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World Tai Chi Day celebration 30th April 2022

May 2, 2022 by bootleweb

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World Tai Chi Day celebration 24th April 2022

April 24, 2022 by bootleweb

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Qigong courses 2021-2022

December 20, 2021 by bootleweb

Photo credit: Laura Martinez da Silva

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Fan demo, Aileen & Meiling
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Video Compilation of Qigong courses

Yin Jin Jing with Meiling Wun

Meiling Wun is a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine, specialising in Cupping, Scrapping and TuiNa massage, and works in an acupuncture clinic in North London. She is also an energy advisor. Since 2015, she has been training in Health Qigong, Yang and Sun style Tai Chi with Master Sam Ma and Masters Tary Yip and Faye Yip, founders of the British Health Qigong Association. She is a certified Health Qigong instructor.

Meiling began her high level and competition level training three years ago. She won gold medal in the summer 2018 International Health Qigong Competition with Tai Chi Health Preservative stick routine and a bronze medal in Nov 2018 for Sun Style Tai Chi. Both these competitions were held in the UK. Meiling Wun has been performing with Masters Sam Ma and Faye Yip and Professor Li Deyin both in the UK and China on numerous occasions through the years.

Wu Qin Xi – Keiko Sudo

Keiko Sudo was born in Japan and moved to UK in 1978. She started learning Tai Chi and Qigong about 10 years ago and is currently training with Dr Sam Ma, an Instructor of Deyin Taijiquan Institute in North London, and a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine (acupuncturist).

She has also received invaluable guidance from Masters Tary Yip and Faye (Li) Yip, two of Europe’s leading Tai Chi and Qigong masters.

Keiko won the gold medal for Tai Chi Stick in 2018 International Health Qigong competition and also for 24 Step Simplified Tai Chi Quan in the London National Tai Chi and Qigong Competition and Sun style 38 Step Tai Chi in the National Tai Chi Championship in 2019.

She is a fully qualified and certified instructor of Wu Qin Xi and Ma Wang Dui Health Qigong from the British Health Qigong Association.

Ba Duan Jin with Shifu Browne

Shifu Browne is the Chief Instructor at Shaolin Daolu and is a 34 Generation Shaolin Warrior disciple of shaolin Temple in China. He is a disciple of Shifu Shi Yan Zi, and a direct disciple of the Abbott Shi Yong Xin (Shaolin Temple China). Shifu Browne has a very long and rooted legacy in kungfu and has worked very hard over the years to spread Shaolin/Chen Culture throughout the UK and abroad. Shifu Browne studied kungfu from a very early age and at the tender age of 9 years old, achieved his first black belt in Taekwondo and was at the time one of the youngest black bets in the British Isles.

Shifu Browne went on to study many forms of martial arts i.e. Wing chung, karate, judo, kickboxing, and Tai Chi, and was lucky to be taught by some of the greatest teachers alive today i.e. Master Wu Bin (teacher of jet lei the film star, head coach of the Beijing wushu team), shifu Shi Yan Li (Shaolin Temple) Grandmaster Guolin, Shaolin Temple USA) Master Chen Zhenglei (Chen Tai Chi family), and many more. At the age of 18 he travelled to Shaolin Temple in China to fulfill his dreams and was taken under the wing of some of the greatest masters in Shaolin Temple and resided there for over 3 years. He majored in Shaolin Steel Jacket, Sanda, Chen Tai Chi/Shaolin soft fist (Roe Quan), Traditional Shaolin forms/Taolu and Qigong. Shifu Browne has been teaching for over 25 years and is very well received and respect in the world of martial arts Masters.

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Awards Event and Chinese New Year Celebration 2021

March 2, 2021 by bootleweb

This year our Dao Lu Awards and Chinese New Year Celebrations were held online. Here’s some screenshots:

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Programme

9.45-10.00Arrival / Virtual chat room / hello / showing CNY deco in each student’s Zoom background
10.00-10.10Warm up (Marianne) + Welcome (Aileen)
10.10-10.15Looking back / Awards (first batch) – Sankofa
10.15-10.30Instructors performance – 5 teachers
Marianne – Silk Reeling
Joe – Gong Fu performance
Itricia – Tai Chi
Aaron – Chen First Form Tai Chi
Aileen Tai Chi
10.30-10.45Together Tai Chi – everyone
4 Qi Gong movements – Marianne
Chen First Form – Aaron
Tai Chi Kung Fu Fan (first and second Duan/Segment) – Aileen
10.45-10.50Awards (second batch, Sankofa) + Jin Jie’s dance
10.50-11.00Close

Awards

NomineeNomination received
Directors - steering the ship through the storm
Directors as a BoardDao Lu board for their leadership to pull the Dao Lu community together
and respond to this unprecedented situation so well
I commend the whole Board, instructors and volunteers for just keeping going!
To thrive and flourish in unprecedented times
(genuine use of the term; not the usual exaggeration!)
ColinIT/ Zoom Support /HOSTING & Feel Good Play List/
Participation in classes
For outstanding initiative, commitment and calm good sense
in supporting continual and creative programme development.
Colin for his work as host for the classes that have kept me
going through lockdown (plus his recent great choice of music)
AileenAileen for being the friendly face of Dao Lu, steering our way though the difficult year of 2020,
her deep tenacity and understanding of funding bodies and applications, enormous hard work
and hours put in on top of her busy career and family commitments and her wonderful
student-focused work as a lead instructor
Sankofa & MarilynFor astonishing levels of persistent encouragement in the chat-rooms
Students - showing up no matter what!
Eileen, Jason & YvonneAttendance Record
Delia & BelindaAttendance (at Aaron's classes)
Yvonne, Eileen & JasonAttendance (Aileen's classes)
Instructors - lights, camera, action!
JoeMr Joy / Mr Motivator - to keep everyone fit, motivated and have fun
For so cheerfully delivering in a way possibly pretty alien to him previously,
and managing to engage and motivate us.
For his helpful, inspiring and motivating classes
for an amazing effort at enabling the programme
Aileen & AaronFor collaborating in difficult circumstances so as to plan and deliver an evolving programme
to such a diverse audience, thereby demonstrating an authentic commitment and integrity.
MarianneAmazing contribution to Dao Lu from external guest member
AaronIncredible patience
Chat room contributions - creativity and keeping spirits high and enriched
Jin Jie & Xiao LongIntergenerational participation, dance / piano
JIn Jie volunteers and makes great contribution to creative areas for Dao Lu
BelindaFor the massive contribution she makes to the development of Dao Lu by sharing resources,
ideas and volunteering her time
ShephaliAs a new member, she has stuck with Dao Lu and made a big contribution to our learning
(whilst we have been online) by sharing her knowledge on healing foods and practices,
therefore supporting our wellbeing
DannyShe has made a very big contribution to our learning (whilst we have been online and prior)
around healthy growing of food and living in a green and sustainable way, therefore supporting our wellbeing
SaraVirtual student from furthest distance & massive contributions to chat forums
– increasing our scientific knowledge & sharing on WhatsApp

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Feel Good Accreditation

February 21, 2021 by bootleweb

Dao Lu CIC has received the Feel Good Accreditation, recognising that we provide high quality sport and physical activity to Waltham Forest residents.

This accreditation enables us to continue using Waltham Forest facilities (e.g. booking indoor and outdoor spaces).

It also means we can be recommended to Waltham Forest partners.

In particular:

  • Priority access to coach development courses organised by the Waltham Forest Sport and Leisure team
  • The Waltham Forest Sport and Leisure team help to identify any support needs your organisation has in relation to developing sport and physical activity opportunities for Waltham Forest residents
  • Able to use the Feel Good Mark logo on any publications
  • Provides exclusive access for clubs to be involved in delivery of Waltham Forest Holiday Programmes
  • Be recommended for external delivery to partners such as local schools, internal council departments etc.
  • Promotion and exposure via the council’s social media channels

The Waltham Forest Feel Good Mark page is here.

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