[Extreme Martial Arts] Australia International Qigong Tai Chi Academy

Author: Jeffi Chao Hui Wu

Time: 2025-7-28 Monday, 2:27 PM

[Extreme Martial Arts] Australian International Qigong Tai Chi Academy
Using the body as a bridge, restarting the world connection of Chinese civilization.
In June 2024, in Sydney, an international metropolis that blends Eastern and Western cultures, an institution with a profound cultural mission quietly emerged—the Australian International Qigong Tai Chi Academy. The establishment of this academy is not merely an expansion in the field of martial arts or an exploration of health and wellness; it is a grand attempt to reactivate the civilizational expression of Chinese culture on the world stage through the medium of bodily practice.
The Australian International Qigong Tai Chi Academy was founded by Mr. Jeffi Chao Hui Wu, a patriotic Chinese in Australia. He is not only a cultural promoter but also a practitioner and disseminator within the orthodox lineage of Chinese martial arts. His martial arts identities include:
# 12th generation inheritor of Chen-style Tai Chi, apprenticed under Master Shan Ying (direct disciple of Li Jingwu, an important inheritor of Tai Chi in the 20th century)
# 6th generation inheritor of Wu-style Tai Chi
# Honorary advisor of the International Tai Chi Academy (formerly Hong Kong Qigong Tai Chi Society)
# Head of Zhao-style Xingyi in Australia, concurrently serving as president of the Xingyi Association
These identities not only represent the bloodline inheritance of orthodox lineage but also signify that the practices he transmits possess structural integrity and a foundation of practical verification.
I. Chinese culture is not a text, but a way of living
Tai Chi and Qigong have never been merely simple martial arts or exercise methods; they are essentially a "living civilization." This civilization does not rely on textbooks for transmission but continues through the real experiences of breathing, movement and stillness, and the alternation of yin and yang. From the Huangdi Neijing to Daoist health preservation, from Shaolin Kung Fu to the path of Tai Chi, this system has relied for thousands of years on the method of "body transmission and heart teaching"—and today, in an era of fragmented information, bodily function degradation, and heightened mental anxiety, this cultural approach of "gaining wisdom through the body" has become increasingly precious.
The Australian International Qigong Tai Chi Academy was established with the core starting point of "reviving Chinese bodily culture." It does not pursue academic labels or cater to fashion trends but seeks to rediscover the ultimate question of "how humans exist between heaven and earth," and to reclaim the forgotten "unity of body and mind" in Chinese culture.
II. From "personal cultivation" to "civilizational consciousness"
No other civilization in the world, like Chinese culture, integrates the principles of the universe's operation, the philosophy of the unity of heaven and humanity, and daily bodily practice so closely. From breathing exercises to the transition between movement and stillness, from Tai Chi push hands to internal skill cultivation, ancient Chinese thinkers infused profound philosophy into everyday actions, making each movement not just "body training," but also "mind cultivation" and "path realization."
In the context of the widespread dissemination of Eastern mind-body methods such as yoga, meditation, and mindfulness in the Western world, Chinese bodily culture has often been marginalized and misunderstood as a commodity. One of the missions of the Australian International Qigong Tai Chi Academy is to redefine the value of Chinese bodily civilization from an overseas perspective, awakening the Chinese people's recognition and reverence for their own culture.
We believe that true Tai Chi is not "performed for others," but "practiced for oneself," transcending language as a cultural cognition and surpassing national boundaries as a civilizational awakening.
III. Using Australia as a bridge to rebuild the channel of cultural mutual trust
Why Sydney? Why Australia?
This is a place where East meets West, a country that possesses a high degree of multicultural inclusivity and a strong interest in Eastern culture. It does not have the rigid preconceptions about Tai Chi typical of traditional Asian societies, nor does it view the East as an "exotic landscape" like some Western countries; rather, it is a true intersection with cultural experimentalism and broad social space.
The Australian International Qigong Tai Chi Academy leverages this unique soil to implant Chinese culture in a "living way" within the Western context, no longer limited to translating scriptures or stopping at traditional festival displays, but through systematic training, genuine experiences, and cross-cultural dialogue, allowing Western society to truly understand what "the way follows nature," "form and spirit are both present," and "non-action achieves all."
Culture never earns respect through promotion but through deep practice earns reverence.
IV. Tai Chi and Qigong are cultural carriers that transcend martial arts
Many people misunderstand Tai Chi as a gentle martial art and Qigong as an alternative health practice. However, true Tai Chi and Qigong have never been so narrowly defined as combat or health. They are a miniature model of an entire civilization, reflecting the ultimate understanding of the relationship between "heaven, earth, and humanity" in Chinese culture.
Every breath simulates the operation of heaven and earth; every rise and fall interprets the transformation of yin and yang; every moment of stillness is an internal response synchronized with the cosmic vibrations. This is not merely an exercise method but a way of interpreting the world, a cultural code that penetrates the material and points to the spiritual.
Today, these codes are gradually being re-recognized by the world. Western science is beginning to study the neural response mechanisms of "internal skills" and the effects of Tai Chi on brain waves and immunity; cross-cultural educators are attempting to integrate concepts such as "awareness in movement" and "intent guidance" into mainstream psychological systems.
But who will lead this reinterpretation? Who will protect it from distortion? Who will prove that it is not just a "cultural specimen," but a truly living "cultural ecology"? The Australian International Qigong Tai Chi Academy is taking on the role of inheritor of this treasure of Chinese martial arts.
V. Not for teaching, but for awakening
We do not wish to be a "teaching institution," nor do we want to become a "certification center." Our goal has been clear from the beginning: it is not to let more people "learn" Tai Chi, but to let more people "understand" the civilizational philosophy behind Tai Chi; it is not to promote "Qigong routines," but to inspire people to rediscover the fundamental wisdom that "the body is the dojo"; it is not to create "cultural products," but to awaken "cultural consciousness."
True cultural dissemination is not about "telling you what China is," but about "allowing you to feel what China is through the body." Culture must be re-validated by the body.
In the current rapid development of AI, algorithms, and virtual reality, the survival of culture is undergoing fundamental challenges. People's reading has become shorter, information increasingly fragmented, cognition increasingly controlled by external algorithms, bodies abandoned in chairs, and souls kidnapped by screens.
The core wisdom of Chinese culture has never been about "what to say," but "how to live." The birth of the Australian International Qigong Tai Chi Academy is a cultural awakening that goes against the tide of the times.
It is not about returning to the past, but about providing a different bodily answer for the future. It is not about showcasing "powerful culture," but about quietly preserving that breath of "civilization."
In Sydney, in the world, in every person who re-perceives breathing, re-understands the body, and re-respects civilization, Tai Chi is returning, and culture is rebooting.

Source: http://www.australianwinner.com/AuWinner/viewtopic.php?t=697059