Competition News

British Open Tai Chi Championships held on Sunday 10th April 2011.

Once again our school was proud to represent the North West in the British Open Tai Chi Championships in Oxford.
The competition is widely acknowledged as the 'Unofficial' British Martial Arts Championships.
It is the place the top  schools in the country and indeed Europe come to test their skill level against each other.

Disciplines include Tai Chi hand forms, Push Hands, various weapon forms and full contact Chinese boxing.

Yet again quality not quantity was the order of the day.
Our school entered 5 categories and won 5 medals in the 'Fixed Step Push Hands category.

Fixed step push hands is a true test of stamina, balance and skill.
The object is disturb your opponent footing without using brute force, using only Tai Chi techniques.
Bouts are organised by weight and gender on a knockout basis.
Points are awarded for foot faults, hitting the floor and being thrown out the ring.

Tai Chi is usually known for its health benefits, very few know it is actually Martial Art of the highest level.

Our school won great admiration on the day not only for its fine results but also for it's friendly and helpful approach to other schools

If you are interested in Tai Chi as a Martial art we hold weekly training sessions in West Derby Liverpool, the sessions are open to all, no previous Tai Chi experience is required.

We welcome other schools and disciplines, and invite you to try out this fascinating highly regarded Martial Art.
For more details please visit our Classes Page.

               Our 2011 medal winners.
L to R Dave Delahunty silver, Laurel Lau bronze, Denise Halsall silver, Sarah Catlin gold, Mike Osborne silver.

British Open Tai Chi Championships on Sunday 11th May 2010

This competition is widely acknowledged as the British Championships.
It is as its name suggests 'Open' to all Tai Chi styles.
It is the place the top schools in the country and indeed Europe come to test their skill level against each other, disciplines include push hands various Tai chi hand forms, weapons and full contact Chinese boxing.

Congratulations deservedly go to our Gold medal winner David Delahunty who is now the British Champion at fixed step push hands in the under 80kg category.
David’s skill was plain to see in his first bout which he won comfortably at 21-0,
a similar performance in his second bout saw him through to the final.

In a closely fought final David came from behind to achieve his dream of winning a gold medal.
To cap of a fantastic performance he had the honour to receive his medal from his teacher Master Kam Lau at the award ceremony.

Double Silver went to Peter Ogilvie at the championships in the Tai Chi Form.
He received the first silver in the Internal Yang Hand Form with a supremely controlled a flowing performance of our Schools own Yang short form.

His second silver came in the Open category with another very impressive show of skill.
In the open category contestants compete against other styles, Chen versus Yang versus Wu, Sun, Hao etc. It is a tremendous achievement to win one medal, let alone two at this level.
Well done to Peter and well done to his supporters who travelled down with him.

Our other medal winner was Stan Boyd, who won silver in the Fixed Step Push Hands under 100 kg category. In an impressive first round he overcome a willing first timer to go through to the next round. A much tougher battle ensued here, coming from behind he showed calmness and skill and managed to throw his opponent out of the ring, which saw him through to the final. In the final he met a very good competitor from Belgium.

In what Stan described his a 'Clash of the Titans' battle he displayed a good level of skill but was unable to overcome a formidable opponent.


Our newest team member was Mike Osborne who wanted to participate in the push hands but followed team orders by showing good discipline, great calmness and flair whilst performing the Chen 19 form in the beginners hand form category.
Well done Mike.

Speaking after the competition a very satisfied Master Lau commented,
"With diligent and patient work you have all achieved and exhibited a fine level of skill"

We were missing our female team members this year, especially our Queen Denise Halsall, and our Lady in Waiting Sarah Catlin, hopefully next year we will be back to full strength, possibly with some new blood?"

In all our school won great admiration on the day not only for its fine results but also for it's friendly and helpful approach to other schools with many new Kung Fu friends made.

Competition training is a great way to improve not only your tai chi but also your overall fitness level, If you would more details or would like to participate in future competitions please contact Master Lau for details of our training program.

Oxford Open 2009 News

May I also take this opportunity to inform you of the fantastic results our students achieved at the 21st British Open Tai Chi Championships which were held in Oxford on 5th April 2009.
I am proud to announce our team won 1 Gold, 4 Silver and 1 Bronze medal.
I am sure you would like to join me in congratulating all our team.

Special congratulations go to Denise Halsall who won the gold medal in the Ladies Fixed Step under program. (light weight) competition and the silver medal in the Ladies Fixed Step middle weight competition. Denise has announced she will now bow out

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gracefully from future competitions having achieved numerous gold and other medals in her illustrious career.
She added she will of course continue with her push hands training and would like to assist in developing ’New Blood’

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Oxford Open 2008 News
The 20th British Open Tai Chi Chuan Championships took place on April 5th 2008 Pegasus Rd, Oxford.

As a special attraction the TCUGB invited a delegation from China who demonstrated their forms.

This year were represented in: The Club Short Form, Chen Taijiquan, Chen Taiji Jian (Straight Sword), Pushing Hands Fixed Step, Pushing Hands Moving Step
It was the first time our present team had entered this competition, which we all enjoyed, the ladies performed well and bagged a handful of medals. The men didn’t do so well, in what was a tough competition... however valuable lessons were learnt... must train harder.. is the rallying cry.

Thanks to ‘Team Emma’ for their welcome support.
And special thanks to Norman for the Physio work.
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