World Taichi Day, UCI April 25, 2009

The World Taichi and Qigong Day event this year took place at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), California on April 25, 2009 (UCI World Tachi and Qigong Event web page). Our Wuji Qigong Taijiquan school participated in the event to promote Taichi principles and practice to the public. About fifteen of us showed up at the event. Most of senior students attended, including Roger came down from Northern California. We got to UCI around 11 am in the morning. After a bit of confusion about parking and how to get to the event location, somehow we all managed to meet at Tamkin Hall on the other end of the vast UCI campus. We picked a grassy area near the main building and started our practice. Master Ho Nan Jie took us through a quick warm up, demonstrated Taichi applications and push hand exercise to students and audiences. His push hand and chi projection techniques generated a lot of interests from the audience. Lot of people walking by and were attracted by Master Ho's demonstration. They started to gather around our area to watch. Quite a few people recognize Master Ho and exchanged greetings. One person said "Tony, I saw people was flying over here and I knew it was you so I came over to say hi". A few audiences even participated in push hand exercise with Master Ho and other students of the school. Most were amazed by how easy they were lifted off their feet. The event ended around 1:30 pm. After that some of us had to leave. The rest of us met at the University Center for some tasty Asian fusion lunches. We have some videos on Youtube to share with you. Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oljr-fuRyqU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7OE3XqvG_4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VWmDs_q1Pc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuNThmcUCy8

Master Ho is back

Master Ho is back with us and he is teaching every Sunday in Irvine. See you there.

Master Ho On Leave Until June 2009

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Master Ho is on leave to take care of certain personal business . He will be back in June 2009. In the mean time, the Sunday Taichi class in Irvine is still being held as normal. Thank you.

Videos for March 22nd Class Uploaded

New video clips for the March 22nd, 2009 class are uploaded to Youtube. This give the viewers a glimpse at what a typical Sunday class is like. Have fun.

The Importance of Balance in Taichi
Taichi Neck Choke Defense
Taichi Single Palm Strike
Taichi Body Strike
Defense against punches, part 1
Defense against punches, part 2

Official Wuji Qigong Taijiquan web site

The links to the official Wuji Qigong Taijiquan web site are:

Chinese:
http://www.honanjietaijiquan.com/

English:
http://www.honanjietaijiquan.com/English%20Home%20Page.htm

http://www.wujiqigongtaijiquan.com

Sifu's videos on YouTube

New taichi videos have just been posted on Youtube. You can find them at the following links:

Taichi ground techniques:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2QXCfz62ro&feature=channel_page


Defense against punches:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJFyu18uoNE&feature=channel_page


Taichi form applications:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr88CAohdKQ&feature=channel_page


Older videos:
Circular push hand:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUvC2wtQ5Vw&feature=channel_page


Fajin Demo 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T98vSvzUdNI&feature=channel_page

Fajin Demo 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agcJXQrC7_0&feature=channel_page

Others:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alNoYACbWBY&feature=channel_page

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYbT6aUWsjw&feature=channel_page

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MknrecsnXos&feature=channel_page


When searching for his videos on Youtube, please use the following search term:
"Anthony Ho Nan Jie"

Thank you.

Taichi classes at Body Design, Newport Beach, CA

Beginning on March 2009, Sifu Anthony Ho is also teaching Wuji Taichi classes at Body Design in Newport Beach, California.

http://www.bodydesignonline.com/
210 Newport Center Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92660
(949) 719-2600

Body Design is the Orange County's premiere athletic and wellness center for women in Fashion Island, Newport Beach, CA. Two classes are offered on Wednesday, first one is from 10 am - 11 am and second one is from 5pm - 6 pm. Classes are open to all levels of Taichi students, from beginners to advance so come join us.

Sunday classes are still being taught in Irvine location.