Ji Hong Tai Chi & Wushu College
- 11203 105 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T5H 3Y2, Canada
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About the School
The Ji Hong Tai Chi College was founded in Edmonton, Alberta in 1989 by Masters Hong Yuan Luo and Jennifer Gu. Both Masters specialized in Wushu (Chinese martial arts) at the University of Guangzhou and were instructors and lecturers at the South China Normal University. In addition to many articles and an earlier publication on Tai Chi theory, Master Luo and Master Gu published a book under the title “The Ji Hong Tai Chi System, Evolution of Theory, Methodology and Applications”.
The name of the college was chosen in honour of the late Tai Chi Grand Master Ji Hong Luo, the father of Master Hong Yuan Luo. Owing his recovery from a terminal illness to the healing benefits of Tai Chi, Grand Master Ji Hong Luo dedicated more than 30 years to research Tai Chi and develop the foundation of a modern, systematic and scientific teaching method for Tai Chi, which he formulated in “Theory of Systematic Approach to Tai Chi” and “Scientific Training Methods of Tai Chi.” By adopting the works of Grand Master Ji Hong Luo, his son and daughter-in-law, Master Hong-Yuan Luo and Master Jennifer Gu continued his research and created the “Ji Hong Tai Chi System” which has proven to be a highly successful training and teaching method for Tai Chi.
The “Ji Hong Tai Chi System” is a contemporary, versatile and scientific training method for teaching a traditional health/exercise and martial art system. Students who practice Tai Chi using our method benefit from better health, balance, core strength and mind/body harmony, which not only helps them deal with stress but also provides the foundation for high performance in day-to-day activities. At the competitive level, Ji Hong students have been impressively demonstrating the success of this training system over the past 20 years, even winning championships on both the national and international stages.
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Instructor(s)
Hong Yuan Luo
Introduction
Mr. Luo grew up in the province of Guangdong, China and graduated from the Guangzhou Physical Education Institute. He is an accredited International Class A Wushu Adjudicator as well as a 7 Duan (Level) Wushu master as recognized by the Chinese Wushu Association. Mr. Luo is the president of the Ji Hong Wushu and Tai Chi College.
Education
As the third son of the renowned Tai Chi master Ji Hong Luo, Mr. Luo learned Tai Chi from his father at an early age and has acquired the profound Tai Chi knowledge from his father. Mr. Luo also received in-depth Tai Chi training from two great Tai Chi masters: Gu Liu Zin and Lei Mu Ni. Upon graduation in 1982 from the Guangzhou Physical Education Institute, Mr. Luo became a faculty member of the Physical Education Department lecturing on Wushu at the South China Normal University. In 1984, Mr. Luo won gold medal at the International Tai Chi Tournament in Wuhan, China. In the following years, he published numerous papers amongst which are the following:
Jennifer Gu
Introduction
Dai Juan Gu (Mrs. Luo) grew up in the province of Guangdong, China and graduated from the Guangzhou Physical Education Institute. She is an accredited International Wushu Adjudicator and the President of the West Coast Division of the Canadian Wushu Federation. Mrs. Luo began learning Wushu at the age of eight, and became a student of the renowned Taiji master Ji Hong Luo. Mrs. Luo also received in-depth Taichi training from two great Taichi masters: Gu Liu Zin and Lei Mu Ni. Upon graduation in 1985 from the Guangzhou Physical Education Institute, Mr. Luo became a faculty member of the Physical Education Department lecturing on Wushu at the South China Normal University.
Awards & Recognition
In 1983, Jennifer Gu (Dai Juan) won gold medal in the Guangdong Athletic Tournament, Mixed Taiji Division. In 1984, she won gold medal in the Wuhan International Taijiquan (and Sword) Invitational Tournament. In the same year, Jennifer won women’s gold in Taiji form, and bronze in soft weapon in the National Physical Education Institute Wushu Tournament. In 1986, she was award silver medal in Guangdong Provincial Athletic Tournament, and in 1998 she took gold medal in both Taiji form and Taiji sword in Guangzhou Selection Tournament.
In 1988, She and Mr. Luo co-authored “Theories and Training of Taijiquan” published by the Guangdong Higher Education Press. In 2003, a second edition with major revisions was published accompanied by an English translation titled “The Ji Hong Taichi System – Evolutionary Theory, Application and Methodology”. In 1988, Jennifer was invited by the city of Calgary to teach Wushu and Taijiquan. In 1991, she and Mr. Luo co-founded the Ji Hong Wushu and Taichi College in Edmonton, Canada where she has devoted herself to the teaching of Wushu and has trained many outstanding Wushu athletes. Since 1995, her students have been selected to the national team every year representing Canada in World Wushu Championships and the Pan American Wushu Championships. In 1995, Jennifer was presented the Distinguished Athlete Awards by the major of Edmonton and the CFRN Television Network. In 1996, the mayor of Edmonton awarded her the Outstanding Contributor honours.
Jennifer Gu was at one time the Vice-President of the Canadian Wushu Federation and a director of the Canada Wushu Association. She is currently a director of the Canadian Wushu Association and the President of the West Coast Division of the Canadian Wushu Federation. In 2005, Jennifer was appointed coach of the Canadian National Wushu Team that competed in the World Wushu Championship. In the same year, she attained the International Wushu Adjudicator status, and was listed in the overseas section of the Chinese Contemporary Wushu Who’s Who. In 2006 and 2007, Jennifer Gu was again appointed coach of the Canadian National Wushu Team participating in 2006 the Pan American Wushu Championship in Metro Toronto and in 2007 the 9th World Wushu Championship in Beijing.