Masters

Well done to our DDA Cao Yang Park group for winning second place, competing at the “2019 5th Annual Health Qigong Contest” in Shanghai’s Putuo District! Great performances; everyone worked very hard to get the short staff form down in record time!  Many...

 It is with great sadness that we have to say goodbye to one of our disciples, Mr. Zou Zhong Cheng, who passed away this week.  Xiao Zou leaves us all far too early, at age 52; all of us at DDA were saddened to hear of his passing and send our deepest...

DDA’s Rose Oliver was honoured to attend the 20th anniversary celebration party of the Shanghai Daily newspaper. With a host of special guests, VIPs, and members of the local community the paper serves, it was a great event and reminds us all in Shanghai of how the...

 Rose was honoured to be invited to introduce Taiji and her own Martial Arts journey to seniors at the 1188 Mingyuan Taiji Group, as part of events organized by the Shanghai Jun Chen Community Centre.    Rose talked about her experiences learning...

DDA recently held their ‘2020 Shanghai Taiji Camp’, from 6th to 21st January with two US students, including newly inducted disciple Gabrael St Clair. Although this year’s camp was small, everyone had a great time, and went home with some amazing stories to tell about...

 Rose was excited to teach Taiji to a visiting group of American students from California’s Fresno State University at the British Cultural Centre (BCC).    The group of around 12 students and visiting faculty are on a cultural exchange visit at USST...

 DDA inducted two new Taiji disciples on 12th January 2020, including one of our long-term international students, Gabrael St Clair and Chen Jin Yuan, another long-term martial arts practitioner.Gabe also remains a senior student at both the Magic Tortoise...

 Renowned Yang Taiji stylist, Sun Lu Tang Xingyi and Sun Style Taiji lineage holder, Master Shou Guan Shun inducted seventeen new disciples into his Wushu family fold this weekend in Shanghai.    This year’s ceremony, once again held at the Xiang Fu...

 Great working with French TV Channel USHUAIA TV, as part of their documentary ‘Des Hommes Une Planete’. Our DDA Cao Yang Park crew, plus US student Lauren and our new DDA disciple Gabe who took part in our Shanghai Camp, also got to join the fun! 

 Rose is excited to announce DDA, Magic Tortoise Taiji Taiji School, and Black Bamboo Pavillion students in North Carolina,  including Gabe St Clair, entered the KuoShu Tournament in Hunt Valley, Maryland, USA, along with several of Gabe’s peers and...

It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to one of Taiji’s elite, Grandmaster Yan Cheng De, who sadly passed away this week at age 85, after struggling with ill health.   Born in 1935, Grandmaster Yan Cheng De, a 5th Generation Lineage Holder of Yang...