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Tai Chi Masters Forms & Applications Training Series in Washington DC

-Integrating Tai Chi and Health Qigong into Global Health

May 7-8, 2026

Two Days

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World Taiji Science Federation
Tai Chi Masters Forms & Applications Training Series

(Tai Chi Qigong  Workshops & Masters’ Demonstrations)
Washington DC

Tai Chi Qigong Workshops

These workshops place strong emphasis on practical instruction, hands-on training, and the refinement of authentic skills. Designed for dedicated learners, the program goes beyond theory to focus on real practice, method application, and measurable improvement in Tai Chi and Qigong proficiency.

World-Leading Experts

Features world-leading Tai Chi lineage holders and mind–body practice experts, with a strong emphasis on master-level demonstrations that highlight the cultural, historical, and embodied dimensions of traditional movement-based practices.

Exchange and Network

A platform centered on Tai Chi, Qigong wellness, and integrative health, bringing together diverse organizations and communities to share practice, connect across disciplines, and foster collaboration, mutual empowerment, and integrated development.

World Taiji Science Federation
Tai Chi Masters Forms & Applications Training Series

(Tai Chi Qigong  Workshops & Masters’ Demonstrations)

Washington DC

HOSTED BY:
World Tai Chi Science Federation (WTSF)

Co-HOSTED BY:
Taichi Kung-fu Academy

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS:
Journal of Taiji Science (JTS) / KungFudirect.com

More sponsors will be announced soon

Event organizers in Washington DC

Chair

Master Shudong Li

President of the World Taiji Science Federation and President of the World Wushu Open Championships

Preparatory Committee

Justin Benedik

Borard member of USAWKF and Instructor of Taichi Kung-fu Academy

Preparatory Committee

Yang Zhang

Owner and Head Instructor of the Taichi Kung-fu Academy

Preparatory Committee

Rengang Wang

Founder of International Dachengdao Kungfu and Chief Judge of the World Fighting Martial Arts Federation. He is a leading authority in Northern Hao-style Mantis and Dachengquan.

Preparatory Committee

C.P.Ong PhD

Former Executive Chairman of the USAWKF. He earned his Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley, and is a 20th-generation lineage holder of Chen Family Taijiquan.

International Grandmasters and Masters of the Washington DC event series

Tai Chi Expert

Youbin Zhao

Yang Style Taiji disciple, 9 Duan, Fifth-generation inheritor of Yang-style Tai Chi. Currently serves as the President of the Xi’an Yongnian Yang-style Tai Chi Association, and concurrently holds positions as a member of the Chinese Wushu Association and Vice Chairman of the Tai Chi Committee of Shaanxi Province. Recognized as a representative inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage of Yang-style Tai Chi

Tai Chi Expert

Shudong Li

President of the World Taiji Science Federation and Executive Chairman of the World Wushu Open Championships, he also serves as a member of the Kung Fu Committee of the International Wushu Federation and as a Commissioner of the California Acupuncture Board. A globally recognized Chen-style Tai Chi master, he is a pioneer of Medical Taiji education and a leading advocate for integrating traditional martial arts with modern scientific research.

Tai Chi Expert

Zhanjun Wang

He is a leading Tai Chi master from China, trained from childhood in a renowned martial family. He remained undefeated in hundreds of competitions, won multiple national titles, and devoted his life to teaching Tai Chi worldwide, educating over 30,000 students, promoting health culture harmony balance resilience mindfulness respect unity excellence tradition discipline legacy ethics community service peace continuity.

Tai Chi Expert

Wenjuan Cui

Associate Professor at Zhejiang International Studies University and Xixi Scholar, she is a Taijiquan all-around champion of the 2008 Beijing Olympics and consecutive National Games. A national sports medalist and expert committee member, she leads national projects and researches Chinese martial arts culture and Taijiquan health preservation and academic education.

Executive Committee Member

Xin Xue, PhD

Professor and doctoral supervisor; Director of the Traditional Sports and Health Research Center at Beijing Sport University. Holds senior leadership roles in national and international rehabilitation and traditional medicine organizations, and serves as principal investigator of a national-level Traditional Chinese Medicine preventive health and exercise-based conditioning research project.

Qigong Expert

Ping Jin

A renowned expert in Daoyin Yangsheng and Qigong and a direct disciple of Professor Zhang Guangde of Beijing Sport University, she is an international-level Qigong instructor and judge with extensive experience in international competitions. She has delivered over 800 classes and trained more than 10,000 students worldwide.

Tai Chi Qigong Expert

Wei Liu

Graduated from Beijing Sport University, Professor and Director of Physical Education, leading research in traditional sports and wellness. A national Wushu sixth-degree holder and Qigong judge, curriculum leader, textbook editor, award-winning educator, researcher, and coach with extensive teaching, publication, and competition achievements

Daoist Qigong Expert

Yufu Li

Selected at age nine into a professional wushu team, trained in traditional Chinese martial arts for ten years. Later apprenticed in Wudang Daoist martial arts and health cultivation. National-level coach and Daoist physician. Founder of a cultural institute, teaching Wudang Tai Chi, Qigong and martial arts.

Guest Speakers: Tai Chi, Qigong, and TCM Experts

This list outlines the full program, encompassing full-day speakers and participants in the subsequent two days of activities. It will be updated progressively, and the final lineup remains subject to change due to international travel, visa considerations, or other logistical factors.

U.S. Tai Chi Wushu and Qigong experts

The list of renowned Tai Chi, Qigong, and Wushu masters in the United States participating in the Masters’ Demonstration will be updated soon.