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
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.
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
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0) All Team - Marching-in Introduction
1) Lansing White Crane Taiji Club - Yang Style 85 Form Taiji Quan
2) Ann Hua Taiji Club - Yang Style 28 Form Taiji Quan
3) Michigan Taiji Association - Second Half Dao Taiji Set
4) Taiji Star Association - Chen Style 35 Form Taiji Quan
5) Master Gu Jie - GEM Dagger
6) Association of Chinese Americans - Yang Style 37 Form Taiji Quan
7) North Star Team - 32 Form Taiji Sword
8) Wu Tai Chi Quan Academy - Wu Style 108 Form Taiji Quan
9) Kangle Taiji Team - 48 Form Taiji Quan
10) CAGW Taiji Club - 42 Form Taiji Sword
11) Golden Years Taiji Team - Yang Style 36 Form Taiji Fan
12) Master Kao Chi-Kuan - Chen Style New Frame Form
13) Michigan Tai Chi Center - Yang Family Tai Chi Sabre
14) Great Lakes Taiji Group - Yang Style 28 Form Taiji Quan
15) Association of Chinese Americans - GEM Taiji Quan
16) Golden Years Taiji Team - Long Spike Sword
17) Great Lakes Taiji Group - 32 Form Taiji Sword
18) Master Qin Xupu - He Style Taiji Quan
19) Wu Tai Chi Quan Academy -Wu Style 54 Form Taiji Quan
20) Michigan Tai Chi Center - Yang Family Taiji Quan
21) Taiji Star Association - 42 Form Taiji Sword
22) Jianshen Taiji Team - 48 Form Taiji Quan
23) Ann Hua Taiji Club - Yang Style 36 Form Taiji Fan
24) Michigan Taiji Association - First Half Lok Hup Set
25) Master Han Hoong Wang - Yang Style Taiji Sword
26) All Team – Simplified 24 Form Taiji Quan
2014 Taiji Festival Video
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Ann Hua Taiji Club – Simplified 24 Form Taiji Quan
North Star Team – 32 Form Taiji Sword
Kangle Taiji Team – Taiji Gongfu Fan
Association of Chinese Americans – GEM Taiji Quan
Great Lakes Taiji Group – Yang Style Level 1&2 Taiji Quan
Ann Hua Taiji Club 2 – 42 Form Taiji Quan
Golden Years Taiji Team – Long Spike Sword
Ann Hua Taiji Club – 48 Form Taiji Quan
Association of Chinese Americans – GEM Taiji Sword
Taiji Star Association – Hun Yuan 24 Form Taiji Quan
Master Shao Hezhen – Chen Style 56 Form Taiji Sword
Kangle Taiji Team – 42 Form Taiji Quan
Ann Hua Taiji Club – 32 Form Taiji Sword
Michigan Taiji Association – First Half Dao Taiji Set
Lansing White Crane Taiji Club – Yang Style 85 Form Taiji Quan
JianshenTaiji Team – 32 Form Taiji Sword
Golden Years Taiji Team – 72 Form Taiji Fan
Michigan Tai Chi Center – Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan
Michigan Taiji Association – First Half Liuhebafa
Taiji Star Association – Simplified 24 Form Taiji Quan
Great Lakes Taiji Group – 42 Form Taiji Quan
Master Liang Jiancheng – Yang Style 28 Form Taiji Quan
All Teams – Simplified 24 Form Taiji Quan
2013 Great Lakes Region Taiji Performance Festival Pictures
2013 Taiji Festival Video – at below links:
Kangle Taiji Team – Simplified 24 Form Taiji Quan
Taiji Star Asso. – Taiji Gongfu Fan
Ann Hua Taiji Club 2 – Simplified 24 Form Taiji Quan
Great Lakes Taiji Group – 32 Form Taiji Sword
Master Alex Wu – Taiji 5 Fists, Kicks, 16 Forms
Golden Years Taiji Team – Quieting Sword
Ann Hua Taiji Club – 36 Form Yang Style Taiji Fan
Taiji Star Asso. – 37 Form Yang Style Taiji Quan
CAGW Taiji Club – Taiji 16 forms and Taiji 5 Fists
Ann Hua Taiji Club – 42 Form Taiji Quan
Michigan Taiji Asso. – First Half Dao Taiji Set
Chen Tai Chi Asso. of Windsor – Chen Style Old Frame 74 Form
Jianshen Taiji Team – 42 Form Taiji Quan
Golden Years Taiji Team – 48 Form Taiji Fan
Taiji Star Asso. – Combined Taiji Quan
Great Lakes Taiji Group – 36 Form Yang Style Taiji Fan
Master Gu Jie – Yang Style Taiji Broadsword
All Teams – Simplified 24 Form Taiji Quan