some of the week’s events. I have translated them on google translate so here are the links for you [...]

18
Sep

My Trip to Sanya 2018

As you fly into Sanya on Hainan Island you see the magnificent 108m tall Buddha rising out of the sea. This was the start of an incredible four day experience – the [...]

14
Sep

World Health Qigong Day 2018

Saturday 8th September was designated World Health Qigong and here in Liverpool we were fortune to have Master Tary Yip, of the BHQA, booked in for that date to do our annual [...]

08
Sep

Master Tary Yip’s visit to Liverpool 2018

Following the morning Health Qigong session we then had a wonderful afternoon of Sun Style Tai Chi. The Deyin Institute has direct lineage to the Sun style and you can read all [...]

08
Sep

3rd European Health Qigong Games 2018

3rd European Health Qigong Games Hatfield, Hertfordshire 24th – 30th August 2018 This summer at the University of Hertfordshire a unique event in British history took place when the BHQA hosted the [...]

30
Aug

Tai Chi Inter-Fest 2018

What a weekend! This was the second year that the Tai Chi Inter-Fest was held. It is a coming together of two organisations – Deyin Taijiquan Institute and Longfei Taijiquan Association – [...]

08
Jul

Our Annual Day Out 2018

Each summer I organise a day out for my students and any family members that wish to come along. For some of the years I have used a company called Great Days [...]

22
Jun

London Tai Chi Competition 2018

This year was the 10th anniversary of the London Tai Chi Chuan Competition. Gary Wragg of Wu’s Tai Chi Chuan Academy and his team put on another fabulous event in Hackney. I’m [...]

12
Jun

BHQA Instructor Course 2018

I have just returned from the British Health Qigong Association (BHQA) Instructor course for 2018. This year I chose to do the Mawangdui set. This is one of nine Health Qigong sets [...]

31
May

Taiji Fan Workshop with Master Faye

For the second year in a row Master Faye Yip of the Deyin Institute came to Liverpool to deliver a top class session in the Taiji Kungfu Fan routine. Last year we [...]

19
May

New class starts on Linnet Lane

I am pleased to annouce that we have been able to, with the help of Riverside Housing, put on a brand new class. I am delighted to say that Mo is the [...]

10
May

World Tai Chi and Qigong Day 2018

On 28th April 2018 we held our 6th World Tai Chi and Qigong Day. We followed a similar but slightly longer format than last year and invited Tai Chi friends and students [...]

28
Apr

2018 – Year Of The Dog

Happy Chinese New Year to you all and what a great start to the year. First of all a big welcome to all our new students who joined us in January. All [...]

22
Mar

Annual Tai Chi Coffee Morning – In aid of The British Heart Foundation

A huge thank you to everyone who helped out, donated and attended this year’s coffee morning in aid of the British Heart Foundation. We have raised so far £827 I [...]

14
Feb

Christmas 2017

Every year we have a social event leading up to Christmas. This year is no exception and accordingly, I have booked us into Browns Restaurant in Liverpool One. The date is Monday [...]

04
Dec

13 Step Sun Style Seminar

You are invited to this seminar to be delivered by Master Tary Yip. In the past few years we have had the privilege of having exceptional Tai Chi and Qigong teachers visit [...]

09
Sep

1st World Health Qigong Day in Liverpool a Great Success

A huge thank you to everyone involved in making this day a very special event. We had the weather; five dedicated BHQA instructors (l to r: Angela Howarth, Mo Peacock, [...]

13
Aug