The Taiji Fan Course Completed Successfully

The 10-week Taiji Fan course, organized by the Confucius Institute and the Chinese Association of Southampton, was completed on March 15th, 2023. The course was taught by Professor Michael Ng, who is a professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Southampton University and also the President of the Southampton Chinese Association.

Tai Chi Fan is a unique martial arts fitness program that combines Tai Chi with other martial arts and dance movements, blending rigidity and softness, and allowing for both attacking and defending. It is an ornamental and artistic fitness exercise. CI had previously offered an offline Taiji fan course in the fall of 2021, which was well received by students.

During each weekly one-hour session, Professor Ng led the warm-up exercises to prevent muscle strain, and then taught each posture and move patiently with detailed guidance.

After the ten-week course, students spoke highly of Professor Michael Ng's teaching. For example, Alex said, "Southampton is lucky to have a passionate community leader in Master Ng. Thanks to his dedication to teaching TaiChi Kung Fu, he always has time to explain things so students get the most out of his classes. Thanks to his work and the dedication of the Chinese Association of Southampton and the Confucius Institute of Southampton Chinese for sponsoring these classes in traditional culture and will be carried to the next generation." Annie and Michael Smith also speak highly about this course.