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! 

International research confirms benefits of taichi and qigong

A significant volume of international research is compiling that establishes taichi and qigong as a powerful and accessible pathway 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.

Evidence confirms benefits that support or alleviate

• Musculoskeletal disorders, including fibromyalgia, neck and back pain

• Effects of Parkinson’s disease

• Cancer treatment and rehabilitation

• Poor mental health including stress, anxiety and depression, emotional regulation, loneliness

• Menopause including bone density loss

• Coronary disease and rehabilitation

• Recovery from stroke

• Physical health of older adults including falls prevention.

  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

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.

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