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The sequence and names of movements from our Integrated Yang Style Tai Chi

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The current committee members.

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The constitution of the Assocation.

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This page details the important upcoming events that will be held during the course of the year. Every year, the Integrated Yang Style Tai Chi Association holds four important events:

Fund Raising & Karaoke Night Annual General Meeting Tai Chi Dinner Tai Chi Examination Henan Tai Chi Village Memorial Demo Heavenly Queen Temple CNY Demo Grandmaster Chang Tung Sheng Tai Chi


Find out more about these important events and special events by clicking on the links above.

Congratulations to Master Dr Boon Hung Hong for the award of Order of Australia (OAM) medal in the 2019 Australia Day Honours list.

The Medal is in recognition of Master Dr Hong's thirty plus years' service to community health.
  • Founder and teacher of Yang Style Tai Chi Association of Australia (IYSTA) since 2000
  • Foundation member of the Chinese Association of Victoria in 1982 and was it's 1st Tai Chi instructor.
  • Dr Hong contributed enormously in the field of Medicine. He was a :
    • Former senior lecturer and honorary clinical instructor at University of Melbourne circa 1985
    • Former senior lecturer, Monash University
    • Former examiner, Royal College of Surgeons


The Integrated Yang Style Tai Chi Association's annual social event is the Karaoke Night. All members of the association were invited to come along to eat, sing, and dance.

To be Advised; please ignore information below.

Venue: Doncaster Chinese Lutheran Church
Date: 24th August 2019
Time: 6:30 PM to 11:30 PM

Admission Charges
Current registered member (+1 guest) $10 per person.
Others $20 per person.

All attendants will get:
- Dinner, coffee and tea.
- BYO drinks if you like.
- Yummy Desert.
- A chance to romantically dance and sway your way through the night with your partner.
- A chance to sing and put Elvis to shame!.

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To be Advised; please ignore all information following this sentence.
The Annual General Meeting is a formal meeting where all Office Bearers are declared vacant for re-elections. The minutes of the 2019 AGM are published below:


The minutes of the 2019 Annual General Meeting:

Date: Saturday 23rd November 2019
Location: Forest Hill Secondary College
Mahoneys Road, Forest Hill 3131
(Melway Reference: 62 C5)
Time: 11:00 am
Attendees: Master Boon H. Hong, Robert Chan, Fei Dang, Tien Loh, Lee Ming Loh, Siok Yeoh, Peter Lim, Im See, Quan Tu, Vivienne Dang, Bob Ng, Phillip Chiu, Ivan, Hoa Tu, Lorenzo Fernando.
Apologies: Andrew Perringnon, Siok Lin Yeoh, Hai Hick Lio

Item 1: Acceptance of Minutes from 2018 AGM meeting

The 2018 AGM minutes was unanimously accepted by all members.

Item 02: Actions arising from the 2019 AGM minutes

None.

Item 3. Updates, Events and Activities of current / past year

a) The usual IYSTA social night (Karaoke) was held for 2019 calendar.

b) Tai Chi examinations were held on the month of October at relevant campuses.

c) The annual IYSTA dinner was held at Canton Lake Chinese Restaurant, Box Hill on 19th October 2019.Tai Chi certificates were presented to members who had passed the test. A big thank you to Tien Loh and Vivienne Dang for organizing the event.

Item 4. Report from Treasurer

a) The Association has a positive net balance for year ending 2018/2019 (Details not disclosed on website but can be made available to members).
A formal financial had not been prepared, a proforma financial statement was presented instead. The formal financial statement will be prepared at a later date.

b) The 2019 financial report was unanimously accepted by all members.

Item 5. Open Floor to Members

a) Dr Chan to provide updates.

Item 6. This was an election year for office bearers:

a) All positions were declared vacant and to be re-elected by the Secretary.
b) All positions were filled.
c) Please refer to [The Committee Section] for the new office bearers.

Item 7. Address from Master

a) Our Youtube video continues to receive favourable comments.

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The Integrated Yang Style Tai Chi Association's main social event is the Tai Chi Dinner. All members of the association are invited to come along to meet the members from different campuses. Also, members of the association who passed the Tai Chi Examinations will have their certificates presented by Dr. Hong and the guests of honour. All financial members are subsidised for the dinner.

The Integrated Yang Style Tai Chi Dinner for 2024 will be held at :

Venue: Yummy Duck Restaurant, 123-125 James St, Templestowe VIC 3106
Time: 6:30 pm SHARP.
Date: Saturday, 07th September 2024.
Cost per Head: $60 + subsidy by IYSTA.
Alcohol: BYO Wine Only.
Chinese Tea: Free.

Members who passed this year's Tai Chi examinations will be awarded IYSTA Tai Chi certificates by Dr Hong.

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Congratulations to the following students who successfully passed their Tai Chi Examinations in year 2024:

Templestowe campus Sunday 09th June 2024 -
Dr Soon Ken Hoo
Dr Wei Choon Hee

Forest Hill campus Saturday 31st August 2024 -
Elaine Lam