China 2016 Trip Feedback is a feedback letter from Bonnie Lindsay, who along with her fellow Golden Lion “follower” Jenny, is from Tai Chi Hervey Bay, Queensland. Greetings to everyone at the Golden Lion Academy. What a great time we had touring China this year. Many thanks to Si-gung Charles and Master Tang, who once […]
The Golden Lion China Trip 2016 consisted of top class training under Wu Bin and wonderful sightseeing in Beijing plus touring the south of China around the Guilin area. Once again we welcomed the Golden Lion China Trip 2016, an amazing trip where all of us on the trip agreed that sightseeing based in Beijing […]
Tai Chi Music: Should we practice tai chi with music? Golden Lion’s Tai Chi Sifu Christine Everett answers this question below. To most students of tai chi they would consider this question a no-brainer and can’t imagine doing their tai chi routines without putting on some soft music in the background; but do we really […]
Kung fu training philosophy and the Virtue of Commitment through patience, perseverance and refinement is taught and practised at Melbourne’s Golden Lion – Berwick, Rowville and Murrumbeena academies. Below is Jordan Comerford’s experience as a Golden Lion Kung Fu student. I will never forget my first memory of training in Kung Fu. Picture this: a […]
Richard Howell has written an in-depth article about Yin-Yang in Taijiquan. Providing investigation into its meaning, its relevance to the practice of Taijiquan and a way of discovering how it is works within applications by the use of basic push hands techniques. A copy of the full article can be downloaded here: Yin-Yang-and-its-relevance-to-Taijiquan
Celebrations for the Chinese New Year of the Fire Monkey are already in progress in Melbourne with the excitement building up to Chinese New Year’s Eve on the 7th February at Federation Square. Throughout February, various locations such as Chinatown, Crown Melbourne, Southbank, Yarra River, Docklands, Queen Victoria Market and the Windsor Hotel will offer […]
Tai Chi walking stick workshop lead by Sifu Chris Everett was attended by a large number of students, all carrying walking sticks as they arrived. Sifu Chris laid out the plan for the afternoon involving the 9 moves which she informed us would be taught in blocks of 3 explaining this would essentially mean 3 […]
Tai Chi 4th degree grading of Si Jie Anja Weise was held on Saturday 19th of September in front of a gathering of parents, friends and students at the Golden Lion Rowville Tai Chi Academy. This was an exceptionally demanding grading in its complexity and required strength, stamina and focus, as those who have gone before can certainly […]
Tai Chi Training Smart – strategic approaches to training higher physical skills Tai Chi training with Golden Lion Sifu Di Logan: she explains below how you can achieve higher physical skills by training smart. Take baby steps: It is very hard, if not impossible, to get from “Doing something more, but doing it wrong” to “Doing […]
Gives tips on using Tai Chi essentials to further improve balance and stability. Tai Chi is recommended to improve balance and stability, it combines aerobic warm-ups, balance exercises and training, movement training with mental focus. In this article, Golden Lion Tai Chi student Keri Boyd outlines some of the ways to improve your balance. Using Tai Chi to […]
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