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Tai Chi, Wushu & Qigong in Today's World Tai Chi, Wushu & Qigong in Today’s World Conference 2015 Macquarie University Sydney Australia The new Wushu Herald which replaces Wushu News is our contribution to the Wushu community in Australia. We hope that it will continue to be the source of information and education about Wushu, in all its forms. As a platform for sharing thoughts, ideas, experiences and achievements we hope it will foster open discussion, facilitate the finding of common ground and help us all grow stronger together. The ancient art of Wushu that translates as “Martial Arts”, is being practised in Full report from the Conference 2015 on pages 2-7 all its forms such as Tai Chi, Traditional and Competitive Wushu, Qigong, Bagua, Xing Yi, Weapons Play (Sword, Broadsword, Sabre, Cudgel, Spear etc.) and many others. 2 FROM EDITORIAL Tai Chi, Wushu & Qigong BOARD in Today’s World This issue is almost fully Conference 2015 dedicated to the conference held at Macquarie University - Highlights “Tai Chi, Wushu & Qigong in This inaugural event was a resounding success and Today’s World”. Yagiz Aksoy, PhD the first ever scientific conference on these three (Neuroscience, Macquarie University) disciplines in Australia. presenting We also covered important “Overview of the Australian Macquarie University Wushu & Tai Chi Club and Overseas Research international events related to President, Yagiz Aksoy, PhD (Neuroscience), and a on the Effects of Tai Wushu, Tai Chi and Qigong. world-class practitioner and internationally Chi and Qigong on Various Ailments recognized coach and judge Dr Larissa Koroleva masterminded a platform that showcased traditional and As always, we encourage more Chinese medicine and martial arts from a western Conditions”. people to join our state scientific standpoint. associations so we can continue Lectures on Tai Chi and Qigong ran the gamut from to grow through competitions, medicine to music and from molecular biology to workshops, lectures and sports, delving extensively into how Eastern medicine meets Western science. The Conference participation in community was supported by the Wushu Council Australia and activities. its State Member Association - Wushu & Tai Chi NSW. Our editorial team is very keen to Guest Speakers included: hear your stories and share them with the entire community, Prof Chris Zaslawski, PhD especially in this dynamic Year of (Associate Professor, Associate Head of School for the School of Medical and Molecular the Horse. It is your publication Biosciences at the University of Technology and we greatly value all your Sydney) presenting “The Effect of 12 Weeks of Tai Chi Practice contributions. So please contact on Anxiety in Healthy but Stressed People us or simply send in your Compared to Exercise and Wait-list Comparison Groups: A Randomized contributions and photos to Controlled Trial”. [email protected]. Watch this space! On behalf of the Editorial Board, John Dolic (Graduate of the Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Teacher at the Endeavour College of Natural Health) elucidating “Qigong Demystified”. Dr Khoo Cheng Choo Dr Byeongsang Oh, PhD Brent Keogh, PhD (Clinical Associate Professor, Sydney Medical School – (Lecturer at Dept of Media, Music, Communication & University of Sydney, Principle Research Fellow, Dept of Cultural Studies Macquarie University) presenting Radiation Oncology – Royal North Shore Hospital, “Sounds, Swords and Forests: Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School – Harvard an Exploration into University USA) presenting the Representations of Music and Martial Arts in “Qigong Medicine in Cancer Care”. Contemporary Kung Fu Films”. This study utilised and harnessed Qigong in the treatment of elderly patients in terms of mood swings and other health Helen Rivett conditions they had. One of the most significant findings of (Board of Directors of the Wushu Council Australia), the study was that Qigong "has potential to improve introducing Wushu Council Australia - survival time" of patients. Its vision, mission, achievements during its three years of operation and future perspectives 3 INTERESTING Dr Larissa Koroleva Dr Regina Leung, PhD, BAppSc TO KNOW (6th Duan Wei Level, International Wushu Coach , (Project Coordinator Support Trial, University of Sydney, International Qigong Judge, Former International Wushu Faculty of Health Science) talking about the results of a Judge and Member of Traditional Wushu Committee of the collaborative project International Wushu Federation) explaining “Tai Chi in People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary The very first Conference “Duan Wei System as a Basis of Standardising Disease”. under this name organized by Qualifications in Wushu, Tai Chi and Qigong”. This speaker researched into the use of short form Sun style Tai Chi with patients with Chronic Obstructive Wushu & Tai Chi NSW was Pulmonary Disease (COPD). This 21 form Tai Chi routine Master Fong Lee held in 2010 at Macquarie (a long-time enthusiast of Wushu, regular author of The is simple and takes about 8-10 mins to practise. It has less University, Sydney as a pilot Wushu Herald) elaborating knee bending than other styles which suits COPD patients “On Wushu in General and its Place in Today’s World”. better. project. *** A small group of Wushu, Tai Chi and Qigong enthusiasts was keen to exchange their One of the most ideas, experiences and important research results. outcomes of the Conference was establishment of a platform for communication between medical practitioners, academic researchers and Tai Chi, Wushu and Qigong coaches and students. The round-table discussions facilitated by Yagiz Aksoy provided opportunity to elaborate on various approaches and possible ways of future collaborative projects, promotion, education and lobbying the Government agencies to secure appropriate funding and support. The ideas suggested by participants will serve as a basis for united strategy of achieving these goals. As a whole, the organisers put together an awesome Conference that called in the experts from the Wushu & Tai Chi fields as well as medical professionals with research background who reported their research on the validity and benefits of Tai Chi and Qigong therapies in medical treatment. The audience included passionate Tai Chi practitioners interested in listening to new developments in the applications of Tai Chi and Qigong Among presenters were Dr practices. They interacted actively with the speakers Verna Rieschild from by asking interesting and probing questions about their research methodologies that involved Tai Chi and Macquarie University, Dr Alex Qigong practices . Shamin, Terri Shilston and The demonstrations of the different Tai Chi styles such others. Topics ranged from as Yang, Chen, Wu by the respective Masters and personal experience in Tai exponents were mesmerising. The Bagua demonstration was very well received & the energetic yet graceful Chen Chi, Bagua and Wushu to style Tai Chi Fan by Tara Dai was a special treat to Tai Chi interpretation of Bagua Fan players at the Conference. symbols. The hands-on workshops were also very popular and, hopefully, they will be a part of the future conferences. For some time, the Conference organisers’ The 2015 Wushu, Tai Chi & Qigong Dr Samuel Fitzgibbons efforts on constructive Conference was a gem, especially to those (Macquarie University, Chiropractic Clinics; Acupuncture engagement of Wushu, Tai specialist) presenting practitioners seeking greater understanding “Qi and Physiology”. of the relevance, validity and actual benefits Chi and Qigong practitioners The talk was focussed on defining and explaining the of Tai Chi and Qigong practice. The 2016 seemed to be lost... concept of Yin - Yang balance in traditional Chinese Conference will extend ideas and present medicine. In Samuel’s practice, he found that when the Yin further updates of developments in the - Yang concept of balance is applied in acupuncture They weren’t. Now the treatment it improved the circulation of Qi in his patients. practice of Tai Chi and Qigong and will therefore be highly anticipated. Conference is back. 4 OUR SPECIAL Development of training process methods in pre- THANKS competitive mesocycle of young athletes practicing modern Wushu TO Anna Smolina Wushu Coach PhD Candidate Tomsk State Pedagogical University, Russia Macquarie University Wushu & Tai Chi Club Modern Wushu is a high precision sport based on a system of ancient Chinese gymnastics, for being one of the driving including elements of boxing, different kinds of forces behind the Conference traditional acrobatics, and 2015 “Tai Chi, Wushu & exercises with various kinds of weapons. The Qigong in Today’s World”. popularity of this sport is growing, as a result of which, the level of competition increases at differently ranked events, which leads to a demand in searching for new ways to achieve results. Goal: The distribution of training intensity volume in the To develop methods for the training process of young The Macquarie University mesocycle (%). athletes who do modern Wushu in the precompetitive Wushu and Tai Chi Club aims mesocycle and to substantiate its effectiveness. to promote Wushu and Tai To achieve the goal we were faced with the following Chi as a sport, recreational tasks: Develop a methodology for the training process of activity and a healthy way of young athletes doing modern Wushu in the precompetitive mesocycle; life for Macquarie University Empirically determine the effectiveness of the The effectiveness of our developed methodology for the students,
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