WTCQD nearly here

It's less than a week to World Tai Chi and Qigong Day.

Join the celebrations in the Festival Gardens in Liverpool. The event starts at 10am. There will be tai chi through the morning followed by a picnic lunch (don't forgot to bring your picnic lunch) and demonstrations in the afternoon.

It should be a great day out. I hope to see you there.

Classes over Easter

Just a reminder that there will be no class in Leigh today or next Wednesday. We start again on Wednesday 15 April.

As it is a long break there will be a catch-up class in the Tesco Leigh Community Space on Easter Saturday, 4 April at 10am.

You are also welcome to go to the Monday evening class in Ashton-in-Makerfield instead, which will continue as usual, even on Easter Monday.

Have a lovely Easter weekend!

Upcoming events

There is lots of good stuff happening over the next two or three months.

Saturday 4 April
Tai chi applications and push hands workshop with Angela Howarth in Liverpool.
http://angelataichi.co.uk/events

Sunday 19 April
An in-depth one-day workshop on the 24 step form with Master Faye Li Yip in Oldham.
http://www.deyin-taiji.com/seminars/eventdetail/7783/-/24-step-improver-seminar

Saturday 25 April
World Tai Chi Day. Join the celebrations in the Festival Gardens in Liverpool.

Saturday 9 May
Follow on to World Tai Chi Day in Wepre Park in North Wales.

Saturday 30 May
Tai chi applications and push hands workshop with Angela Howarth in Crosby.
http://angelataichi.co.uk/events

Saturday/Sunday 27/28 June

Deyin Annual Summer Camp in Telford. This year includes official opening of the new Chinese Arts and Culture Centre and a lecture by Professor Li Deyin on the internal characters of tai chi.

http://www.deyin-taiji.com/seminars/eventdetail/7785/-/deyin-annual-summer-camp-2015

New class in Norris Green, Liverpool

If you live in the Norris Green area of Liverpool and fancy learning tai chi I have a new beginners' class starting at the Ellergreen Community Centre on Ellergreen Road.

Happy Chinese New Year!

Gōng xǐ fā cái!

The Year of the Goat starts today. I will be joining in the celebrations with my school, the Deyin Taijiquan Institute, on Saturday. You are all welcome to join me. Details are here.

And on Sunday there are celebrations in the Chinatowns of Manchester and Liverpool with dragon and lion dances and fireworks.

Vote for us!

As you know, World Tai Chi Day is in April and we will be joining with other tai chi students and instructors to do tai chi in the Festival Gardens in Liverpool.

We've applied for funding from the Galaxy Hot Chocolate Fund to promote the event. Every week they give £300 to the entry with the most votes that week, so please click here to go to the Galaxy Hot Chocolate page to vote for us.

Videos

I said I would see if I could find a YouTube video of the 16 step sword form, so here it is. And here it is from the back view.

And here is my friend and colleague Angela Howarth doing the 8 step hand form in the Festival Gardens in Liverpool.