Longfei-Taijiquan Association of Great Britain

Letter from the Chairman
Longfei News Letters - Volume 1, Issue 3

The summer, be it good, bad or indifferent has developed to become a most important time in the calendar of annual events for Longfei Taijiquan Association.

We are fortunate that the Chinese scholastic terms coincide with our own in Great Britain. This enables Professor Li to spend his summer leave teaching groups and seminars throughout the country.

If you travelled to Beijing, gaining access to Professor Li's time would prove very difficult. His duties as head of Physical Education at the People's University and the demand on his time in Japan, Taiwan, Macao and other foreign parts, make his availability almost impossible.

An additional incentive for his annual visits is of course to visit his daughter Hui and son-in-law Tarry. His arrival at the end of June and departure towards the end of August has almost certainly given us more exposure to his time, talent and skills than any community outside of China.

This year  Professor Li travelled the length of the country, conducting seminars in Aberdeen, Glasgow, Manchester, Wolverhampton, Goole and Southampton. The widespread interest reflects the growth in both his popularity and that of Taijiquan in general and is in some contrast to his early visits in 1989 and 1990.

David Lawes

Longfei would like to express our deepest sympathy to Chew Yeen for the sad loss of her husband David.

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Anne Lo and Andrew Austin - both selected by the BCCMA to represent Great Britain at the 7th European Wushu Championships in Athens. Good luck to them both.

Congratulations to Tony Haigh who took 3rd place in the recent British Chinese Martial Arts Tournament at the Wirral, Liverpool. Tony was a member of a teamof competitors led by David Nicholsen from Yorkshire Longfei.

Dick Watson, Chairman

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