International Research Confirms Benefits of Taichi & Qigong

An extensive volume of international research is compiling that establishes taichi and qigong as powerful and accessible pathways to physical and mental health, and wellbeing for everyone.

Wulong has set aside a dedicated page - BENEFITS - in our website to highlight curated research papers for our students and community.

Recently researchers created an evidence map of traditional Chinese exercises including 2,017 studies, comprising 1,822 randomised controlled trials and 195 systematic reviews conducted globally in various countries.

Among the traditional Chinese exercises, Tai Chi and Baduanjin have received the most research attention, with a growing number of publications. When traditional Chinese exercises were compared with the control groups, 88.2% of the included systematic reviews reported significantly positive effects.

These findings suggested that traditional Chinese exercises could benefit patients with a range of health conditions including

• osteoarthritis

• osteoporosis

• hypertension

• coronary heart disease

• diabetes

• chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

• stroke

• Parkinson’s disease

• anxiety, and

• depression.

Wulong students’ have overwhelmingly confirmed that Wulong tai chi and qigong training has positively influenced their physical and mental health. Since joining Wulong they reported improvements in strength, flexibility, mobility, balance, body-mind connection, mental endurance, and calmness. They also reported experiencing reduced stress, anxiety, and stiffness.

Some students with health challenges, such as arthritis, reported that Wulong tai chi and qigong had helped them with their mobility and confidence. Overall, students found tai chi and qigong beneficial to their health and well-being, and some experienced a profound difference to their daily lives.

Read more on our page - BENEFITS

Come join a Wulong class to benefit from taichi and qigong.

Check out our classes at https://www.wulongtaichi.com.au/tai-chi-classes

2025 Summer Park Lessons Open to All

Start 2025 with Wulong January Park Lessons, so you can keep practicing your taichi, qigong and wushu skills during our summer break. Or try out our classes to improve your physical and mental health. All welcome!

Following celebrations, food, drink and a relaxing break, come take advantage of our summer times and locations for taichi, qigong and wushu Park Lessons to recover and maintain your good exercise habit.

We have 9 Park Lessons over three weeks at three locations across Melbourne:

• Ascot Vale (Saturday) on the banks of the Maribyrnong River

• Caulfield South (Sunday) in the green open spaces of Princes Park

• Fairfield (Tuesday) meet at 18 Irvine Rd, Ivanhoe (Scout Hall in Chelsworth Park)..

Choose your time and place and come along to stretch out the kinks, work off some calories, keep up your practice or just catch up with your Wulong friends.

For anyone who has always wanted to try taichi or qigong? Taichi park sessions are suitable for all levels and all are welcome. It’s a great opportunity to invite friends or family to try out some taichi and qigong.

DURATION & COST

Duration: 1 to 2 hours sessions

Cost: $10 per hour

WHAT TO BRING

• Comfortable Clothes

• Flat shoes

• Water

• Sunscreen, Hat

• Cash to pay for the lesson

WHEN & WHERE

Lessons are usually held outside and may be subject to the weather. If it rains heavily on the day, the lesson will be cancelled. If in doubt, please call your instructor listed in the schedule below.

ASCOT VALE TAICHI & QIGONG
SATURDAYS 4, 11 & 18 JANUARY 2025

Instructor Kathy/Louis

8 - 9 am Wushu

Instructors Helen/Kathy/Anne/Candice

9 - 10 am Basic taichi / qigong

10 - 11 am Intermediate taichi / qigong

10 - 11 am Push Hands review

Next to the river behind the 15th Essendon Sea Scouts Hall, 22 Woods Street, Ascot Vale. If weather raining then call 0438 920 955 to check if class proceeding.

CAULFIELD SOUTH TAICHI & QIGONG
SUNDAYS 5, 12 & 19 JANUARY 2025

Instructor Raph

9.30 - 11 am Basic & Intermediate taichi / qigong

Meet in front of the Scout Hall 1A Birch St, Caulfield South
If weather raining then call 0400 720 704 to check if class proceeding.

FAIRFIELD TAICHI &QIGONG
TUESDAYS 7, 14 & 21 JANUARY 2025

Instructors Ann/Sara

9.30 - 11.30 am Basic & Intermediate taichi / qigong

Meet at 18 Irvine Rd, Ivanhoe (Scout Hall in Chelsworth Park). The venue has indoor and outdoor capacity so lessons will not be inconvenienced by adverse weather.

Ascot Vale

 

Caulfield South

 

FAIRFIELD

 

Push Hands - Our biggest Wulong Workshop ever!!!

Wow! What a powerful and skill enhancing experience! Wulong’s biggest workshop yet was fully booked almost immediately by participants from across Melbourne, regional Victoria, and interstate - one passionate student coming from as far as Western Australia to learn from Professor Lily.

Thank you Professor Lily! for teaching workshop particpants the martial arts techniques of tai chi Push Hands or tui zhou, and the corresponding Yang 9 Duel Routine.

Two-person push hands is a thought provoking training method practiced to raise tai chi students’ understanding of facing an opponent, and the interaction between attack and defence. Push hands helps us sense our partner’s movements and intention, the transition between attack and defence.

“Push hands is very important for tai chi students to increase their understanding of the martial applications of tai chi.” says Professor Lily,

"Push hands practice will improve your tai chi foundation and practice through increasing reflex, reaction, coordination, strength, and balance. Energy flows throughout the whole body, with benefits for cardiovascular health and circulation.”

Professor Lily also introduced chai zhao into the practical application of tai chi, bridging the gap between theory and practice, and improving combat skills. Chai zhao is the process of breaking down, analyzing, and training response techniques for specific movements. It involves specific offensive and defensive techniques, methods to neutralize our opponent’s force, change the angle of their attack, and pick the right timing for a counterattack.

These experiences created the foundation skills for the Yang 9 Duel routine. The integrated movements of the duel are an enlightening uplift of the solo routine learnt in class. Feeling and responding to the direction and strength of a partner's intention brings greater alertness, concentration and mindfulness to our practice. The Yang 9 Duel brought us a new beauty and flow as we practiced.

As always, Professor Lily’s training included correct foundation and technique - the martial applications of each movement were fully demonstrated, and errors corrected in the workshop. Special thanks to Candice and Helen for demonstrations and assistance.

Professor Lily was very impressed with our dedication and enthusiasm for more Push Hands and Duel routine training. So we are busy planning another push hands workshop for early 2025. Please follow our social media and website to keep up to date with the details as they are released.

Wulong Shines at 2024 Festival

Another big day out for Wulong at the 2024 Wushu Taichi Qigong Australia Festival. Some amazing tai chi and qigong on show with solo and group performances from Wulong instructors and advanced students demonstrating the professional moves we learned from Professor Lily.

What an event! The packed Festival programme involved a large number of practitioners showcasing their favourite tai chi, qigong and wushu routines.

A special massed interactive qigong activity was led by Wulong’s own Instructor Noriko. So invigorating! Nearly all performers and guests were on their feet breathing and stretching.

Our solo and group performers provided an enthralling spectacle.

SOLO - Taichi Yang Style Fan 28

Wulomg Instructor Noriko, from our Sunday Caulfield class, thrilled guests with the Taichi Yang Style Fan 28 routine. Noriko has been a gold medallist at WTQA competitions and in Beijing China.

SOLO - Five Animals Qigong

Wulong Advanced Student Roland, from our Tuesday Yarraville class, conjured the spirits of the Five Animals - tiger, deer, bear, monkey and bird. Roland has been a gold medallist at WTQA competitions.

GROUP - Duan Wei 3 Yang 17

Our Wulong Advanced Students - Roland, Candice, Michael, Helen M, Noriko , Sara and Helen S - performed the Standardised Duan Wei Yang Style Tai Chi Level 3 routine, sometimes called Yang 17.

A special shout out to Melbourne University Wushu Kung Fu, also coached by Professor Lily, who put on an amazing wushu show including weapons.

Grateful thanks to WTQA President Sam Au, committee and organising team for the outstanding day. It was pleasing to see President Sam Au call Professor Lily forward in acknowledging the key supporters of the Festival.

Big thanks to Jenny, Bill, Norma, Sue, Shen, Kathleen, Judith, Marisa, Dorothy, Arthur, Stacy, Jesmond, Ben, Nathan, Grace, Amanda and Paul - our cheer squad and paparazzi crew. We thank you! 

Encore Session - Taichi Push Hands Techniques & Yang 9 Duel Workshop X May 2025

Wulong Tai Chi Kung Fu is pleased to announce our first workshop for 2025.

Encore - Taichi Push Hand Techniques and Yang 9 Duel Workshop

Due to popular demand Profesor Lily will again present Wulong’s biggest workshop teaching the martial arts techniques of Tai Chi Push Hands or tui zhou, and the corresponding Yang 9 Duel Routine.

Push hands is a two-person training routine practiced to enhance students understanding of martial applications, of attack and defence. The duel routine allows students "hands-on" experience of theoretical implications of the Yang 9 solo routine. With push hands, reflex and sensitivity to another's movements and intent are developed enhancing yin and yang and realising health, meditative, and self-defence benefits.

It is the perfect opportunity for individuals to gain a greater understanding and experinence of push hands in practice.

“Push hands is very important for tai chi students to increase their understanding of the martial applications of tai chi.” says Professor Lily,

"Push hands practice will improve your tai chi foundation and practice through increasing reflex, reaction, coordination, strength, and balance. Energy flows throughout the whole body, with benefits for cardiovascular health and circulation.”

Join Professor Lily Sun on X May to learn:

• Clear and easy to follow instruction from Australia’s most accomplished taichi teacher – a rare and not to be missed opportunity

• Foundation skills and techniques for push hands and the Yang 9 Duel routine

• Expanded theory and martial applications for Yang 9 Duan Wei Level 1

• Understanding of defensive and offensive application principles

• Develop balance, quicker reflexes, sensitivity to the intention and movements of another, and the capacity to create a state of relaxed alertness.

This encore workshop is an opportunity for new students to learn these important techniques and for 2024 students to consolidate their push hands experience. It is suitable for all ages and skill levels from beginner to advanced.

Places are limited and registration is essential. Please register via our event page for a unique opportunity to learn this versatile and beneficial taichi application while enjoying Professor Lily’s warm, generous and exceptional teaching skills.

Celebrating World Wushu Kung Fu Day 2024

Today Wulong Tai Chi Kung Fu classes celebrated World Wushu Kung Fu Day 2024 with other enthusiasts around the globe. Professor Lily especially likes the 2024 theme “Wushu: Health and Happiness”. She says

“harmonising mind and body, maintaining physical and mental health, and feeling happy through learning, achieving and making friends make wushu a one-stop shop to a multitude of benefits.”

The benefits of wushu and taichi practice, increased athleticism, improved health, recovery from injuries and disease, more confidence, and strong community are no secret to wushu and taichi instructors and students.

Wushu, which is also referred to as Kung Fu, is an umbrella term for Chinese Martial arts composed of basic offensive and defensive movements executed with either bare-handed or with weapons. Taichi which falls under the wushu umbrella is a popular form of wushu and particularly suitable for people of all age groups and physical conditions.

World Wushu Kung Fu Day aims to raise global awareness of all practitioners, forms, and styles of wushu, both contemporary competition forms or traditional styles. It promotes the concepts of peace, friendship, health, and an appreciation for nature.

Be inspired by this special day to improve your health and happiness – join a Wulong Tai Chi class today! New students are always welcome! Register here!

Please enjoy the photos of the day

Wushu class

Taichi class

Taichi for post COVID recovery

The World Health Organization defines long COVID as the continuation or development of new symptoms 3 months after the initial SARS-CoV-2 infection, with these symptoms lasting for at least 2 months without any other explanation. While common symptoms include fatigue, shortness of breath, and cognitive dysfunction, over 200 different symptoms have been reported that can impact everyday functions. Studies suggest that around 10–20% of people infected by SARS-CoV-2 may experience symptoms that qualify as long COVID.

Qigong practice is a recommended treatment for post-COVID short and long-term rehabilitation.

Wulong Tai Chi classes, designed by Professor Lily Sun (Melbourne’s most qualified tai chi practitioner and teacher), and based on traditional qigong principles and modern standards, provide the best qigong training available in Melbourne.

Our benefits page has more information about the how qigong can help your COVID recovery. https://www.wulongtaichi.com.au/blog/2024/6/15/qigong-supports-post-covid-and-long-covid-rehabilitation

Don’t delay to improve your health and COVID recovery – join a Wulong Tai Chi class today! New students are always welcome! Register here!

12 Steps to Harmonising Mind, Body and Energy

Dispel all thoughts in the deep night,

Concentrate the mind, Breathe slowly,

Let the body fly like a swallow in the clouds.

What a special way to start the learning! Hearing the commencing words of the 12 Step Health Preservation Qigong promoted the correct mindset to learn this exceptional qigong.

The 12 Step Qigong was a mental feast involving rich imagery such as ‘lotus flower opens on the water’, ‘golden rooster heralds the dawn’ and ‘rhinoceros gazing at the moon’. Professor Lily connected these images to the physical movements leaving a deep impression on mind and body.

In ancient times people discovered that mental concentration could actively help to regulate the body and mind, stabilise the organs, promote the balance of yin and yang, and lead to better physical and mental health. And we believe it too!

“The ancient people believed that too much emotion [anxiety] and melancholy [depression] lead to injury to the internal organs. They believed that cultivation of “spirit” [positive mindset, enjoyment of life] increases physical and mental health and prevents illness.” said Professor Lily.

“The 12 Step Qigong maintains spirit and body together. Each movements’ special design is to balance and calm the meridians especially for major organs - heart, lungs, liver, kidneys and stomach”

“I really encourage students to continue to practice this qigong and preserve health, strength and a calm mind.”

Calming the mind and meridian function in the body leads to increased energy flow, flexible joints and strong muscles, bones and ligaments, improving the body, preventing and treating illness, and prolonging life.

As always, the focus of Professor Lily’s training included correct foundation and technique - the specific details and tips of each movement were revealed and explained, not just simply the basic movements. Participants were quick to accept these details resulting in an outstanding learning experience for all.

Professor Lily was very pleased with the results of this special qigong workshop which was fully booked almost immediately by participants from across Melbourne and Victoria. Professor Lily is already busy planning our second 2024 Wulong workshop for November. Please follow our social media and website to keep up to date with the details as they are released.

Please enjoy photos of the day. Click here to visit the photo gallery

12 Step Health Preservation Qigong Workshop - Daoyin Yangsheng Gong Shi Er Fa - 19 May 2024

Wulong Tai Chi Kung Fu is pleased to announce our first workshop for 2024.

Qigong Workshop – 12 Step Health Preservation Qigong

Also called the Daoyin Yangsheng Gong Shi Er Fa, this qigong is a complete set of meridian exercises combining mental concentration, breath control and body movement for life vitality. Long-term practice can enhance cardio-pulmonary function, body shape, flexibility, balance, coordination, as well as improving self-regulating capacity of the nervous system.

The 12 Step Health Preservation Qigong is designed to work on three levels. First, it can be used for health maintenance, to improve vitality and prevent disease by keeping the immune system strong. Second, it can be used directly as a treatment for chronic disease or certain acute conditions. Thirdly, it can be used as a recuperative therapy for those in a recovery phase – the movements are unique in that they can be practised either standing or sitting.

Join Professor Lily Sun to learn:

• An introduction to the 12 Step Health Preservation Qigong - Daoyin Yangsheng Gong Shi Er Fa. Created by the Chinese Health Qigong Association to promote physical health, mental relaxation, and spiritual well-being.

• Foundation skills and techniques based on the traditional images from ancient silk paintings excavated in Changsha, China.

• Simple, beautiful movements based on traditional Chinese medicine principles to improve the function of organs, and preserve health and prevent illness.

The workshop is suitable for all ages and skill levels from beginner to advanced.

Places are limited and registration is essential. Please register via our event page for a unique opportunity to learn this versatile and beneficial qigong while enjoying Professor Lily’s warm, generous and exceptional teaching skills.

Celebrate 2024 Year of the Wulong Dragon

2024! It’s our year - Year of the Dragon!

Wulong wishes you abundant health in 2024 the Chinese Year of the Wood Dragon.

It’s a special year for Wulong to celebrate the symbol of our school - Wulong translates to "martial arts dragon" in English - highlighting our highly successful online and in person wushu, taichi and qigong training provided by Australia’s most professional taichi, qigong and wushu teacher and practitioner, Professor Lily Sun.

In the Chinese culture, the dragon represents good luck, strength, and health. So it’s the perfect time to wake your inner dragon and join a Wulong class today to experience the renewal of body and spirit that Wulong students experience and set the foundations for your future health.

Read more about Wulong benefits at https://www.wulongtaichi.com.au/benefits

Check out our class schedule and register today at https://www.wulongtaichi.com.au/tai-chi-classes

As well as her always high standard professional training, this year Professor Lily will host two special workshops. One qigong workshop in May and one tai chi workshop in November.

More information will be released soon!! So like and follow our social media to keep up with the latest details

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Yang Style Tai Chi Fan Session 2 Wrap up

On 12 November 2023, Professor Lily Sun led a second exclusive workshop for tai chi enthusiasts to learn session 2 of the Yang Style Tai Chi Fan 28 routine.

Professor Lily delivered clear and comprehensive instructions on Session 2 movements and tai chi fan techniques. Participants immersed themselves in the foundational skills and techniques essential for mastering the subtlety, intricacy and pleasure of the latest and most popular modern fan routine.

Having trained extensively with the creator of the Yang Style Taichi Fan 28, Professor Yang Li, Professor Lily delivered rare insights and a enthralling learning experience.

Professor Lily’s knowledge of the routine and her renowned teaching expertise ensured a high standard of learning for participants. As always, students particularly enjoyed the explanations of subtle fan martial applications - not just simply the basic movements. Professor Lily explained how the fan can be used to startle or visually confuse an opponent, deflect or redirect attacks, and with a flick of the wrist the fan can collapse to strike, parry hits or block other weapons.

We practiced the circular and linear movements of the Tai Chi Fan 28 – open, close, strike, block, poke, sweep, or hook – combined with footwork, body rotation, and other techniques of this fluid and powerful martial art.

And the engaging and uplifting movement names such as “Rain dragon returns to the sea”, “Mighty ox tills the fields” and “Bee tricks the butterfly” inspired our positive enjoyment and assisted our memory of the movements.

Once again Professor Lily was very impressed by students excitement and excellent results achieved learning the techniques and movements of the second half of Tai Chi Fan 28.

"Training with the tai chi fan is good for your taichi foundation, energy flow, mental function (focus and concentration) physical coordination, flexibility, strength and balance." says Professor Lily

“The Tai Chi Fan 28 routine is very relaxing and promotes mindfulness during practice. And the routine movements are very good for your heart.”

Professor Lily is planning a review session for Yang Style Tai Chi Fan 28 for January 2024. Stay tuned for more information soon.

Please enjoy the photos of the day.

For more photos click through to the gallery. Photo Gallery

More Wulong Corporate Hits

Professor Lily has been out and about providing corporate services in August and September. Each program is custom designed. Here are two very different samples of her exciting corporate services

Absolute Care & Health

Dedicated providers of personalised individual support and nursing services, perfectly matched to their clients. They work across in-home aged care, the NDIS (disability support) and recovery care.

As part of their Wellness program for August 2023, Absolute Care & Health invited Professor Lily Sun to conduct several tai chi / qigong workshops. Professor Lily gave a very enthusiastic group of health workers an introduction to the intricacies and benefits of Ba Duan Jin which was very much appreciated by the whole group. Absolute enjoyed Lily's experience, warmth and professional teaching skills for a mindful pause to prioritise their well-being. As leaders in home care, they also lead in nurturing team well-being.

“Under the expert guidance of Australia’s premier Tai Chi, Qigong, and Wushu (Chinese Martial Art) instructor, Professor Lily Sun, our team explored these ancient practices, unlocking a world of inner peace, flexibility, and balance. These disciplines don't just enhance physical well-being; they also nurture the mind and spirit.”

“As we continue to provide unparalleled in-home care and support, we equally prioritise the wellness of our dedicated team.”

Greenvale Secondary College

The Language program at Greenvale Secondary College has been exemplified by the high numbers of students electing to continue their studies of Italian and Chinese into Year 9.

In the final week of term, Greenvale Secondary School celebrates languages with a college-wide suite of activities. As well as cultural experiences of food, music and dance. Languages Week culminated on Thursday when Professor Lily was invited to the school to teach Kung Fu.

Some great shots of the College’s Year 7 Language and Cultural Immersion Day to celebrate the Chinese language taught at the College.

All our taichi, qigong and wushu services are designed and supervised by Professor Lily Sun, 8th Duan Professor of Chinese Martial Arts, Wuhan University.

We are happy to discuss your individual requirements and tailor a package to suit the needs of your organisation. For more information please see our events&corporate page or contact our office.

Wulong Success at 2023 WTQA Festival

UPDATE: Since the competition, the WTQA Committee has decided to award gold medals in the Qigong team competition to the Wulong Tai Chi Kung Fu team for performance of Taiji Yang Sheng Zhang (Stick Qigong) routine. Our team were previously awarded the bronze medals in a combined Tai Chi / Qigong team competition. And … our other performance of Tai Chi Fan 18 form, which previously came In fourth place, is now awarded bronze medals. What a great result!!

Big day out for Wulong at the 2023 Wushu Tai Chi Qigong Australia (WTQA) Festival. Gold, silver and bronze for our tai chi and qigong individual and team competitors!! And most honoured guest status for Professor Lily. Well deserved!

Grateful thanks to WTQA President Sam Au and organising team for the outstanding day.

What a day it was! With special performances from the masters, a massed Beijing 24 performance and a special interactive qigong activity led by Wulong’s own Lucy Keenan (who was also a WTQA judge!) So relaxing! Nearly all competitors and audience members were on their feet breathing and stretching.

Wulong's small team made quite the impact, walking away with Qigong Overall Champion trophy and 1 Gold, 1 Silver and 6 bronze medals.

Roland Heath - Qigong Gold Medal and overall Qigong Champion

Rowan Dinning - Tai Chi Silver and Bronze Medals

Qigong Team - Ann Whitfield, Anne Price, Kathy Campelj, Helen Simmonds and Roland Heath - Bronze medal.

Special shout out and congratulations to Melbourne University Wushu Kung Fu, also coached by Professor Lily. Many individual medals and overall Wushu Champion Connor McGowan.

Big thanks to Michael, Jenny, Sharna, and Ros, our cheer squad and paparazzi crew. We thank you! 

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Professor Lily teaches at UniMelb Medical Conference - a Sold Out Success!

Fully booked!! In June 2023 Professor Lily Sun, 8th Duan Professor of Chinese Martial Arts, Wuhan University, delivered a specially designed workshop for medical students and staff at the Melbourne University Medical Department Student Conference (MDSC). The workshop proved very popular and places were quickly filled.

Connecting to a conference theme of opening minds, Professor Lily introduced future doctors to the easy and well researched movements of Ba Duan Jin health qigong, proven to support health and wellbeing, stimulate energy generation, and promote unity of mind and body (mindfulness).

Professor Lily helped medical students to learn a skill they can practice to maintain their physical and mental health through the hard work of medical study - lectures and clinical days, early morning ward rounds - and future career pressures. Professor Lily said:

“I am teaching them a skill to keep their personal health as a priority while doing better, and being better , in an inreasingly challenging world.”

Students enjoyed Professor Sun’s engaging, generous and exceptional teaching skills. They had many questions about Ba Duan Jin, tai chi and qigong to ask her after the session.

Professor Lily explained that Ba Duan Jin has gained worldwide recognition as an effective exercise system for improving health and preventing diseases. It is published by the Chinese Health Qigong Association and over 450 scientific studies have been conducted to investigate its health benefits and effectiveness.

More information about Ba Duan Jin is available at https://www.wulongtaichi.com.au/ba-duan-jin

All Wulong taichi, qigong and wushu services are designed and supervised by Professor Lily Sun. We are happy to discuss your individual corporate requirements and tailor a package to suit the needs of your organisation. For more information please see our events&corporate page or contact our office.

If you want to learn Ba Duan Jin or other qigong or tai chi then come join a Wulong class to benefit from taichi and qigong. Check out our classes at https://www.wulongtaichi.com.au/tai-chi-classes

Wulong delivers Taichi services for corporate and community

Wulong Tai Chi Kung Fu is working with our corporate, not-for-profit and government sector clients to delivery high quality enjoyable wellbeing services.

For Immigration Museum and Vic Health we delivered customised taichi and qigong workshops ‘Wellbeing Wednesdays’ of easy and well researched taichi and qigong movements to stimulate energy and promote unity of mind and body to support health and wellbeing.

Here’s what participants said about the taichi and qigong sessions -

It reinforced no matter what your gender or age is, looking after your health and well being is paramount, and there is a lot out there to help you achieve this.

I was in the moment whilst in the class, felt focussed and forgot about my worries

·The enjoyment and challenge it gave, and being part of a group

The peaceful nature of the instructor

We design customised sessions for corporate staff and deliver these sessions both in person and online. Some of our clients are -

Events like Melbourne Knowledge Week and the Melbourne International Film Festival

School to provide wushu and/or taichi session for Chinese language students

Local government councils such as Maribyrnong, Darebin and Glen Eira Councils

Private companies, for instance greater Western Water, Medibank, Swisse, GemLife, Choice Hotels Asia-Pacific and Foodie Coaches, and

Schools and universities from across Melbourne including Geelong Grammar, Haileybury and RMIT. Most recently a worship for a University of Melbourne medical students’ conference.

All our taichi, qigong and wushu services are designed and supervised by Professor Lily Sun, 8th Duan Professor of Chinese Martial Arts, Wuhan University.

We are happy to discuss your individual requirements and tailor a package to suit the needs of your organisation. For more information please see our events&corporate page or contact our office.

Tai Chi Fan - A mesmerising martial art

Thank you, Professor Lily! For teaching us the subtle and intricate ways of the Yang Style Tai Chi Fan 28.

With the sharp crack of opening and closing fans resounding in our ears, we practiced the circular and linear movements of the Tai Chi Fan 28 – strike, block, poke, sweep, or hook – combined with footwork, body rotation, and other techniques of this fluid and powerful martial art.

Professor Lily showed us how the tai chi fan can be used to startle or visually confuse an opponent, deflect or redirect attacks, and with a flick of the wrist the tai chi fan can collapse to parry hits or block other weapons.

Professor Lily was very impressed by our excitement and dedication to learning the techniques and movements of the first half of Tai Chi Fan 28, with the excellent results achieved, and our enthusiasm for more training.

“The Tai Chi Fan 28 routine is very relaxing! It requires focus and concentration, which ensures mindfulness during practice. And the routine movements are good for your heart. The slow and rhythmic movements can improve cardiovascular health and circulation.” says Professor Lily,

"Training with the tai chi fan improves your taichi foundation. Tai chi fan practice develops coordination, flexibility, strength, balance, and improves energy flow throughout the whole body."

As always, the focus of Professor Lily’s training included correct foundation and technique - the martial applications of each movement were revealed, not just simply the basic movements.

Professor Lily is very pleased with the outcome of the workshop, and is planning a follow-up Tai Chi Fan 28 workshop for November 2023. You can send an email to express your interest in attending to info@wulongtaichi.com.au

Please enjoy the photos of the day.

Photo Gallery

Taichi Sword 42 Session 2 - the best!

ONE OF OUR BEST EVER WORKSHOPS!  Wulong Tai Chi Kung Fu is celebrating its hugely successful Taichi Sword 42 Session 2 Workshop held on 6 November 2022.  A hard routine - Taichi Sword 42 is the standard for international competition - and a difficult routine to learn, but made easy under the guidance of Professor Lily Sun.

After the fascinating Taichi Sword 42 Session 1 Workshop, completing Session 2 ensured students were totally enthralled with the beauty and joy of taichi sword.

Under Lily’s expert instruction, we were captivated by the Taichi Sword 42 routine, we stabbed, thrust, blocked, parried, and pointed the sword, while moving left and right, back, front and oblique. We were delighted to discover our improved balance and posture, focus and control of the sword, and our strength and endurance as well.

Professor Sun was very impressed with how attentive and diligent workshop students were, and glad to pass on more of her knowledge and skills of the taichi sword to future practitioners.

“I was excited to see students quickly adopt the correct posture, stance and balance – improvements from the first session. I am very proud of the good technique students demonstrated and delighted with their efforts.

“Students have focussed well and learnt faster, and their hard work practising the first session and foundation taichi sword movements is evident in the impressive achievements today. I am also delighted to see the photos which clearly demonstrate the high standard achieved at the workshop.”

“Training with the taichi sword increases ability in all the foundations of taichi, particularly balance and posture. It develops focus and spatial awareness, strength, coordination, and fitness. It strengthens the arms and wrist and improves energy coordination throughout the whole body.”

Professor Lily Sun has practiced taichi sword since eight years old, it being her speciality short weapon during her Wushu career. Professor Sun is rare among Australian taichi practitioners as she has won gold medals in taichi sword at the national level in China.  Her superior training techniques has ensured correct foundation and technique as the practical applications of each movement were taught, not just simply the basic movements.

Review sessions for Taichi Sword 42 are planned for January 2023. Stay tuned for more information soon.

Please enjoy the photos of the day.

Photo Gallery

Wulong Taichi success at GemLife Woodend

GemLife Woodend residents are seeking to improve their health and wellbeing by learning taichi. Since the introduction of weekly classes on Wednesdays at Gemlife Woodend a few months ago, increasing numbers of enthusiastic residents have joined.

Wulong principle Professor Lily Sun says the idea is to keep the body moving.

"As we get older, we have to be more proactive to keep the joints and body moving, and taichi is the perfect way to do it” she said. “We do all the warmups and foundation movements because those exercises give ongoing benefits by incorporating stretching, balance and moving all the joints and muscles."

The first couple to move into the GemLife resort, Doreen and Danny, regularly attend the classes and say they are benefiting greatly from the sessions.

“We joined the taichi class to help with balance, breath control and more, and found it has also assisted with better coordination. It's not hard to do the exercises and those taking part can adjust the routine to suit their own abilities and  circumstances. We are not great at sports, but taichi is something anyone can do," said Doreen.

GemLife Woodend Resort Manager Leanne Boxshall agreed, adding:

"It's amazing how quickly you can benefit from regular taichi classes."

GemLife enthusiastic taichi students are  looking forward to taking the classes outdoors in the country club alfresco area where they can enjoy the fresh air and warmer spring and summer weather.

More Wellbeing Wednesdays - Wulong partners with Immigration Museum

Come and join Professor Lily Sun at Immigration Museum for more FREE Wellbeing Within sessions! Wulong Tai Chi Kung Fu is excited to partner with Immigration Museum for three Wednesdays lunchtime sessions of taichi and qigong in November 2022.

WELLBEING WITHIN

Wednesdays 16, 23 and 30 November 2022 at 12.30pm

Balance the natural energy within your mind, body, and spirit, with lunchtime taichi led by Professor Lily Sun

Suitable for all ages and abilities.

BOOK HERE

Immigration Museum
400 Flinders Street
Melbourne, Victoria, 3000

Taichi Sword 42 Session 1

Under Lily’s expert instruction, we started our journey to know and love the Taichi Sword 42 routine, we stabbed, thrust, blocked, parried, and pointed the sword, while moving left and right, back, front and oblique.

We discovered the challenges of balance and posture, focus and control of the sword plus the power, being aware of the space around us, and other students.

Professor Lily was very impressed by our excitement and dedication to learning the techniques and movements of Taichi Sword, with the excellent results achieved, and our enthusiasm for a further workshop in November.

“Training with the taichi sword increases ability in all the foundations of taichi, particularly balance and posture. It develops focus and spatial awareness, strength, coordination and fitness. It strengthens the arms and wrist, and improves energy coordination throughout the whole body. And it’s fun!”

Professor Lily Sun has practiced taichi sword since eight years old, it being her speciality short weapon during her Wushu career. Professor Lily is a rare master in Australia to have won gold medals at the national level in China.  The focus of her sword workshops’ is on correct foundation and technique, the practical applications of each movement were taught, not just simply the basic movements.

Professor Lily is excited to pass on her knowledge and skills of the taichi sword to future practitioners. A second Taichi Sword workshop is planned for November 2022. You can send an email to express interest in attending to info@wulongtaichi.com.au