Our latest magazine filled with fascinating articles about tai chi and other internal arts is now out.  The magazine is only available to our members but you see an extract of it here. Making information like this available is part of our commitment (as a Community Interest Company) to provide free, unbiased, quality information available to the public. The post Latest magazine now out! appeared first on Tai Chi & Qigong Union for Great Britain ..read more

We are building on the digital proof of membership already available for Instructors.  When the website was introduced earlier this year, each listed Instructor was given their own web page on our site (in a standard format).  There has been great feedback about how useful this is for proving Instructors are registered with the Union even if members do not wish to list their classes or contact details. After much testing of various options, we are now trialing automated electronic renewals sending an email and, for Instructors, electronic (PDF) certificate when a member renews. By&nb ..read more

We’re delighted to announce another award from the Gerda Geddes Fund! We’re very pleased the award will go to Philip East Three Deep Breaths School Of Qigong to help fund a half-day workshop for people with mental health issues (depression, anxiety, social phobia) and the people who care for them. A new local charity – Infinity Cymru – is looking to set up activities and support to combat depression, anxiety and social isolation. This event will include two Qigong workshops which will highlight the benefits this can bring. As well as this, Infinity Cymru and staff from the Conwy Community Well ..read more

Registration is now open for our next members’ meeting and we’re looking forward to an opportunity to engage with as many of you as possible. Holding the meetings online is more popular than the previous in-person meetings, so we are continuing to do this. The feedback we received from attendees last year was good so we will be going with a similar format and looking to cover: 1) Brief review of last year, including progress on what we said we would do 2) Looking ahead at our plans including recruiting specialist skills to do work to take us forward 3) Opportunity for members to give feedback ..read more

Further to our previous post advising that Protectivity had withdrawn the agreed policy, we wish to update our members on the current position. As part of our program of improving the benefits for members, we are looking to work with an insurance provider who can offer the following: A policy that includes Participant to Participant (P2P) cover under Public Liability for individual instructors (as opposed to Clubs). Reputable insurance partner with proven good service A competitive premium rate. Online purchase with flexibility of cover e.g., different cover limits A discount for our members ..read more

In light of the magazine article provided by Protectivity in Issue 69, we feel it is important that members should know that Protectivity have withdrawn the cover for Participant to Participant claims under the Martial Arts Instructor Insurance.  This is by means of an endorsement to the policy which will be found. All enquiries on this should be directed to: sales@protectivity.com or call them on 01494 887 909 This endorsement reads: This policy does not apply to or include cover for or arising out of or relating to: any liability of the Insured or any person insured in respect of Injury ..read more

Following the launch of the Gerdes Geddes Fund, the TCUGB board are pleased to announce that the next recipient of this support will go to Cathy Birkinhead. https://www.facebook.com/TaiChiInTheChilterns After a successful Tai Chi taster event at the Hospice of St Francis in July, she is introducing a regular weekly class to help people with ongoing health challenges including cancer treatment & recovery. This will be a gentle beginners class starting with a 4 week course in August. Cathy has a good understanding & knowledge of how Tai Chi practice can help the body and mind cope with s ..read more

For anyone wishing to gain a nationally recognised professional coaching qualification, you might like to check out a new award that has been developed by the BCCMA (the  British Council for Chinese Martial Arts – the National Governing Body for Chinese Martial Arts), which is validated by the CIMSPA (the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity). If you are interested, please follow this link, which will take you to the BCCMA website, where you will find further information and an opportunity to join the first preparatory full day online training programme (v ..read more

We are pleased to announce that Colin Hamilton has agreed to join the Board.  He is a highly experienced and successful instructor who supports all the Chinese Internal Arts of Tai Chi, Baguazhang, Xing Yi Chuan as well as Qigong.  He is a qualified Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer and will be known to many of you already particularly for his work as Joint Chair of the Technical Panel. After many years on the Executive Committee and then the Board, Mark Peters has stepped down for a well deserved rest.  All of you who have worked with Mark will have appreciated his energy ..read more

Abstract This systematic and meta-analytic review aimed to investigate the effects of Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) on the cognitive function of the elderly with cognitive impairment and to analyze the moderators of these effects. We searched eight electronic databases for randomized controlled trials on the effects of TCC on cognitive function, published up to June 14, 2020. from: Effects of Tai Chi Chuan on Cognitive Function in Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic and Meta-Analytic Review TCC can improve multiple cognitive functions of the elderly with cognitive impairment. The inte ..read more