Tai Chi Newsletter
Grandmaster’s Living Qi Documentary
Celebrating Golden Jubilee – 50th Anniversary of AATC
There are seven you must visit. If you had visited these seven, you could ignore the rest, EXCEPT ONE, the “Yellow (emperor) Mountain ! And if you have been to the Yellow Mountain, you can forget the rest!
CHINA TOUR. We have just returned from a 12-day China Tour leading 18 Tai Chi enthusiasts aged around seventy-five plus, on a Spiritual tour in search of Nirvan & Enlightenment. In the quest, we climbed four famous mountains of China, namely Wudang mountain, the place where Tai Chi was created by Zhang San Feng; Emei mountain, the female martial art domain, with also the largest Buddha on high peak 3,099 metres. QingChen mountain, the birthplace of Taoism, and the most peaceful and secluded mountain under heaven, and Yellow (Emperor) mountain, famous for its “Five Wonders” of surreal landscapes, grotesque granite peaks, mystical seas of clouds, natural hot springs, and traditional Chinese ink paintings scapes.
With AATC 50th Anniversary banquet hosted by Chengdu Tourism, 10 courses sumptuous dinning at every lunch & dinners, touring, tea tasting and live shows, it was an unforgettable 2 weeks. Without doubt, this has been one of our happiest tours, filled with laughter and fun all the way. The receptions in each city were overwhelming, with TV interviews and workshops at Daoist Wudang Mountain, interactive performance and training at Emei’s Wushu Buddhist Complex, and Qigong training at Yellow Moutain.
Yet, inspite of all that, that was still only a trial run of the AATC’s 50th anniversary celebrations. The official big celebrations are planned for next year, when the tours activities will be filmed as a LIVING Chi documentary.
Fittingly, even before touching down on Australia terre firma, some of these fit and taut reformed elderlies with new legs are enquiring for new tours to Tibet, Mongolia, Silk Road, and other new adventures. Ha, some are already signing up for a Tibet-Shangrila Tour in April, or the Golden Jubilee Official China Tour in Sept.2027. Come join us for next year’s tour and revive a Second Spring. You are not as old as you think !
LIVING QI DOCUMENTARY: a feature documentary that uses the life of Gary Khor, a Malaysian.
Chinese Australian martial artist, Tai Chi and Qigong master, and Feng Shui practitioner, to tell a broader story about Chinese Australian cultural exchange, migration, and shared futures. Arriving in Australia in the 1960s, Gary was among a small group of pioneers introducing Chinese martial and internal arts at a time when such practices were largely unfamiliar outside migrant communities. While Wing Chun — the close- range martial art later made globally famous in movies by Bruce Lee — provided an early entry point for
Falls Prevention – Grandmaster Gary Khor
Tai Chi Newsletter:
Extract from “WHY WE FALL AS WE AGE” Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne Age health feature on 8th June 2025. Every year in Australia, one in three people older than 65 has a fall. But it’s when you get to 80 or older that the risks increase by 50 per cent compared with those aged 65 to 69. In the US, falls are the leading cause of injury-related death for adults aged 65 and older. Ever since humans began walking on two legs, about 6 million years ago, the risk of falling has been a fact of every step we take. “Walking on two legs is inherently unstable,” says Professor Lord, a world-leading falls expert at Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA). “As we walk, every step is a controlled fall forward. So, we throw a leg forward each time to regain balance.
How to prevent Falls with Tai Chi
So, what can you do if you’re about to fall?
There’s no way to prevent every fall. Trips and slips and being knocked off balance are common falls.
Balance is really how well we can control the position and movement of our centre of mass. If at any time you lean in any direction, and your bodyweight falls outside of your base, you are primed to fall”, says Professor Lord. Grandmaster Gary Khor, a falls specialist who has taught Tai Chi for more than 50 years has devised a technique he calls a Falls Emergency Brake.
He explains that stopping a fall is like learning defensive driving. The strategy is to break the fall, just like applying a brake to stop the fall momentarily, allowing your brain time to decide on your next move.
If your legs are strong enough, it will prevent you from falling onto the ground.
"Spread-Tuck-Brace" Technique to prevent Falls
The best part of the technique is that it can be learned in 3 minutes. People who learn this Falls Reaction technique will minimise falls injuries and may even prevent death from falling.”
Five Elements Qigong and Wild Goose Workshop The “Spread-Tuck-Brace” technique will be featured at the Wild Goose workshop. You will learn how to exhale and relax your centre of mass down to your legs.
How to be sensitive to the feeling of your body in motion, accelerate your body-mind connection. strengthen your legs and posture. Loosen up your joints and muscles, increasing mobility. Expand your lung capacity and increase blood circulation. The Power of Qi. Qi affects every aspect of our lives.
Yet, to date many people still see the world from a physical point of view. For the Chinese people, Qi underlines their whole culture.
Tai Chi for Falls Prevention
From the martial art power of Bruce Lee, to the healing herbs of Chinese Medicine, in everyday living, nutrition, arts, etc., the principles and philosophy of Qi are applied and intrinsically understood.
Five Element Qigong guides you in the meditation and practice of these five energies. Wild Goose Qigong embodies and illustrates the physical movements and mental exercise in the healing power of Qi.
Upcoming Events:
Channel 9 A Current Affair to feature Grandmaster Gary and Master Aaron Khor. Foxtel Health series to feature Gm Khor. GM Gary and Master Aaron Khor has con-ducted rehab program in hospital for patients and physiotherapists. Presented at Falls Conferences, and conducted Train the Trainer courses for carers and physiotherapists.
