TCUP: Work in Progress

The Tai Chi Union of the Philippines (TCUP) launched its birth last October 2007 through the Beauty & Fitness/Spa & Wellness Expo at World Trade Center, Manila. Its organizers and founding members aimed to invite Tai Chi practitioners to come together and be united in propagating the internal arts throughout the Philippines.

TCUP is still a work in progress. To build an organization with such noble pursuits demands great work and support from the Tai Chi communities in the Philippines. Let us all come together to realize the dream of TCUP!

Ed Sevilla, the TCUP organizer, is open for ideas and contributions. You may contact him via email: ed.stillmountain@gmail.com or call/text him at: (0917)549-1949 or (02)468-1654.

TCUP demo at WTC last October 27, 2007

Slide show lang ito ng ilang pictures mga kababayan. Nasira kasi ang aking camera... gamit ko lang dito ay camera ng phone.

You are invited to attend a Tai Chi Event this Saturday! (FREE ADMISSION)

Tai Chi Union Philippines (TCUP)
cordially invites you and your whole family to a free

Festival:
Tai Chi, Chi Kung & Other Internal Arts Exhibition

When:

This Saturday, October 27, 2007
12:00 Noon to 2:00 PM

Where:

World Trade Center
(Expo of Beauty & Fitness / Spa & Wellness)
Buendia St., Cultural Center Complex, MM

Featuring:
1. Taiqi Sword (Wushu Competition Form)
2. Li Fan Tai Chi
3. Silk Reeling & Standing Qigong & Form & Push Hands (Interactive Lecture)
4. Tai Chi Broadsword
5. 13 Form Tai Chi
6. Yang Fan Tai Chi
8. Chen Tai Chi
9. Sun Tai Chi for Seniors (Interactive)
10. Yan Tai Chi Chuan
11. Medical Chi Kung
12. Pentagram Chi Kung
13. Taiqiqian (Wushu Competition Form)

FREE ENTRANCE

A Call for Participants and Volunteers: TCUP Needs You!

For those who are interested to participate on October 27, 2007 at the Beauty & Fitness Expo (World Trade Center). Please sign up ASAP. We are open for more demos. Don’t be shy. Please contact Ed at 09175491949 or email me at earl.spartan@yahoo.com :)

Confirmed presentations on October 27 include:
1. Medical Chi Kung
2. Silk reeling, Standing, Push hands and Chen style demo
3. Pentagram Chi Kung and Tai Chi Fan demos
4. Competition Taiji Quan & Jian
5. Tai Chi for Elderly & Arthritis

Volunteers? Anyone? TCUP needs you.
1. A design crew (minimum of 2, maximum of 4 persons) to set up booth on October 24 at 8:00-10:00 am
2. Persons to man the booth on Oct 25, 26 & 27 (1-2 person/s per day, 11am-3:30pm shift A and/or 3:30-8pm shift B).
3. Tai Chi people to help with administrative, secretariat, and treasury work for the union.

Note:
1. Design crew and volunteers who will man the booth (Shifts A & B) will be given free food/snacks plus transportation allowance.
2. For those who would like to donate in cash or in kind, please contact Ed at 09175491949. Thank you.

What is TCUP?

Tai Chi Union of the Philippines

Mission :
The Tai Chi Union of the Philippines (Union) is a non-profit organization geared towards the propagation, support and uplifting of internal martial arts and chi kung (qigong) in general, and tai chi chuan (taiqi quan) in particular. The Union is specifically committed to exemplify the tai chi qualities of harmony and unity among practicing groups, teachers and students towards the direction of mutual assistance and working toward common goal.

Vision:
The Union envisions itself as the organization that would bring into harmony the Wushu International's concept of Tai Chi propagation and the independent traditional tai chi and internal martial arts organizations while respecting and accepting intrinsic difference. With this, the Union sees the marshaling of the energy of many individual initiatives that would result in an exponential growth in the practice of tai chi.

Philosophy:

The Union is guided by the following beliefs:

1. that tai chi chuan is essentially based on the "Tai Chi Classics" attributable to Chang Sanfeng, etc. and should be the main guidelines to adherence to the art
2. that scientific findings and modern language and concepts can and should clarify the profound meaning of the Classics
3. that creativity in the formation of the forms of practice and conduct of activities to develop and propagate the art should be encouraged for so long as they do not veer away from the essential meaning of the art based on the classics.

General Goals:

The Union shall therefore endeavor to:

1. Bring practitioners into a bond of fellowship of members
2. Provide access to information that would not be conveniently available
3. Bring to affordability, expensive resources through sharing
4. Hold periodic learning activities for common upgrading of teachers and students
5. Accredit teachers/instructors for teaching competence to safeguard the interests of students and protect the good name of tai chi
6. Provide a venue and organization where practitioners can have themselves evaluated for competency and level
7. Participate in international events and activities that would redound to the member's benefits based on the above avowed goals
8. To seek local and international funding to find support for these goals.

Specific Goals/Tasks:

1. Formalization of the Union as a non-profit corporation
2. Organization of founding members
3. Membership generation in the teachers/instructors' and practitioner's classifications
4. Program for development of the 1st Philippine Tai Chi Competition (concept to implementation):

>>> Judging concept and criteria
>>> Judge selection criteria and training
>>> Venue
>>> Finance & Administration

5. Target international events for participation

>>> Strategy
>>> Policies
>>> Organization & implementation

TCUP Forum link

Read "Tai Chi Union Philippines: Answering a call for authenticity, unity and harmony" by Tai Chi Code Blog