Venue for the Mass Display on Singapore 13 Style Tai Chi

Now I am confused. In my earlier post, I found a site that stated the venue of the mass display on Singapore 13 style Tai Chi to be perform at the Chinese Garden. I found another site that stated the venue of the mass display to be performed at Anchorvale CC at Sengkang.

So, where actually is the location????!!!!!

MCYS Press Release on Keeping Seniors Active Through Taichi and Qigong

There is this press release on 19 March 2010 from the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sport (MCYS) that mentioned the Singapore Wushu Dragon and Lion Dance Federation (SWDLDF) to kick off the launch of a mass display on the Singapore 13 style Tai Chi that they had developed.

Here is an extract from the press release on Singapore 13 style Tai Chi:

Tai Chi for All

In the first half of 2010, SWDLDF will kick off the launch of the Taichi platform with a mass taichi display. SWDLDF has developed a simplified 13-step Taichi style, ''Taichi for All'', incorporating moves from each of Singapore's five taichi associations. This will add to the menu of Taichi options available for our seniors. Details on the mass display would be announced closer to the date of the event.

Click on the following link to read the full media release
http://app.mcys.gov.sg/web/corp_press_story.asp?szMod=corp&szSubMod=press&qid=5653

Steps to perform the Singapore Integrated 13 Style Tai Chi for Fitness 新加坡综合健身太极拳十三式

I found this video on YouTube. The demonstrator presented this Singapore Integrated 13 Style Tai Chi for Fitness  新加坡综合健身太极拳十三式 beautifully, and this video also shows the steps (in chinese subtitle). When I read this video information, the demonstrator is Daniel Tan, a Tai Chi master himself.



This routine was composed by the Singapore Wushu Dragon and Lion Dance Federation 新加坡武术总会,   integrating the forms abstracted from Chen style陈式, Yang Style杨式, Wu style吴氏, Wu style 武式, and Sun style 孙式. The routine was introduced to all the instructors in Singapore that it was easy to learn because there were less forms to memorize, smooth, fluent, and it took shorter duration of only less than 3 minutes to perform. I've translated the various forms as follow:

Form 1 - Commencing {Wu Style}起势 (武式)
Form 2 - Left Brush Knee and Twist Step {Yang Style} 左搂膝拗步(杨式)
Form 3 - Strum the Lute {Yang Style} 手揮琵琶(杨式）
Form 4 - Forward Parry and Punch {Sun Style} 進步搬拦捶(孫式)
Form 5 - Apparent Close Up {Sun Style} 如封似闭(孫式）
Form 6 - Open and Close Hand {Sun Style} 开合手(孫式）
Form 7 - Flying Obliquely {Yang Style} 钭飞势 (杨式)
Form 8 - Hide Hand and Strike Fist {Chen Style} 掩手肱捶 (陈式）
Form 9 - Leisurely tie coat on both sides {Wu Style} 右左懒扎衣(武式）
Form 10 - Needle at the bottom {Wu Style} 按式(武式）
Form 11 - Flash Arm {Chen Style} 闪通背(陈式）
Form 12 - Work at shuttles on both sides {Wu Style}右左玉女穿梭(吳式)
Form 13 - Closing {Wu Style} 收势(吳式)

Singapore Integrated Tai Chi 13 Style for Fitness 新加坡综合健身太极拳十三式

Last lesson, one of my classmates mentioned an article from the Chinese newspaper Lian He Zao Bao 联合早报 published on 21 March 2010 that Singapore came up with a new 13 style Tai Chi. After some research on this news article from the library and internet, I managed to find a very recent video demonstrating this latest Singapore 13 styles Tai Chi.



This routine was composed by the Singapore Wushu Dragon and Lion Dance Federation 新加坡武术总会,  the routine integrated the forms abstracted from Chen style陈式, Yang Style杨式, Wu style吴氏, Wu style武式, and Sun style 孙式. The duration to perform the routine takes less than 3 minutes.