The Tai Chi Association of Australia was born out of a meeting at a workshop run by Dr Paul Lam in Sydney, in January 1999. Officially formed at it's inaugural meeting in May 1999, the Association (see here for the Constitution) has the following aims:
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1.To promote Tai Chi (Taijiquan)2.To promote the Tai Chi standard of members
3.To promote the professional standards of instruction among members.
4.To provide a forum for professional and social exchange amongst its members.
5.To promote and conduct continuing education, research, collection and dissemination of information for the benefit of members.
6.To encourage the growth of participation in Tai Chi through united activities, programs and public events.
7.To provide responses to community issues affecting the members.
8.Without compromising the fulfilment of the above stated objects enumerated in sub-clauses (1) to (7), from time to time, to perform the following secondary functions:
- To provide appropriate accreditation for members.
- To incorporate all aspects of Tai Chi, these aspects include health, Qigong, martial arts, medical, safety and philosophical.
- To perform acts of good corporate citizenship.
- To promote mutual understanding and to liaise with other Tai Chi, Wushu and Qigong organisations.
9.To do all such things as the Committee of the Association considers necessary or desirable in the furtherance of the objects of the association.
To read our constitution see here.
What We Would Like to Do?
We would like to:
- broaden our membership base.
- promote positive Tai Chi activities such as workshops, competitions, talks and demonstrations.
- assist potential students to find instructors by providing locality guide for instructors and schools as well as facilitate friendly interchange between schools.
- obtain refunds from Health Funds for tuition fees.
- promote communication between Tai Chi practitioners, schools and the community.
- set up a fair accreditation system for teaching. This would aim at methods of teaching and exercise safety aspects - not focusing on any style or school.
- We believe that there are many people who will gain from practising Tai Chi. We can to provide useful information about Tai Chi and ourselves to the public.
If we work together everyone will gain.
What Have We Achieved?
Regular newsletters
To make our newsletter useful, we need more contributions and ideas. We would also like instructor members to order copies of newsletter for your students. The association will produce the copies and charge at cost. Please remember that the cost price of bulk printing is much cheaper than photocopying the newsletter yourself.
We have talked to health funds and are going to lobby for refunds of students’ tuition fees.
The Association Supports :-
The Peaceful Challenge, a competition in Sydney held by Joan and Henry Murray
The Tai Chi Festival in the Domain organised by Alex Galvan
The Tai Chi Workshop by Dr Paul Lam.
We are going to support the record attempt for most people practicing Tai Chi in Australia at the same time. An initiative by the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria to coincide with the Arthritis Week next year.
The International Olympic Committee is considering a proposal that WuShu / Tai Chi become an Olympic Games Sport to commence with the Beijing 2008 Games. We can help to support our future champions.......
INVITATION
We invite all Tai Chi practitioners to join this association, because we believe together we can do more for Tai Chi and ourselves. It is nice to have a space to share, exchange and network with fellow enthusiasts.
To ensure that our directions
are kept for the future,
we have written them onto our constitution as a legal document.
FEES FOR THE TAI CHI ASSOCIATION:
Individual Member: $25;
Organisation member (for both representatives): $50 (fill in two forms for each representative)
NB: 1. An Organisation member must have two representatives, each of them have one voting right.
Fees are due from first of July each year.
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