Articles
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Articles Index:
- Tai Chi
- Qi Gong
- Health
- Martial Arts / Combat
- Teaching
- Technical and Legal
- Reports
- Interviews
- Letters, Poems, Travel, Reviews
- See also articles in Newsletters on the News page
Tai Chi
- Tai Chi Research - Brian Corless, November 2020.
- The TCAA submission to the Review of the Commonwealth Government Rebates on Private Health Insurance for Natural Therapies 2019-2020 - February 2020.
- Research Into The Benefits Of Tai Chi - Dr Paul Lam, 2012.
- Tai Chi for Falls Prevention - Dr Paul Lam, 2009.
- Is There a "Holy Grail" in Tai Chi? - Ken Goh
- Tai Chi the Dichotomy of Yin and Yang - Bru Bowden, 2005
- Knee, Ankle & Hip Joints in Good Balance - Ken Goh
- Double Weightedness - Ken Goh
- The Jigsaw Puzzle of Tai Chi Chuan - Lane-Jon Habib
- Image or Imagine - Dennis Watts
- Tai Chi Breathing - Dr. Paul Lam
- The Importance of Posture and Breath - Rosemary Palmer
- Tai Chi for Balance in Victoria
- So Tai Chi helps us to relax - Julie Lucas
- East and West - Harmonising Strategies - David Mow
- The Energy of the Body - Dennis Watts
- Master Ma Hong and Chen Style Tai Chi - Huang Xiaotong
- Relaxation under pressure - Morgan Buchanan
- Breathing in Tai Chi - Julie Lucas
- The Elusive Tai Chi Shoe - Si Jie Chris Everett
- The Tai Chi Mind - Gai Wanless
- Tai Chi Foundations - Asian Culture and Philosophy - Gerard Menzel
- Tai Chi - Gerard Menzel
- Breathing - Jim Leonard
- A Treatise on Tai Chi Ch'uan - wang Chung-Yueh
- Diversity
- Beginning Tai Chi - John Mills
- When You Want to Give Up - Erle Montaigue
- Chang San Feng's Treatise on Tai Chi Ch'uan - Chang San Feng
- The Physics in Tai Chi Chuan - Darren Cox
- The Deadly and Deceptive Hands of Tai Chi - Erle Montaigue
- Bei Fung Tai Chi Chuan (Northern Style) - Chris Brownie
- Australia Chenjiagou Fa Jing Tai Chi Research - Stephen Cramb
- Australian Tai Chi Hall of Fame - Sue Chessbrough
- An Introduction to Tai Chi - John Mills
- Tai Chi Basics Revisited - Lane-Jon Habib
- Mindfulness and Small Circles - Andrew Barry
- Chi the Divine Essence - Gerard Menzel
- Tai Chi for Diabetes - Bill Standen
- Fundamental Footwork - Julie King
- Tai Chi Chuan - John Hartley
- Tai Chi With Luck - Dr Paul Lam
- Tai Chi in Competition - Henry Murray
- The Song of 13 Postures - Dennis Watts
- Warm Ups Are Incredible Things - Sue Airs
- Chi Primordial Life Force and the Cultural connection - Gerard Menzel
- Qi_Jing_Shen - What are They? - Sue Airs
- The Ten Essential Points of Yang Ching-Pu - Yang Ching-pu
- The Three Philosophers Most Influential to Tai Chi - Rosemary Palmer
- Tai Chi - Why So Slow? - Michael Ngai
- Tai Chi for Arthritis - Arthritis Foundation of NSW
- Thoughts on Tai Chi - Geoff Ashcroft
- A Message to Beginners - Chris Connor
- Tai Chi - A Martial Art - John Mills
- Meditation - Jim Leonard
- A Discussion of Tai Chi Basics - Ian Etcell
- The Challenge of Tai Chi - Chris Connor
- Introducing He (Kir) Style Tai Chi - Henry & Joan Murray
- Tai Chi-The Light Revealed - "Rosie", Sylvia R. Henry
Qi Gung
- 8 Pieces of Brocade - Dr. Anthony Shing
- Chi Kung? - Lane-Jon Habib
- The Healing promise of Tai Chi Gong -
- Mystical Qigong - Or Is It? - Rosemary Palmer
- Don't Just Do Something - Sit There! - Gary Stuckey
- Some thoughts on awareness - Deborah Warland
- Essentials in Practice -
- Energy and the Human Body - Charles Miller
- Qi and Quan - Dr Paul Lam
Health
Martial Arts / Combat
- Combat Tai Chi Series - 1: Tai Chi Fighting is Like Kissing - Xiaotong Huang
- Combat Tai Chi Series - 2: A Powerful & Unpredictable Weapon - Shoulder - Xiaotong Huang
- Combat Tai Chi Series - 3: Give Up and Follow - Xiaotong Huang
- Combat Tai Chi Series - 4: Tai Chi Kicks - Xiaotong Huang
- Combat Tai Chi Series - 5: Tai Chi Hidden Kicks - Xiaotong Huang
- Combat Tai Chi Series - 6: Tai Chi Serial Kicks - Xiaotong Huang
- Combat Tai Chi Series - 7: Tai Chi Knee Strikes. - Xiaotong Huang
- To Practice the Fundamental is to Return to the Source. - Jeff Morris
- When You Grip the Sword - Kam Lau Fung
Teaching
- Teaching Tai Chi and Qigong TCAA Seminar presentation by Ric Bolzan, February 2020
- The Yin and Yang of Teacher and Student - Meg Hutton
- Importance of Student Needs - Brian Gregson
- Instructor Profile - Raymond O'Reilly
- Instructor Profile - Sue Airs & Louise Hambridge
- Precautions With Warm Up Exercises - Dr Paul Lam
Technical and Legal
- Messages from the President - TCAA Presidents, 1999-2006
- Re the President's Comments - Brian Gregson, 2001
- Cheaper Insurance - TCAA Committee, 2005
- Insurance Report - TCAA Committee
- Practising Tai Chi with swords Updated 2016
- Report on Accreditation - TCAA Committee
- New Study, plus a Request for Help - Dr Paul Lam
- Level 1 Accreditation Course - TCAA Committee
- Why be Accredited - David Suker
- Health Funds Response - TCAA Committee
Reports
- Push Hands Workshop - John Mills
- Inaugural Tai Chi Championships in Tamworth- Brian Gregson
- Tai Chi for Health or Self Defense? - John Mills
- More on the Debate - Tai Chi for Health or Self Defence - Brian Gregson
- News from South Australia - S.A. Committee
- International Wushu Judges Accreditation Program, Macao, 2001 - Charles Tsui-Po
- Towards Fairer and Safer Push Hands Competition Rules - Ken Goh
- The Peaceful Challenge 2000 Update - The Peaceful Challenge Committee
- Tai Chi Competition & the Competition 42 Forms - 2008 Olympics - Dr Paul Lam
- See also the Competition page for other competition news
Interviews
- Reaping the benefits of the timeless principles of Tai Chi Chuan - an interview with Sifu Roman Czerniawsky
- Examining Roots and Branches - an interview with Bill Law Sifu - (taking Cheng Man Ching tai chi back to China)
- Cheng Style Tai Chi Chuan - an interview with Bill Law
- Hao and Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan, Ba Gua Chang, and Chi Gong - an interview With Jane Yeo
Letters, Poems, Travel, Reviews
- Bend With the Wind - a poem - Meg Hutton
- My China Trip - Carol Hillman
- China Travels - Penny Cockington
- Hi From Port Augusta - Julie Owen
- A Journey to Three Gorges - Gerard Menzel
- Push Hands - Book Review by Mark Langweiler
- Chronicles of Tao; The secret life of a Taoist Master - Book Review by Gerard Menzel
- Congratulations for awards in 3rd Australian Peaceful Challenge - j b hartley
- Re: Tai Chi Weapons. - Stephen Cramb
- A Story of Breast Cancer and Tai Chi - Pauline Southren
- Biography - Alex Galvan
- A Magical Experience - Susan Fry
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Fibromyalgia - A Letter from Annette Murchie