Qigong means exercise for cultivating qi. There are many styles and schools of Qigong, but one of the better known systems is Wild Goose Qigong, dating back around 1800 years. The 27th inheritor of this system was called Yang Meijun and she trained a number of close students, amongst whom is Master Michael Tse, who is based in London, in the UK. Master Michael Tse trains a group of instructors to teach and spread the system around the world, including in Australia and New Zealand. Jane Pollard and Vera Externest have been students of Master Tse's since 1997 and Tse Qigong Centre instructors since 2000. They moved to Australia in 2011 and have been teaching in Brisbane and Toowoomba since 2002. Tom Rogers has been studying Chinese Martial Arts since 1998 – or age 16.
“After trying out a few different styles for a number of years, I was lucky enough to find my way to the Tse Qigong Centre (Australia) in 2004. I attended a weekend seminar while Master Tse was visiting from London and was amazed by the beautiful forms and mastery of the skill. The following week I began studying Dayan Qigong with Master Tse’s Todai (students) here is Brisbane. My two teachers or Sifu’s Jane Pollard & Vera Externest run Qigong classes in Brisbane which I started going to and still attend to this day. WHAT WILL I LEARN? We follow the syllabus of the Tse Qigong Centre: initially you will learn some sets of simple exercises devised by Master Michael Tse, which introduce movements from the forms. It's a bit like learning a vocabulary of movement, and it makes learning the sequences you are taught later much easier. These exercises are very good to use for general health care. Many of them have quite specific benefits and the exercises can be used as a kind of tool kit for looking after your health. They are perfect for those practitioners, who, because of mobility restrictions, old age or other health problems, might choose to stick with simpler exercises. DAYAN QIGONG SYLLABUS: After learning the foundation sets, students begin to learn forms, starting with the Wild Goose 1st 64, then the 2nd 64 movements. These are followed by Green Sea Swimming Dragon, Jade Pillar Gong, Slapping Healthy Gong and Kunlun Twining Hands Bagua. It takes some years to learn up to this point and the syllabus then carries on with Cotton Palm, Triple Crossing Spiral Gong, Eight Pulling Waist Gong, Plum Blossom Gong, Seven Star Opening Points Gong and Peaceful Position Meditation. These forms are the first two levels of Kunlun Dayan Qigong. We are associated with the Tse Qigong Centre. www.tseqigongcentre.com
