The Dragon's Head Blog

Dimanche le 10 juillet dernier,  plusieurs participants de la Rive-Nord et Rive-Sud de Québec, ont profité d’un tout nouvel aménagement pour « connecter » et promouvoir les arts Taoist Tai Chi® lors d’une démonstration au quai Paquet à Lévis. Les démonstrateurs et leurs 108 mouvements ont réussi à piquer la curiosité de nombreuses personnes qui étaient venus […]

The British Columbia Minister of Agriculture Norm Letnick joined Farmers’ Market manager Helen Fathers, Brian Bethel of Fung Loy Kok Surrey branch, and Surrey-White Rock Member of Legislative Assembly Gordon Hogg in practicing Taoist Tai Chi® arts at the White Rock Farmers’ Market on July 3rd, 2016. Courtesy: Black Press

Fung Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi® holds All Souls events at each of our three temples annually. This practice follows Master Moy Lin Shin’s wishes to heal the sick and soothe the deceased.  All Souls begins this year with Taoist chanting ceremonies at our Wong Dai Sin Temple today. Ceremonies will also be held at […]

It is now day three of the Health Recovery Program here at the International Taoist Tai Chi Centre near Orangeville, and what an inspiring experience it has been thus far! During the first few days, our knowledgeable instructor Jim helped us build a strong foundation through countless tor-yus and dan-yus.  He explained that the quality […]

Paul Harmon from Fairbanks was our guest instructor at the recent intensives of Taoist Tai Chi® arts held in Palo Alto, Oakland, and Pleasant Hill. Members from all locations in the San Francisco Bay area branch were in attendance and had a great time listening to  Paul’s stories and instruction. Thank you Paul and everyone […]

A fun time was had by over 60 people and 3 dogs at the annual Surrey Branch Picnic on Saturday, July 23. Attendees from the Surrey, Chilliwack, and Vancouver branches were enthusiastic about doing the “109th tai chi move” as they dug into the variety of foods brought for the potluck get-together. Sets of tai […]

This past weekend participants from the Bathurst location of the Toronto branch danced the dragon for the first time … and for two events on the same day.  Saturday morning saw the 10-person dragon wend its way from the venerable Bathurst location through the surrounding residential area to appear at the Wychwood Barns Farmers’ Market where we […]

                                Another exciting week has taken place at the International Center Florida. The stair tower on the northwest side of the building has a roof. Next will be the tile.  Drywall is now completed on the second floor of the southeast, […]

July 16th was an exciting day in Dunedin. There were 125 eager participants in attendance at our intensive led by Sean Dennison and Karen Laughlin. Karen, recently back from the Denver workshop and Tai Chi Week at Orangeville had much to share. Now everyone has a reawakened love for the tor yu. We worked so hard […]

On June 28, 2016 representatives from the Taoist Tai Chi Society of the USA and Mainsail Lodging and Development met with the community of Dunedin to discuss plans for development of the Fenway Hotel. The City of Dunedin’s government access television channel filmed this event and the video is above. Most of our neighbors were very […]

There were 120 participants from 8 countries who gathered in Colchester for a two-day international workshop over 9-10 July, including a good number attending their first workshop.  Welcome! Workshop leader Carmen Capilla led us in reviewing the danyu, and the first four moves of the set, with the emphasis on moving grad – u – […]

  We celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Colorado branch under sunny, warm skies with 89 participants at an International Workshop June 24 through 26.   To kick off a great weekend, the group was treated to a salmon dinner by the cooking crew on Friday night. Members reunited, chatted and enjoyed each other’s company. Foundations and […]

Friday, May 27 — There is already a hustle and bustle at the HofAcker center, where we will be holding the workshop in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. The food is being brought, the kitchen set up, some tea is made for the arriving guests, a soup is prepared and the hall decorated. Everyone helps and contributes to […]

It was a warm and sunny day as almost 80 participants and guests arrived to celebrate the Collingwood branch’s 20th Anniversary at its Creemore location. For the past 8 years Creemore has hosted a potluck and tai chi evening.  This year, the evening also included a walk down memory lane with a slide show presentation […]

July 9, 2016 proved to be a beautiful breezy summer day at Tecumseh Lakewood park, in Windsor, Ontario for the Windsor Essex Dragon Boat Festival for the Cure. Many participants from the FLK TTC Windsor branch demonstrated Taoist Tai Chi® to thousands of onlookers. This is one of the many demos that we do in our quest to make Taoist […]

The weekend of 18-19 June saw three beginner weekends occurring, in Cambridge, Colchester and Edinburgh. Over 200 people appeared to learn and practice Taoist Tai Chi® arts in these three locations. In their own words (and pictures)…. Cambridge – A very enjoyable weekend. Friendly instructors and good food. I would recommend to others. [Pete] – What […]

We are holding a photo contest to celebrate Wong Dai Sin Temple winning the Governor General’s Medal for Architecture 2016 Award, the A-Z Award, and the Ontario Concrete Award. A ceremony to award prizes will be held at Fung Loy Kok’s Wong Dai Sin Temple on International Awareness Day, August 11, 2016. Contest details WHEN: July […]

We have walls! Drywall  installation has begun in the northwest and southeast corridors. The old Fenway Hotel is beginning to look more and more like the grand lady of Dunedin that she once was. The floor decking is almost complete on the first and second floors. Electricians and plumbers have been working to make sure their […]

  One hundred and eighty-one participants took part in this year’s summer tai chi week at the International Center in Orangeville.  Forty-three of them were Americans. Every region in America was represented. Many met before one of the morning sessions for a group photo. Tony Kwong, our workshop leader, and Karen Laughlin, International President, joined us. […]

To celebrate the 149th anniversary of the founding of Canada over 40 joyous practitioners of Taoist Tai Chi® arts took part in the grand parade during Port Credit’s annual Paint the Town Red event on July 1st. This is the second year we have paraded our 22-person dragon to the delight of young and old […]