The First International Taiji Science Online Forum
and World Intangible Cultural Heritage Taiji Masters Exhibition
Opening Remarks by Dr. Shudong Li,
Secretary General of Taiji Science Federation
Director of Taiji Science Forum Organization Committee
（Host）
Dean. Woytek jozko zaiko
Dean of the Graduate College at the University of Illinois.
Dean Woytek jozko zaiko made a systematic analysis of the health and fitness value of Taijiquan from the basis of the traditional theory of Taijiquan to the specific movement forms and skill characteristics, combined with modern scientific indicators and language expression forms. He is convinced that through the discussion of this forum, we will have a new understanding of the health and fitness value of Taijiquan. He is also convinced that people all over the world will experience peace and harmony in the process of practicing Taijiquan and Qigong.
Lingwei Li: Member of the International Olympic Committee,
Vice Chairman of the Chinese Olympic Committee.
She is the first female singles badminton player in the history of world badminton to win gold medals in the finals of World Championships, World Cup, All England, and Grand Prix.
She placed the expectation of “making effective use of modern science and technology, deeply understanding and analyzing the health promotion role of Taijiquan, so as to better serve the global people” at the conference from the strategic height of the global development of Taijiquan.
Prof. Victor Henderson
Stanford University
Professor of Epidemiology & Population Health and of Neurology & Neurological Sciences, he directs the NIH Stanford Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and co-directs the master’s degree program in Epidemiology & Clinical Research. He is an Honorary Skou Professor at Aarhus University in Denmark.
Vice Chairman of International Wushu Federation, Chairman of USAWKF Mr. Anthony Goh; Prof. Weimo Zhu, Fellow of the American Academy of Sports Sciences, Professor of University Illinois Champagne; Founder of World Taijiquan Website Mr. Gongbao Yu. Chen Style Taiji Grandmaster Zhenlei Chen, Kanson Chu, former California Assembly Member; President Haohua Zhou. President of Chinese American semiconductor professional association
Topic：Taiji and Mental Ability in Healthy Older Adults.
(English)
Prof. Victor Henderson
(Stanford University)
Professor of Epidemiology & Population Health and of Neurology & Neurological Sciences, he directs the NIH Stanford Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and co-directs the master’s degree program in Epidemiology & Clinical Research. He is an Honorary Skou Professor at Aarhus University in Denmark.
Topic: A qualitative study on the motivation of Taiji Standing meditation exercise and physical management behavior of middle-aged and elderly people.
(English subtitle)
Prof. Wu Zhou: Dean of the School of Physical Education and Health, Hangzhou Normal University, Dr. Zhou presided 1 National Social Science Funded project, hosted 7 provincial and ministerial projects, he was voted as the academic leader of the “333” project in JiangSu province, the young academic leader of the provincial QingLan project.
Topic: Science of “Taichi Is Medicine”: Lessons Learned and To be Learned.
(Chinese)
Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Community Health at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, he was the editor-in-chief of the Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, and was the associate editors of Journal of Physical Activity and Health and Frontiers in Physiology.
Topic: Taijiquan, Qigong and Traditional Chinese Medicine -Physiological Cross Talk.
(English)
Prof. Robson Gutierre
Visiting Lecturer in Neurophysiology and Exercise Physiology at the Federal University of São Paulo, Paulista School of Medicine, Brazil – UNIFESP.
Topic: Qigong and Tai-Chi for treatment of depression
(English subtitle)
Prof.Albert Yeung
Director of Primary Care Research at the Depression Clinical and Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
Topic：New Science Reveals Tai Chi, Qigong, and Mind Body Practices Have World Changing. (English)
William Douglas:
Founder of world Taijiquan day
Topic: Biomechanics Aspects of Taijiquan Countermeasure against Health Threats during Spaceflight. (English subtitle)
Dr.Julian Chu:
Dr. Zhu has been teaching Yang-Style Taiijiquan, traditional Yang-Style Taiji Weapons (Sword, Saber, Staff), and Push Hands in U.S. over 40 years.
Topic: Grandmaster Zhenglei Chen Chen Style Tai Chi Theory. (Chinese)
Grandmaster Chen was the 19th generation of the Chen family, the 11th generation descendant of Taijiquan, member of the Chinese Sports Science Association, rated as ” One of the “Top Ten Famous Martial Arts Masters in Contemporary China”, Chinese Wushu 9th Duan, the first batch of national-level intangible cultural heritage projects-outstanding inheritors of Chen style Taijiquan.
Chen Style Tai Chi Demonstration By Master Juan Chen
Master Chen, Juan, is a family of Chen Style Tai Chi. She is the first batch of disciples of the top ten Chinese Martial Arts Grandmasters Chen Zhenglei, and the 12th generation descendant of Chen Style Taijiquan.
Topic: Yang Style Tai Chi Quan techniques.
(English subtitle)
Grandmaster Youbin Zhao
He was born in Yongnian County, Hebei Province. From the age of seven, he followed his father Bin Zhao to practice Taijiquan. Bin Zhao is the grandson of grandmaster Yang Chengfu. Youbin is the first batch of national-level intangible cultural heritage projects-outstanding inheritors of Yang style Taijiquan.
Yang Style Tai Chi Quan Group demonstration.
Master Liang Zhao
The sixth generation of Yang’s Taijiquan; Seven Duan Master of Chinese Wushu, Deputy director of Shanxi Yongnian Yang Style Taijiquan Taijiquan Promotion Center; President of Yang’s Taijiquan society in Xi’an Yongnian.
World Champion Master Jiamin Gao demonstration of 24 Movements Tai Chi and 32 Tai Chi Sword. (English subtitle)
Master Jiamin Gao:
China’s first “Asian Wushu Championship” women’s Tai Chi champion, the first collection of “World Championships, Asian Games, East Asian Games, Asian Championships, National Games” “Five major event champions in one, the only “Grand Slam” Wushu athlete.
Panel Discussion (1)
(English)
Master Shudong Li|
Secretary-General of the Taiji Science Federation, Director of the Event Organizing Committee, Broad of Acupuncture of California, Vice Chairman of USAWKF, 20th generation successor of Chen Style Taiji. He was the vice chairman of the International Health Qigong Federation, the initiator of the “Medical Taiji” is the representative of the Chen Style Taiji.
Dr. Ron Zaidman
President and Co-founder of Five Branches University, Graduate School of Traditional Chinese Medicine with campuses in Santa Cruz and San Jose California.
Marcus Alves:
Member of Judge Committee of International Wushu Federation, Vice President of Pan American Wushu Federation and Secretary General of Brazilian Wushu Federation.
William Douglas
Founder of World Tai Chi & Qigong Day (WTCQD), celebrated annually in 100s of cities in over 80 nations on the “last Saturday of April” each year. He is the author of “The Tao of Tai Chi: The Making of a New Science,” and “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Tai Chi & Qigong” (4th edition Penguin Publishing).
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