The Great Lakes Taiji Association

2023 Great Lakes Region Taiji Performance Festival was held at Novi, Michigan

The annual Great Lakes Region Taiji Performance Festival was held on October 21 in Novi, Michigan. This grand event for local Taiji enthusiasts attracts a large number of Taiji enthusiasts from around the Great Lakes Region every year. It has played a positive role in promoting Chinese culture and has therefore been included in the Detroit China-US Culture and Arts Festival series of activities. Due to the COVID19 epidemic, the festival had to be canceled for the past three years. It was resumed this year and received positive response and participation from Taiji teams in the region. This year’s Taiji Festival was also broadcast live by Dragon Eagle TV for the first time. Nearly 2,000 people watched this year’s Great Lakes Region Taiji Performance Festival online.


2023 Great Lakes Region Taiji Performance Festival Pictures - Part 1

  2023 Great Lakes Region Taiji Performance Festival Pictures - Part 2  

2023 Great Lakes Region Taiji Performance Festival Videos 

2022  Taiji Performance Event was held at Novi Civic Center

The 2022 US and Canada Great Lakes Region Taiji Performance Festival has been cancelled due to Convid-19 concerns.  However, a small scale Taiji Performance Event was held on October 22nd, 2022 at Novi Civic Center.  Total four teams have participated the event including Annhua Taiji Club Team, AnnHua Dayuan Taiji Team, Novi's Jianshen Taiji Team, and Canton Great Lakes Taiji Team. All participants enjoyed the event. See the following for the great event pictures and videos.

2022 Taiji Performance Event Pictures

2022 Taiji Performance Event Videos 

2019 US & Canada Great Lakes Region Taiji Performance Festival was held at UM Dearborn GYM

US and Canada Great Lakes Region Taiji Performance Festival was held, Saturday, November 2nd, 2019 at University of Michigan Dearborn Field House. The eighth taiji festival was a grand gathering of local Tai Chi fans. Every year, the festival attracts a large number of Tai Chi fans from around the Great Lakes Region to attend. This year, 13 teams from the United States and Canada participated in the festival, including Annhua Taiji Club Team 1 & Team 2, AnnHua Dayuan Taiji Team, Golden Years Team, Wu's Taiji Academy Team, and Taiji Love Team from Ann Arbor. Canton's Great Lakes Taiji team, Novi's Jianshen Taiji and Kangle Taiji team, Livonia's Michigan Taiji Association team, Troy's Michigan Taiji Center team and Taiji Star Association team, and more from Windsor, Canada. Alex Wu's Tai Chi team. Please see more details from News. 


2015 Taiji Festival Video

(Click on the link to play the Video) 

 0) All Team - Marching-in Introduction

https://youtu.be/JbthKqT7phc

1) Lansing White Crane Taiji Club - Yang Style 85 Form Taiji Quan

https://youtu.be/nOx0c2ufAK8

2) Ann Hua Taiji Club - Yang Style 28 Form Taiji Quan

https://youtu.be/HCTaIcLiDlQ

3) Michigan Taiji Association - Second Half Dao Taiji Set

https://youtu.be/nvxjU6jKStQ

4) Taiji Star Association - Chen Style 35 Form Taiji Quan

https://youtu.be/mdl6kyS0Lic

5) Master Gu Jie - GEM Dagger

https://youtu.be/BgjYzo-t8P0

6) Association of Chinese Americans - Yang Style 37 Form Taiji Quan

https://youtu.be/uTiMNC_maug

7) North Star Team - 32 Form Taiji Sword

https://youtu.be/_Hfxtfe7rXM

8) Wu Tai Chi Quan Academy - Wu Style 108 Form Taiji Quan

https://youtu.be/GSZGyJJ1mi8

9) Kangle Taiji Team - 48 Form Taiji Quan

https://youtu.be/WOt6_BCo52A

10) CAGW Taiji Club - 42 Form Taiji Sword

https://youtu.be/gfoFoafiqo0

11) Golden Years Taiji Team - Yang Style 36 Form Taiji Fan

https://youtu.be/UakysmbpHvA

12) Master Kao Chi-Kuan - Chen Style New Frame Form

https://youtu.be/OwUTqS9_LYk

13) Michigan Tai Chi Center - Yang Family Tai Chi Sabre

https://youtu.be/n-Dz0ge96aw

14) Great Lakes Taiji Group  - Yang Style 28 Form Taiji Quan

https://youtu.be/3PNrbxwjhBY

15) Association of Chinese Americans - GEM Taiji Quan

https://youtu.be/mP898iyo3NE

16) Golden Years Taiji Team - Long Spike Sword

https://youtu.be/TQEwC-8FMKA

17) Great Lakes Taiji Group - 32 Form Taiji Sword

https://youtu.be/0IxgkKewcdA

18) Master Qin Xupu  - He Style Taiji Quan

https://youtu.be/vNoNiwUvQhI

19) Wu Tai Chi Quan Academy -Wu Style 54 Form Taiji Quan

https://youtu.be/ZawfJlvF4jY

20) Michigan Tai Chi Center - Yang Family Taiji Quan

https://youtu.be/uau-OHrc4Jo

21) Taiji Star Association - 42 Form Taiji Sword

https://youtu.be/7kSOSNN8lok

22) Jianshen  Taiji Team - 48 Form Taiji Quan

https://youtu.be/Dt-rFnNOotk

23) Ann Hua Taiji Club - Yang Style 36 Form Taiji Fan

https://youtu.be/whzlZhxer30

24) Michigan Taiji Association - First Half Lok Hup Set

https://youtu.be/1Fh9LnICtBM

25) Master Han Hoong Wang - Yang Style Taiji Sword

https://youtu.be/uISTXzmNMPA

26) All Team – Simplified 24 Form Taiji Quan

https://youtu.be/sZ0Ys7_bB80


2014 Great Lakes Region Taiji Performance Festival Pictures

 2013 Taiji Festival Video – at below links:

 Kangle Taiji Team Simplified 24 Form Taiji Quan

http://youtu.be/FG9jbUw_zdU

Taiji Star Asso. – Taiji Gongfu Fan

 http://youtu.be/ARvv-jv3OTY

Ann Hua Taiji Club 2 – Simplified 24 Form Taiji Quan

http://youtu.be/sGKcyxmfv1Y

Great Lakes Taiji Group – 32 Form Taiji Sword

http://youtu.be/Nl_W5udOC4w

 Master Alex Wu – Taiji 5 Fists, Kicks, 16 Forms

http://youtu.be/A6-qsdrm0-Q

 Golden Years Taiji Team Quieting Sword

http://youtu.be/6tBmA2c9s6I

 Ann Hua Taiji Club – 36 Form Yang Style Taiji Fan

http://youtu.be/0ZUzIGM9Irg

 Taiji Star Asso. – 37 Form Yang Style Taiji Quan

http://youtu.be/xDXAhP4HC5Q

 CAGW Taiji Club – Taiji 16 forms and Taiji 5 Fists

http://youtu.be/O7-x1zXr6aY

Ann Hua Taiji Club – 42 Form Taiji Quan

http://youtu.be/AemRj4NuARo

 Michigan Taiji Asso. – First Half Dao Taiji Set

http://youtu.be/CGplcvV0BHA

http://youtu.be/L-VqQGwQRBY

 Chen Tai Chi Asso. of Windsor  – Chen Style Old Frame 74 Form

http://youtu.be/IOPTrX0GS_o

 Jianshen  Taiji Team   42 Form Taiji Quan

http://youtu.be/rlCBKlWdtKY

 Golden Years Taiji Team 48 Form Taiji Fan

http://youtu.be/TmlU6ez7840

Taiji Star Asso. – Combined Taiji Quan

http://youtu.be/dmJ2cth7Q3c

Great Lakes Taiji Group – 36 Form Yang Style Taiji Fan

http://youtu.be/lwa4MqmccB8

Master Gu Jie – Yang Style Taiji Broadsword

http://youtu.be/D52zTdArpLc

 All Teams – Simplified 24 Form Taiji Quan

http://youtu.be/IL3-m003lHY