Important Dates for 2023 term 1 

Workshops - Saturday 30/7/22

The following workshops will be held on Saturday 30/7/22. 

1) 42 Sword form (part 3) - Sifu Susan Berryman

Date and time:   Sat 30 July, 9am - 3pm

Location:           Balwyn Evergreen Centre, 45 Talbot Ave. Balwyn

Fee:                   $45 (TCG members), $50 (others)

In January 2020, Hong Kong Club Tai Chi Group ran part 1 of the 42 sword form workshop.  At that workshop, Sifu Susan Berryman taught the first half of the 42 sword form.  In July 2021, Susan conducted part 2 of the workshop which covered movements to about 3/4 of the form.  In this workshop, Susan will revise the sword form taught so far and will teach the rest of the 42 sword form.

The 42 Sword Form is an international standard routine created for competition. It combines elements of Chen, Yang, Wu and Sun style Taiji sword. Preference is given to those who have participated in the part 1 and 2 of the workshop and those who have learnt 42 bare hand form.  All participants should be experienced Tai Chi practitioners who are familiar with at least two styles of Taijiquan. All participants must complete a sword safety briefing before the workshop and strictly comply with sword safety requirements during the workshop.   This workshop should be considered to be an introduction to the 42 Sword Form only.  Ongoing practice and refinement is necessary to gain competency in this sword form.

2) Push Hand Exercise Workshop - Sifu Sam Au

Date and time:  Sat 30 July, 9am - 12 noon

Location:           Balwyn Evergreen Centre, 45 Talbot Ave. Balwyn

Fee:                  $30 (TCG members), $35 (others)

Push hand exercise can improve reflex, coordination, cooperation between partners, and, importantly, understanding of force and jing (application of power 懂勁).  In this workshop, Sam will introduce single hand and double hand push hand, variations to the standard push hand, stepping push hand, and the more advance Peng Lu Ji An push hand (掤捋擠按推手).  Other more advance push hand techniques may be introduced if time permits.

This workshop is suitable for beginners or experienced practitioners.

Workshop Registration

Please register in person at the Balwyn Evergreen Centre (BEC) with Membership Secretary Connie Tat before the workshop.  

If you or your friends are unable to come to BEC in person before the workshop, registration by email and EFT can be arranged.  Please contact us via our email address:   hongkongclub.taichigroup@gmail.com

Registration for term 1 of 2022 for former members and new members

Dear friends of TCG,

Hong Kong Club Tai Chi Group Inc. (TCG) will start its Tai Chi class for Term 1 of 2022 on 5 March 2022, details of the class timetable and registration are as followed.  

For registration of classes for existing members, please see earlier post for details.

Class timetable

Please refer to the "Classes" tab in this website for details of class timetable and descriptions.

Registration

Registration is done in person on the first day of the term - Saturday 5 March. Please come to Balwyn Evergreen Centre, 45 Talbot Ave Balwyn, about 15 mins before the start of the class you like to join.

You can register for one class only on that day.  Subject to availability, you will be able to register for an additional class after the term starts.

For membership fee, please refer to "Classes" tab for details.

COVID safety

TCG continues to follow government regulations and Balwyn Evergreen Centre (BEC) safety requirements.  Once our COVIDSafe plan is approved by BEC, it will be published in this website.

Currently it is a requirement that people attending indoor facilities are fully vaccinated.  It is our expectation that the 3rd dose will be a requirement very soon for people entering BEC.  Therefore, we highly recommend members to be vaccinated with the 3rd dose as soon as practical.  Face masks are to be worn indoors the whole time and social distancing is to be observed.

Registration for term 1 of 2022 for existing members

The following is the registration arrangement for existing members who were registered for term 2 of last year for Tai Chi classes at Hong Kong Club Tai Chi Group Inc. (TCG).

Existing members who wish to continue in term 1 of 2022 will not have to pay membership fee. The fee you paid last year will be transferred to cover this term.

If you continue with the class you registered last year, you do not have to do anything. You will be automatically allocated the same class.

If you decide to change to another class instead, please send email to TCG (email address: hongkongclub.taichigroup@gmail.com) by Friday 26/2/2022 with the following information clearly stated in the email:

• Class change 2022 Term1
• Your name
• Your contact phone number
• The class you are registered in, and
• The class you wish to change to

Please note change of class is subject to availability and is not guaranteed. If we cannot fulfill your request, you may have to remain in the original class.

If you are not able to return this term, please email us by Friday 26/2/2022 advising us of your intention.

You may request a full refund of your membership fee or you may wish to donate the fee to TCG.  If we do not receive your refund request by 31 March 2022, we will assume that you wish to donate your fee to TCG.

Note: Subject to availability, you will be able to register for an additional class after the term starts.

Class timetable

Please see class timetable and descriptions information in the "Classes" tab in this website. 

COVID safety

TCG continues to follow government regulations and Balwyn Evergreen Centre (BEC) safety requirements.  Once our COVIDsafe plan is approved by BEC, we will email that to members.

It is a requirement that people attending indoor facilities are fully vaccinated.  Although not mandated, we highly recommend members to be vaccinated with the 3rd dose for extra protection.  Face mask is to be worn indoors the whole time and social distancing is to be observed.

 

Start date of term 1 of 2022 is postponed to Saturday 5th March 2022

Dear members,

Hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year.  Also hope you have been keeping cool and hydrated during the hot weather. 

We previously advised that the Committee would review the start day of Term 1, 2022 early in the new year due to the changing pandemic situation.  Although the daily cases seem to be stable and trending downward, for the welfare and safety of our members, the Committee decided to delay the term by one month.  Term 1 2022 will start on Saturday 5th March and finish on Saturday 30 July.  

Taking into account the highly transmittable Omicron circulating at the moment, the Committee also decided not to use the class timetable sent to you in December.  The new timetable will be similar to the one adopted in 2021.

Timetable and registration details will be sent out in a separate email shortly.