Paul Crompton has taught Tai Chi for over forty years and is internationally recognised as a teacher as well as the writer of authoritative books on Tai Chi and Martial Arts. His classic introduction to the short form remains an essential primer for all newcomers as well as an authentic […]
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Gary Wragg is one of the foremost exponents of Tai Chi Ch’uan in the UK and senior representative of the Wu Family in Europe. His Academy is the original Wu’s Tai Chi Academy for London, UK and Europe. He is a founder member and former chairman of the Tai Chi […]
In 2002 William Nelson staged the Cheng Man Ching Congress/Forum in Périgueux, France to celebrate the centenary of the late Professor. William had gathered together a group of individuals who were close to Cheng Man-Ching, close students, tai chi colleagues and members of his family.With the help of William CC […]
Gianfranco Pace is based in Catania, Sicily where he runs his International Taijiquan KungFu Association, offering intensive taijiquan training, in full curriculum taijiquan, in the traditional way of total immersion in all aspects of the art. The interview was conducted by Ronnie Robinson, Editor of Tai Chi Chuan and Oriental […]
Grand Master Chen Zhenglei, born in May 1949 at Chen’s Village, China, is a 19th generation descendant of the Chen’s family and a 11th generation direct-line inheritor of Chen’s Tai Chi Chuan. He was the head coach at the Chen’s Village National Taichi Center and vice-president of Henan Wushu Stadium. […]
Since 1961, Bruce Frantzis has followed the 3,000-year-old Taoist tradition of warrior/healer/priest by studying, practicing, teaching and writing about energy arts including: qigong; energetic healing therapies; Taoist meditation; and martial arts, including tai chi. The heart of his tradition is the cultivation of chi, the internal energy that connects the […]
Dan Docherty interview by Ronnie Robinson Dan Docherty is one of the best-known taiji-players in Europe, and also one of the most controversial ones. In this in-depth Dan Docherty interview, he talks about fight training in China, and the subsequent winning of an Asian Full-Contact fight, the social and political […]
Ken Van Sickle, a native of New York City, is best known for his work in recording images of film and video of Cheng Man Ching, who he was a student of Cheng Man Ching from some years. However is sword skills are exceptional and he has produced an excellent […]
I first met Tai Chi Master Jan Silberstorff at the Taijiquan & Qigong Federation for Europe gathering in Prague in 2001, where we were both teaching. The first thing that struck me was his unusual hairstyle which didn’t quite fit with the general perception we have of serious taiji practitioners. […]
In the year 2000 Tai Chi Grandmaster William C.C. Chen was teaching at Tai Chi Caledonia in Scotland, when event organiser and Editor of Tai Chi Chuan magazine (UK), Ronnie Robinson took the opportunity to conduct this interview. At that time Grandmaster Chen has studied Tai Chi Chuan for over […]
Tai chi chuan is truly a multi-faceted which can be practised in many ways, as a simple relaxation exercise, a slow meditative routine or as a highly effective martial art. Over the course of these pages we will focus on the various systems taught within the respective styles and also […]
Learning and Practising Tai Chi “There is a very real sense in which an art such as Tai Chi Chuan cannot be ‘taught’ so much as ‘learnt’ by the student.” Tai Chi Chuan is a Half-open Door art. It has ceased to be an imperial, or aristocratic, or clan treasure […]
Tai Chi Fingers as a Work of Art The slowness of Tai Chi Chuan gives me a clear, understandable signal and a better sense of the interior movements in my body‘s interior moves. There is a strong connection between fingers, big toes and inner thighs, all of which work together […]
Tai Chi Strength Theory Motion control and power development play an important role in the practice of Taijiquan. On the basis of classical Chinese texts I will explain how the concept of strength in Taijiquan is traditionally being understood. Some Chinese terms will be explained in order to gain a deeper insight […]
Tai Chi – An aid to Parkinson’s Disease Since 2006 I, and other qualified members of P.M.C. Association, founded by me more than 10 years ago, have been regularly running Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) classes dealing with tai chi benefits which has led me to work with Parkinson’s disease patients […]
Advice for students following their first 18 months training Origins of the article “Tai Chi: Paths of Development” This article is based on a number of talks given to students who have started to study the second stage of our t’ai chi syllabus, which focuses more upon the internal aspects […]
An Introduction to Baguazhang The Art of Baguazhang, or 8 Trigram Palm, is one of the most fascinating fighting arts in the world of Chinese Gong fu. It can be defined as the art of continuous change or transformation, and takes his name from the 8 directions, but goes beyond […]
What is Tai Chi Chuan (Taijiquan)? Tai Chi Chuan is a Chinese exercise system enjoyed by millions of people across the world. Originally developed as a highly effective martial art it is now practised by people of all ages, for a wide range of reasons including martial art, a gentle […]
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