Celebrate the 12th World T'ai Chi & Qigong Day around the World in 24 hours

WTCQD logo (courtesy of WTCQD)

Twelve years ago, Bill Douglas and Angela Wong-Douglas had a simple vision. Their conviction was so strong that they decided to pour their hearts, energy, and savings toward a great cause of humanity by promoting Taichi (T’ai Chi) and Chi Gong (Qigong) around the world. With their tireless effort, World T’ai Chi & Chi Gong Day (WTCQD) has grown organically at a fast speed. Last year, there were 65 countries and hundreds of cities around the world hosted WTCQD event locally at the last Saturday of April. This year, WTCQD is joining World Congress of Qigon/TCM to promote a better planet through health and soul. More excitingly, David-Dorian Ross, Dr. T’ai Chi, will be running a 24-hour marathon online via live streaming. People around the world will be able to witness these two great events at the ease of their home. This will truly be a Taichi and Chi Gong summit.

As usually, this year’s WTCQD event is open to the general public. It will begin in the earliest time zone of New Zealand at 10 am on Saturday April 24 or 3 pm PDT in San Francisco on Friday April 23. Taichi and Chi Gong participants across Oceania, Asia, Middle East, Africa, Europe, North America, and South America will start their celebration at 10 am their local time. The final event in the last time zones of Hawaii is almost an entire day later. Celebrations include mass Tai Chi and Chi Gong exhibitions in all participating cities, and free classes in most participating cities. WTCQD has produced free media info and event brochure in 18 different languages to help global Taichi enthusiasts to organize the celebration. Media kit is accessible via http://worldtaichiday.org/MediaResources.html .

Angela Wong-Douglas and Bill Douglas (Courtesy of WTDQD)

David-Dorian Ross is an American Taichi champion. He has won seven US gold medals, two World bronze medals, and a World silver medal. Due to his remarkable accomplishments, he has been nicknamed Dr. T’ai Chi in the international Taichi community. He has been promoting Taichi for through various channels including co-hosting the 13-part public television series “T’ai Chi in Paradise”. In recent years, he utilizes internet and social network media to enhance his promotional effort to expand the global Taichi community.

David-Dorian and his QNET Martial Arts Channel will host the live show “24 Hours of World Peace”, and stream the video clips of the celebration from around the world and the World Congress on Qigong/TCM held in San Francisco, California. Dr. T’ai Chi will also include interviews and special programs during the marathon. To help participants around the world to prepare for this live Taichi/Chi Gong celebration, he has made a teaching video on How to Stream Video http://www.drtaichi.com/how-to-stream-video/ which is very useful. So far, there are 60 countries committed to the live streaming. Organizers can contact David-Dorian at DrTaiChi@aol.com to set up the streaming.

Dr. T'ai Chi

Actually, WTCQD is not just a once-a-year event. World Tai Chi and Qigong Day's goals are as the following:

1) Educate the world about emerging medical research revealing health benefits that Tai Chi Chuan and qigong offer.

2) Educate about the increasing use of these ancient traditional Chinese medicine modalities in business, education, penal and drug rehabilitation.

3) Provide a global vision of cooperation for health & healing purposes across geopolitical boundaries, and also an appeal to people worldwide to embrace wisdom from all the cultures of the world.

WTCQD celebrations (courtesy of WTCQD)

Belgrade	Eucado	Hong Kong

With these, World T’ai Chi & Qigong Day also acts as a media source for information on Taichi, Chi Gong, and Chinese Traditional Medicine. It works in conjunction with divergent institutions as the National Council on the Aging, the National Parkinson's Foundation Annual Conference, the Fibromyalgia Coalition International, Folsom Prison (Maximum Security Prison in California), Rotary Clubs International, etc. World Tai Chi and Qigong Day events have been recognized by the United Nations World Health Organization (UNWHO) for participation in the UNWHO's "Move for Health" movement. Seventeen States in the U.S. along with many U.S. cities have officially proclaimed World T’ai Chi & Qigong Day.

WTCQD celebrations (courtesy of WTCQD)

New York City	Rome	St. Louis, Missouri

It is quite exciting to see that WTCQD has grown steadily. Now with the joint venture among World Congress on Qigong/TCM, WTCQD and Dr. David-Dorian Ross, the global Taichi and Chi Gong community can expect a milestone in Taichi and Chi Gong history this April.

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