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GRANDMASTER CHEN ZHEN LEI – CHEN STYLE TAIJI SINGLE SWORD
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STRAIGHT SWORD
GRANDMASTER CHEN ZHEN LEI – CHEN STYLE TAIJI SINGLE SWORD
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Historical Documentary
The LAST MASTER of CHEN TAIJI QUAN
CHEN XIAOWANG
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Date | 9th January 2021 |
Time | 12:35 – 13:40 |
Location | Virtual (Zoom) |
Chairing | Colin Bootle |
Minutes | Sankofa Small |
Present
Aileen Hamdan | chair, instructor | AH |
Ewa Nevisandah | treasurer | EN |
Colin Bootle | secretary | CB |
Sankofa Small | director | SS |
Marilyn Moseley | volunteer | MM |
Jason Monero | volunteer | JM |
Eileen Monero | volunteer | EM |
Daniela Garlashelli | volunteer | DG |
Ann Faal | student | AF |
Louise Holloway | student | LH |
Zuby Skinner | student | ZS |
Delia Heather | student | DH |
Yvonne Thomas | student | YT |
Anne Carpenter | student | AC |
Belinda Calaguas | student | BC |
Catherine Furlong | student | CF |
Pat Cutler | student | PC |
Hemma Kalra | student | HK |
Lola Talbot | student | LT |
Shephali Kala | student | SK |
Joe McPhoy (JM), Aaron Whittaker (AW), Itricia Byer (IB)
proposed by: CB
seconded by: AH
vote: PASSED
4.1 CB to continue creating the Dao Lu App
Covered by 7.1, below
4.2 All to recommend Covid-19 suitable and affordable indoor venues
Comments received: Aileen informed the meeting that St Barnabas Hall was no longer available due to the change in nursery opening times and they had offered us use of a container building beside the church. The space was not suitable. Another venue was found in Leyton at £100 an hour – too expensive.
Action point: continue to look for suitable venues
4.3 All to continue giving feedback on the current and upcoming programme
Covered by 7.2, below
no items raised for agenda
no items raised for agenda
Proposal: Awards Ceremony and Chinese New Year celebration to be held on Saturday, 27th February.
proposed by: AH
seconded by: SS
comments: AH outlined the background to this event and suggested there is a red theme for CNY and SS requested nominations for the awards this year.
modifications, if any:
vote: PASSED
action points: Directors to plan the event
Proposal: World Tai Chi Day to be held on Saturday, 24th April 2021
proposed by: AH
seconded by: SS
comments: SS gave a background to this event – Timber Lodge at Olympic Park was booked last year and the booking should have transferred to this year (due to Lockdown in April 2020). AH would like to plan for an outdoor event, as well as have a contingency plan for Zoom.
PC suggested there may be a lot of planning for two events within 2 months of each other.
modifications, if any: LH suggested that Lloyd Park could be the alternative outdoor venue for this year (local with access to the public, toilets and café) as social distancing restrictions may still be in place and planning time limited.
vote: PASSED
action points: SS to check the status of our booking with Timber Lodge.
The board will plan the event.
Proposal: Qi Gong instructor training. Costs? Details?
proposed by: AH
seconded by: EN
comments: AH will not vote due to conflict of interest.
The Health Qigong training is offered by the British Qigong Association (headed by Tary Yip and Faye Li) and will cost £1460 for all 4 units (which can be taken in sets of 2 @ £730 each). The course runs over 9 weekends from March 2021 to July and the training has to be updated every year for £65. A deposit is required of £250 per instructor.
MM made suggestion of using already qualified external Qigong instructors.
modifications, if any: current price is too excessive for Dao Lu to subsidise. Proposal modified to investigate further.
vote: PASSED
action points: AH will find out if Dao Lu can be given any reductions on the fees.
Report from the Treasurer
Proposal: acceptance of the treasurer’s report
proposed by: EN
seconded by: CB
comments:
AH informed the meeting that from the total of 40 registered paying members, some are paying the full amount, whilst others are subsidised in different ways.
BC suggested that Dao Lu could fundraise to meet extra costs like the instructor training.
modifications, if any:
vote: PASSED
action points: BC to look into fundraising through funding bodies.
CB has been creating a web-based app for registration, classes and emergency information.
Proposal: That CB be paid for this work
proposed by: AH
seconded by: SS
comments: CB absented himself and did not vote due to conflict of interest
CB to be paid £500 (£300 initially then £200 January 2022). The webapp and Mobile app will be completed over the coming months, followed by a review of how useful it proves to be. An annual review will follow every January. Hosting and maintenance will be £100 per year, payable on 1st July each year.
modifications, if any:
vote: PASSED
action points: CB to continue developing the app
SS and CB have created a feedback form.
Proposal: That the feedback form be made permanent on the website
proposed by: SS
seconded by: CB
comments: SS explained the purpose of the form – ongoing feedback and if a student decides to leave.
modifications, if any:
vote: PASSED
action points:
EN has submitted paperwork for Feel Good accreditation.
This is a requirement to use LBWF controlled facilities as an organised sport.
Proposal: Thanks to EN for doing this work
proposed by: AH
seconded by: BC
comments: AH explained that the Feel Good Mark is now required in the borough if an organisation wants to use its greens spaces, as it acknowledges that groups are meeting specific standards of practice.
EN thanks AH also for her input into the completion of the application.
vote: PASSED
modifications, if any:
action points:
(the following have not been raised for the agenda, but may be covered if required, or discussed outside the board meeting)
– T-Shirts CB – they will be delivered soon. Quality of stock was raised as an issue by YT. CB answered that the new delivery is better quality and more expensive.
– Theory on website – to be discussed in the informal part of the meeting.
– Adjustments to timetable for lockdown-2 – to be discussed in the informal part of the meeting.
– BCCMA (insurance, qualifications) – AH – all up to date
– DBS CB – not an issue at the moment.
action points:
Meeting started at 12.35 and ended at 1.40.
The meeting was followed by an informal discussion (non-minuted)
All to continue to look for suitable venues
Board to plan CNY/Awards event
SS to check the status of our booking with Timber Lodge
Board to plan World Tai Chi Day event
AH to find out more info on the course (why so expensive) and possible discount options for Dao Lu.
BC to look into fundraising through funding bodies
CB to continue developing the Dao Lu App
Saturday 10th June, 12:30 – 2pm, virtual.
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Date | 5th September 2020 |
Time | 12:30 – 14:15 |
Location | Virtual (Zoom) |
Chairing | Sankofa Small |
Minutes | Colin Bootle |
Present
Aileen Hamdan | chair, instructor | AH |
Ewa Nevisandah | treasurer | EN |
Colin Bootle | secretary | CB |
Sankofa Small | director | SS |
Marilyn Moseley | volunteer | MM |
Jason Monero | volunteer | JM |
Eileen Monero | volunteer | EM |
Daniela Garlashelli | volunteer | DG |
Flavia Columba | volunteer | FC |
Wendy Saville | volunteer | WS |
Ann Faal | student | AF |
Louise Holloway | student | LH |
Zuby Skinner | student | ZS |
Delia Heather | student | DH |
Yvonne Thomas | student | YT |
Anne Carpenter | student | AC |
Catherine Furlong (CF), Hemma Kalra (HK), Karolina Melendez-Strzelbicka (KMS), Belinda Calaguas (BC) |
The minutes of the previous meeting, held on 16th May 2020, were accepted and agreed.
AH has contacted those who need insurance and this is now completed.
CB reported that due to classes being virtual and no volunteers being active, there is no need to check DBS status at this time. When volunteering restarts, volunteers should have their DBS status re-checked.
CB reported on and demonstrated the admin area of the “Dao Lu App” – name changed slightly from “Registration App” as it does more than registrations. In particular:
Suggestions raised:
Participants’ initial feedback was positive. WS commented that she was so happy to see this happening after discussions in the past year
AH gave a summary of the Spring/Summer programme, particularly in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. All Dao Lu classes have been kept running, and moved online. Extra classes have been added (fitness, yoga, Pilates, salsa) either included in regular fees or on a donation basis. We also hosted a weekly class for a North Yorkshire group, giving Dao Lu students an additional class. Social activities have gone online, with two active chat sessions.
Since 1st August, we have started returning to physical classes. AW and AH have kept one online class each. In bad weather, physical classes have moved online at short notice, instead of being cancelled. New social activities (with social distancing) have been added – walks and trips.
The autumn/winter programme is being planned now. Normally we move indoors from 1st September, but not all locations remain available, so changes are being made. Our session time at St Barnabas is now required for sanitisation, therefore no longer available. The Bowls Green pavillion requires us to sanitise the toilets before and after the sessions, which is not practical. We plan to use the outside area (gated) only. Triangle-House GP is no longer suitable due to Covid-19 restrictions – we are currently seeking a new home for this class. WTJC on Friday mornings cannot use the Bowls Green pavillion as is fully booked; we plan to move to the Aveling Centre, which also has a small outdoor covered area.
MM suggested that the Tuesday evening class revert to online during the autumn/winter terms. This would mean students not having to travel to class in the dark, and save Dao Lu room hire costs. The class could take place outdoors in a local park during Spring/Summer when there is sufficient daylight.
SS presented on proposals for theory development. They cover the first two years, on a term by term basis.
We have recognised that theory is an important part of training. A questionnaire was produced online to collate responses. The results of this questionnaire and a theory development proposal were circulated before the meeting.
Theory Development considered the following areas:
EW (treasurer) reported on our financial situation. The latest part-year accounts were circulated before the meeting.
Dao Lu CIC accounts can be considered to be healthy. Covid-19 has not had a significant affect on Dao Lu finances, despite the overnight change from physical to virtual classes; the reduction in fees from students and the reduction in hall-hire expenses. Remarkably, these changes balanced each other out well.
WS queried whether return to physical classes, with possibly fewer students, would affect finances in the near future.
We have succeeded in winning a small funding for “Milling Around”, to take place over September and October 2020. This is to provide four Tai Chi sessions, two online (Zoom) and two physical, outdoors (e.g. at Walthamstow Wetlands). A key part of the award is that all sessions will be recorded and made available online for five years.
The next meeting will be held on Saturday, 9th January 2021, 12.30pm, online.
Chair of next meeting: AH
Minutes to be taken by: CB
CB to continue creating the Dao Lu App
All to recommend Covid-19 suitable and affordable indoor venues
All to continue giving feedback on the current and upcoming programme
The meeting closed at 14:15
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For the 7th year running, Dao Lu will be taking part in Walthamstow Garden Party!
Soft and fluid Tai Chi movements, like a gentle breeze
Walthamstow Garden Party In the Air 2020 takes place over the weekend Saturday/Sunday 18th/19th July. We will be running two virtual join in sessions, called Tai Chi Breeze.
What is Tai Chi and its benefits? See our page here.
09:30 – 09:40 | Welcome and warm up |
09:40 – 09:55 | Qi Gong movements |
09:55 – 10:15 | Tai Chi movements |
10:15 – 10:20 | Mini demonstration |
10:20 – 10:30 | Standing like a tree meditation / winding down |
If you are under 18, please print out the Consent Form and get it signed by a responsible adult.
Read more information on Walthamstow Garden Party website:
Walthamstow Garden Party – Dao Lu
Walthamstow Garden Party – Tai Chi Breeze
Walthamstow Garden Party is a FREE local festival for the local community and a chance for local creatives, organisations and residents to come together in spirit as there is no physical festival this year due to Covid-19. There will be a total mix of events from Tai Chi, music, theatre, film, spoken word, family activities, arts & crafts and more.
Walthamstow Garden Party In The Air is created by local creatives and residents; produced by the Barbican in partnership with London Borough of Waltham Forest. Supported by Arts Council England.
To train and promote Tai chi and other activities to the whole community for a healthier and calmer mind, body and lifestyle
Dao Lu CIC is registered at Companies House as a Community Interest Company, No. 08722051. Regulated by the CIC regulator
Dao Lu is a member of the British Council for Chinese Martial Arts, No. 63
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