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Alan Tinnion


Alan Tinnion
180 Runnymede Avenue
Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Phone: 01202 580414

Qi China International
PO Box 6676
Bournemouth
BH4 0BS
Phone: (+44) 07931 282 615
info@qi-chinainternational.com
www.qi-china.com
Member since August 2010
  • Principal Services:

Teaching:
Qigong, Tai Chi, Qi Healing, Kung Fu

 Therapy:
Qigong, Medical Tai Chi, Qi Healing / therapeutic touch, acupuncture, acupressure

  • Training:
Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Advanced), Shanghai University, China. Graduate of Shanghai University of TCM and practitioner in the Shanghai No. 1 Peoples Hospital.
Professor of traditional Chinese Internal and External martial and therapeutic arts.

Master of Qi-Gong, the Science of Therapeutic Breathing Exercise, and Tai-Ji, The Traditional Chinese form of exercise for health and fitness.
Member of, and Technical Advisor to the British Register of Complimentary Practitioners (Chinese Medicine Division).

Advisor to the Institute of Complementary and Natural Medicine (ICNM), collaborating with the ICNM to provide Continuing Professional Development in the medical therapies: Qi-Gong, Tai Chi, and related fields/disciplines.


Master of Traditional Shaolin Internal and External Fighting Arts (see www.qi-chinamartialarts.com) , and Inner Chamber Disciple of the Legendary Grandmaster Chee Kim Thong; Shaolin, China - see www.alantinnion.com

Chinese International Games Gold Medallist, First World Invitational Tournament, Xian, 1985.

Founder Member of the British Council for Chinese Martial Arts (BCCMA). The only official governing body for Chinese martial arts in the United Kingdom, recognized by the British Sports Council.

In 1997 he was accepted to study at SOAS, University of London, for the degree of BA (Hons) Chinese Mandarin Language, and is fluent in Colloquial Chinese.


  • Practice and Services:
I am a doctor of acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (Advanced) -- graduate of Shanghai University of TCM – and provide acupuncture and related services to NHS general practices, and receive GP referrals. Concerning these medical practice services I provide acupuncture, Tui Na / Chinese medical message, auricular acupuncture, moxibustion, cupping, and specialist health-care exercises [medical qigong] for patients suffering from a wide range of medical conditions (stress, hyper and hypotension, rheumatoid and osteoarthritis, back pain, and others). I provide through my medical qigong and internal Chinese therapeutic arts teaching organisation, Qi China International, a range of teaching services. These include general medical Tai Chi and medical Qigong relaxation classes. Special seminars for participants suffering from a range of specific medical conditions (back pain, arthritis, high blood pressure, etc). Seminars and workshops for health care professionals (including NHS GP’s and physiotherapists), chiropractors and complementary and alternative medicine practitioners. I also provide special teaching services to groups suffering from mental wellness issues, and my teaching organisation receives grants from UK public funding organisations for these and works closely with the UK mental health charity MIND. Qi China International works directly with the UK National Health Service [NHS] and higher education establishments such as Bournemouth University in the fields of CPD, and research projects that further recognition of the special contribution TCM and medical qigong can provide to Western Conventional Medicine. An example of the latter includes a collaborative medical research project with the Bournemouth University Clinical Trials Team into the use of acupressure and specialist forms of qigong for post-operative breast cancer patients. Qi China International is also at the forefront of developing Continuing Professional Development [CPD]services / courses for UK complementary and alternative medicine practitioners and Qigong and Tai Chi instructors. This work is carried out in conjunction with the UK British Register of Complementary Practitioners (BRCP) and Institute of Natural and Complementary Medicine [ICNM]. I am a technical advisor to the ICNM, and have contributed articles to their nationally renowned Journal: Qi China International works closely with the ICNM at a national level in furthering CAM best practise standards and CPD provision. I am also a founder of and technical advisor to a UK [Dorset-based] multicultural learning charitable organisation, the Oriental Culture Educational Society. This organisation is chaired by my colleague Alan Mercel-Sanca, Honorary Secretary of Qi China International, and enjoys the direct support of public service organisations such as the Bournemouth and Poole NHS Primary Care Trust, the Race Equality Council, the Citizens Advice Bureau [CAB], Dorset Police, local councils and Bournemouth University.
  • Educational Background:

Acupuncture and TCM
Shanghai University of TCM
1993-1995

Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Advanced), Shanghai University, China. Graduate of Shanghai University of TCM and practitioner in the Shanghai No. 1 Peoples Hospital.
Professor of traditional Chinese Internal and External martial and therapeutic arts.

Master of Qi-Gong, the Science of Therapeutic Breathing Exercise, and Tai-Ji, The Traditional Chinese form of exercise for health and fitness.