SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

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Friday, May 24 Time Event

10:00 – 20:00

14:00 – 16:00

Registration and Check-in

Opening Ceremonies Rehearsal

18:00 – 19:30

21:00 – 22:30

Judges Meeting

Volunteers meeting

Saturday, May 25 Time Event
07:30 – 09:00 Registration, Check-in and Breakfast

09:00 – 12:00

12:00 – 12:30

Opening Ceremonies

Group Picture

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch and Free Time
14:00 – 15:00

Academic Session

Introduction Dan Shulz

Keynote Address – Dr. Patricia Huston

  What science knows and does not know about tai chi

15:00 – 16:00

 

 

16:30 – 17:30

Academic Session – Historical Research

Yu, Gongbao

   History of Chinese Martial Arts

Tournament Competitors Meeting

16:00 – 19:30 Dinner Break
19:30 – 21:00 Round Table Panel Discussion with Masters and Researchers
Sunday, May 26 Time Event

06:30 – 07:30

 

07:30 – 08:30

08:00 – 08:30

Morning Practise

Competitors’ Check-in

Registration and Check-in/ Breakfast

Tournament Staff Meeting

08:30 – 09:00 Yang Family Tai Chi Cup Opening Ceremony
09:00 – 13:00 Yang Family Tai Chi Cup – Tournament

13:00 – 14:00

14:00 – 15:00

Lunch and Free Time

Ranking: Written Test Examination

15:00 – 16:30

17:00 – 18:00

Ranking: Push Hands Examination

Yang Family Tai Chi Cup Closing Ceremonies

18:00 – 20:00 Dinner break
20:00 -22:00 Grand Showcase
Monday, May 27 Time Event
06:30 – 07:30 Morning tai chi practice
07:30 – 08:30 Registration, Check-in and Breakfast
09:00 – 12:00

Masters’ Tai Chi Gong Workshops I*

Group A – Master Yang Jun

Group B – Master He Youlu

Group C – Master Chen Zhenglei

12:00 – 13:30 Lunch and Free Time
13:30 – 14:20

Academic Session – Keynote address

Dr. Fuzhong Li

   Transforming traditional Tai Ji Quan techniques into integrative movement therapy for older adults at high risk of falling and people with movement disorders

14:25 – 15:25

Academic Session – Session Presentations

Prof. Nicola Robinson

Researching tai chi – trial and tribulations

Dr. Son-Nam Tran Ba

   Brain Functional Imaging : (how) can it help understanding the effects of Tai Chi Chuan? 

15:45 – 18:45

Masters’ Tai Chi Gong Workshops II*

Group A – Master Zhong Zhenshan

Group B – Master Sun Yongtian

Group C – Master Wu Kwongyu

18:45 on Dinner Break and Free Time
19:30 – 22:30

San Pellegrino Excursion

(optional)

Tuesday, May 28 Time Event
06:30 – 07:30 Early morning tai chi practice
07:30 – 08:30 Registration, Check-in and Breakfast
09:00 – 12:00

Masters’ Tai Chi Gong Workshops III*

Group A – Master Sun Yongtian

Group B – Master Wu Kwongyu

Group C – Master Zhong Zhenshan

12:00 – 13:30 Lunch and Free Time
13:30 – 16:30

Masters’ Tai Chi Gong Workshops IV*

Group A – Master He Youlu

Group B – Master Chen Zhenglei

Group C – Master Yang Jun

16:30 – 16:45 Break
16:45 – 17:45

Academic Session

Holly Sweeney-Hillman

   Biomechanics of Tai Chi

Oral Poster Presentation 1: Drs. Greg Moore & James Fox

    Tai Chi and Musculoskeletal Health: A Systematic Review and Analysis

Oral Poster Presentation 2: Dr. Ivan Kolev

The Health Benefits of Tai Chi – evidence-based summary of the available clinical research data

17:45 – 19:30 Dinner Break
19:30 – 21:00 Disciple Ceremony
Wednesday, May 29 Time Event
  06:30 – 07:30 Morning tai chi practice
  07:30 – 08:30 Registration, Check-in and Breakfast
  09:00 – 12:00

Masters’ Tai Chi Gong Workshops V*

Group A – Master Master Wu Kwongyu

Group B – Master Zhong Zhenshan

Group C – Master Sun Yongtian

  12:00 – 13:30 Lunch and Free Time
  13:30 – 14:20

Academic Session: Keynote Address

Prof. Chenchen Wang

   Tai Chi for Chronic Musculoskeletal pain and Well-being

  14:45 – 17:45

Masters’ Tai Chi Gong Workshops VI*

Group A – Chen Zhenglei

Group B – Master Yang Jun

Group C – Master He Youlu

  17:45 – 19:00 Break and Free time
 

19:00 – 20:00

20:00 on

Closing Ceremonies

Friendship Farewell Party

*Three Masters’ workshops are held simultaneously both in the morning and then again in the afternoon. Each workshop is 3 hours long where the Masters will teach their Tai Chi Kung hand form.  Participants will be assigned to a specific group so that they will have the opportunity to train with each Master. 

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