News

Issues of Slant Flying, the newsletter of Wu's Tai Chi Chuan Academy can be found in the newsletter section.

Academy gradings are recorded here.

See below for news on past seminars, demonstrations and competitions the Academy has been involved in.

	March, 2012 Spring 2012 residential course at Gaunts House in Dorset.
	January, 2012 Chinese New Year celebration and demonstration 2012.
	December, 2011 Christmas celebration and demonstration 2011.
	October, 2011 Autumn 2011 residential course at Gaunts House in Dorset.
	July, 2011 A group from the Academy performed a demonstration at the Bishop Ho Ming Wah Association and Chinese Centre at St Martin-in-the-Fields, London.
	June 2011 Judges Seminar - Chen style spear with Liming Yue in London.
	June, 2011 On June 12th we ran the fourth London Competition for Traditional Tai Chi Chuan.
	May 2011 Spring 2011 residential course at Gaunts House in Dorset.
	April 2011 Grandmaster Wu Kwong Yu visited London for a disciples day and 3 days of workshops.
	April 2011 2011 British Open Competition
	March 2011 Judges Seminar - Modern fan with Faye Li Yip in London.
	February 2011 Judges Seminar - Wu style spear with Gary Wragg in London.
	January 2011 Judges Seminar - Wudang style spear with Richard Odell in London.
	December 2010 We competed at the European Championships, which were in England for the first time.
	October 2010 Autumn 2010 residential course at Gaunts House in Dorset.
	September 2010 Masters from the Chinese Health Qigong Association gave a masterclass in Yi Jin Jing
	September 2010 One of our senior instructors ran free Tai Chi based exercise classes on Friday lunchtimes in Deptford as part of an Artist's project.
	June 2010 On June 13th we ran the third London Competition for Traditional Tai Chi Chuan.
	May 2010 Spring 2010 residential course at Gaunts House in Dorset.
	May 2010 Judges Seminar - Chen style sword with Liming Yue in London.
	May 2010 Grandmaster Wu Kwong Yu visited London. He gave exciting news about official recognition of the Wu family style of Tai Chi by the Chinese authorities. During a 4 day course, he taught new San Shou routines of his devising.
	April 2010 2010 British Open Competition
	March 2010 Judges Seminar - Yang style simplified 24 form with Faye Li Yip in London.
	February 2010 Judges Seminar - Yang family sword with Shelagh Grandpierre in London.
	January 2010 Judges Seminar - Wudang style sword with Richard Odell in London.
	November 2009 In November, a team from the Academy made a successful trip to the Dutch Open competition in Amsterdam.
	October 2009 We hosted the Tai Chi Union of Great Britain Festival of Qigong on October 10. The next will be in London on 13th March 2010.
	June 2009 National Tai Chi in the Park day
	June 2009 We provided an interactive demonstration for the Jesus Green Association.
	June 2009 On June 7th we ran the second London Competition for Traditional Tai Chi Chuan in conjunction with the Tai Chi Union for Great Britain Judges Programme. The results and gallery have been published.
	May 2009 Spring 2009 residential course at Gaunts House in Dorset.
	April 2009 Sifu Gary Wragg took on a group of Closed Door students in a ceremony. This is a modernised version of the tradition of discipleship, recognising the commitment between teacher and dedicated students.
	April 2009 2009 British Open competition
	March 2009 Judges Seminar - Chen style with Liming Yue in Manchester.
	February 2009 Judges Seminar - Yang family with Shelagh Grandpierre in Nottingham.
	January 2009 Judges Seminar - Wudang style with Richard Odell in Eastbourne.
	November 2008 A group from the Academy went to the Tai Chi European Championships in Sweden, where Nicole Lomas and Stefanie Sachsenmaier contributed heavily to the UK medal tally.
	October 2008 Following a series of summer lessons by Stefanie Sachsenmaier, Steffi and Richard demonstrated Tai Chi at Mind Open Day in Bow.
	June 2008 We celebrated National Tai Chi Day in London Fields park.
	June 2008 On June 7th we organised the inaugural London Competition for Traditional Tai Chi Chuan in conjunction with the Tai Chi Union for Great Britain Judges Programme. The results have been published. A lot of work went into a very successful competition, which is sure to be repeated next year.
	May 2008 Spring 2008 residential course at Croydon Hall in Somerset.
	April 2008 Judges Seminar in Oxford. At the Tai Chi Union Festival of Chinese Internal Arts in Oxford: An introduction to judging and a hands-on chance to get a feel for Wu style sabre.
	February 2008 Judges Seminar - Wu style with Gary Wragg in London.
	December 2007 Judges Seminar - Yang style simplified 24 form with Faye Li Yip in Coseley.
	December 2007 Christmas demonstration at the Academy
	November 2007 Judges Seminar at our Academy to learn judging points of Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan focusing on the 54 competition round form recognized by the International Wu Style Federation in world wide competitions.
	October 2007 Judges Seminar - Sun style with Faye Li Yip in Coseley.
	September 2007 Judges Seminar - Chen Man Ching style with Mark Peters in Birmingham.
	April 2007 Spring 2007 residential course at Grimstone Manor in Devon.
	April 2007 Wu's Academy sent a large team to the 2007 British Open Competition.
	December 2006 Christmas evening banquet in Chinatown.
	December 2006 Disciples and Inner Circle Day
	November 2006 Judges Seminar in Rickmansworth
	October 2006 China visit: Zhengzhou chen village 2nd world Wu Shu Championships and Shaolin Temple. Beijjing and Shanghai.
	September 2006 Autumn 2006 residential course at Grimstone Manor in Devon.
	July 2006 Historic gathering of the seven masters,23rd July 2006, and Wu's Tai Chi Academy Toronto, Canada 2006.
	June 2006 National Tai Chi Day in Victoria Park.
	June 2006 Judges Training Workshops At Tai Chi Caledonia, Stirling Scotland June 10th & 11th.
	April 2006 18th British Open Tai Chi Championship - Oxford. Academy participants: Shez, Laurie, Barry, Martin, David and Will.
	February 2006 Second judges seminar, Nottingham 19th February 2006.
	November 2005 Ministry of Sound event in support of fundraising for the Hackney Empire.
	October 2005 Beginners seminar workshop given by Grand Master Sifu Wu Kwong Yu, head of Wu Family Tai Chi Chuan. Sunday 30th October 2005.
	October 2005 Wu's Tai Chi Chuan Academy, London (UK) Opens in Bethnal Green Club members, disciples and friends of the International Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan Federation celebrated together as Grandmaster (Eddie) Wu Kwong Yu officially opened the new home of Wu's Tai Chi Chuan Academy, London (UK) in Bethnal Green, on Saturday 22nd October 2005.
	September 2005 Autumn 2005 residential course at Grimstone Manor in Devon.
	May 2005 Spring 2005 residential course at Grimstone Manor in Devon.
	February 2005 Nottingham Competition.
	February 2005 First judges seminar, Nottingham 13th February 2005.
	December 2004 The academy played host to Sifu Wu Kwong Yu's (5th Generation head of the Wu family) visit for the instructor certification, discipleship ceremony and seminar workshop December the 3rd and 4th 2004.
	October 2004 Third European Championships in St Petersburg, Russia. 39-31 October 2004. Toby Wragg silver medalist in restricted step pushing hands and Sifu Gary Wragg silver medalist in Wu style form - experts category.
	September 2004 Autumn 2004 residential course at Grimstone Manor in Devon.
	August 2004 Sifu and elder son Ben Wragg visited the Toronto Academy.
	May 2004 Spring 2004 residential course at Grimstone Manor in Devon.
	April 2004 British Open competition in Oxford. Toby Wragg was gold medalist in pushing hands & fixed feet pushing hands and Robert Lambert silver medalist in moving step pushing steps.
	February 2004 Sifu Gary Wragg was teaching Tai Chi with students of the New York studio school.
	April 2002 2002 British Open Competition