Dynamic Taichi Academy

Master Frank Ding Performing Taiji Sword - February 2011

2011-02-28T17:09:00.000-08:00

New Schedule

2011-01-18T18:59:00.001-08:00

New Location Schedule (1041 McNicoll Ave)

2011-01-18T18:47:00.001-08:00

21st Annual Canadian Kungfu Championship 2010

2010-09-08T16:42:00.000-07:00

Dear Readers,

The 21st Annual Canadian Kungfu Championship is being held October 16, 2010. New this year is the "jiaoli" event. Please see www.wushu.ca for more details.

Master Xie Yelei's coming to Toronto

2010-03-24T17:34:00.000-07:00

Dear Readers,

Master Xie Yelei (Master Frank Ding's teacher), is coming to Toronto April 1st for about two weeks.

Chen Style Cannon Fist - Master Xie Yelei

2010-03-24T17:25:00.000-07:00

Master Frank Ding

2010-01-11T17:52:00.000-08:00

CanFit Pro Seminar

2010-01-11T15:49:00.000-08:00

Dear Readers,

Master Frank Ding will be teaching a Tai Chi seminar for CanFitPro from March 13-14, 2010. Below is a picture of the ad which is posted at the following link on the CanFitPro webpage - http://www.canfitpro.com/eng/event_calendar.asp

Canadian Open Taiji Championship 2009

2010-01-09T07:28:00.000-08:00

Tai Chi Applications - December 2009

2010-01-09T07:09:00.000-08:00

Toronto Chinatown 2008 - Eason Wang

2010-01-09T07:01:00.000-08:00

Toronto Chinatown 2008 - Ailee Ho, Victoria Ng

2010-01-09T06:48:00.000-08:00

Toronto Chinatown 2008 - Master Frank Ding

2010-01-09T06:40:00.000-08:00

Canadian Open Taiji Championship 2007

2010-01-09T06:38:00.000-08:00

Hong Junsheng's Practical Chen Style Form

2010-01-08T18:16:00.001-08:00

Canadian Open Taiji Championship 2009 - Push Hands

2010-01-08T17:00:00.000-08:00

Canadian Open Taiji Championship 2007 - Push Hands

2010-01-08T16:59:00.001-08:00

Tai Chi Push Hands Competition - Toronto Oct 2009

2010-01-08T16:40:00.000-08:00

Tai Chi Push Hands Competition - Toronto Oct 2009

2010-01-08T16:31:00.000-08:00

Chen 56 Movements

2009-12-31T18:42:00.001-08:00

Chen Lao Jia Yilu Movements

2009-12-31T18:38:00.002-08:00

Yang 24 Movements

2009-12-31T18:38:00.001-08:00

Yang 40 Movements

2009-12-31T18:30:00.000-08:00

Teaching

2009-10-23T18:53:00.000-07:00

Master Ding has international experience in Chinese martial arts and physical education. He was a physical education teacher at the Shanghai Jin Cai Senior High School for a total of five years. He taught Chinese and sports in Shanghai for two summers. In 2006, he migrated to Toronto Canada, where he has taught Chinese martial arts at various educational institutes in the Toronto area, including: Canadian National School of Wushu Kung-Fu, Sunny Tang Martial Arts Centre Ving Tsun Wushu, Christian Wushu Fellowship and the University of Toronto. In addition to teaching at Dynamic Taichi Academy Master Ding also offers CanFit Pro seminars and is a continuing education unit (CEU) course provider for the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario.

Education

2009-10-23T18:47:00.000-07:00

Master Frank Ding is a 4th Generation Chen Taichi Master. He began to learn Wushu at the age of 13 under the instruction of Shen Huarong. His passion to learn Chinese martial arts lead him to pursue a formal education in Wushu from the Shanghai Physical Education Institute where he received both his Bachelor’s (1998) and Master’s degree (2001). At the Shanghai Physical Education Institute, Master Ding had two formidable teachers, Master Guo Zhiyu and Master Xie Yelei, a Wushu specialist and a Chen Taichi (Taiji) specialist, respectively. In 2003, Master Ding attended the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) regional teacher’s workshop for the Middle Year Program (MYP) in physical education.

Practice Shouldn't be Boring

2009-10-17T17:09:00.000-07:00

"For the superior performer in any field the goal isn't just repeating the same thing again and again, but achieving higher levels of control over every aspect of their performance. That's why they don't find practice boring. Each practice session they are working on doing something better than they did the last time. Intense solitary deliberate practice is the hallmark of the superior achiever in every competitive field that I have studied over my forty-year career."

-K. Anders Ericsson, professor of psychology at Florida State University

Taiji and Brain Benefits

2009-10-17T15:15:00.000-07:00

This is an excerpt from the book, "THINK SMART - A Neuroscientist's Prescription for Improving Your Brain's Performance" by Richard Restak

"Tai chi provides one of the most effective long-term approaches to enhancing peripersonal space (PPS). This ancient dancelike exercise requires the practitioner to perform a series of slow motions while simultaneously focusing attention on specific body areas, especially the hands and tips of the fingers. Over time this leads to alterations in the body image, especially PPS. For example, experienced tai chi practitioners develop a tactile acuity in the fingertips rivaling that of musicians and blind Braille readers. This suggests to C.E. Kerr and his Harvard-based colleauges that tai chi may create a plasticity within the brain similar to that found among individuals who play musical instruments, read Braille, or engage in other activities that require finely honed fingertip sensitivity. "There is a strong connection between tactile spatial acuity at the fingertips and measures of brain function," says Kerr. In order to get the maximum brain benefit, I suggest that you find a well-trained tai chi teacher and take some lessons..."

Peripersonal space: a force field that can be thought of as a virtual envelope around the skin's surface that extends our body boundaries

Active Living Fair

2009-09-26T08:06:00.000-07:00

Dear Readers,

Dynamic Taichi Academy will be participating in the Active Living Fair this Saturday October 3, 2009. This fair promotes green and healthy living for older adults and seniors. It's going to happen at:

St Paul's L'Amoreux Centre
3333 Finch Avenue
Scarborough, ON

Hope to see you there!

20th Annual Canadian Kungfu Championship

2009-09-25T16:55:00.000-07:00

Dear Readers,

I just want to let you know about the upcoming '20th Annual Canadian Kungfu Championship 2009'. It's on October 31, 2009 at:

Markville Secondary School
1000 Carlton Road
Markham, ON

For more information you can check www.wushu.ca.