Henrik Jäger – Chinese Philosophy / I Ching Henrik Jäger was born in Hameln/Weser and is operating in the area round Trier and Cologne today. From 1981 to 1984, he completed a professional training in I Ching Counselling with Hildegard Laudi at the Dürckheim Centre in Rütte (Grafschaft Dürckheim). Subsequently, […]
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A little beneath the surface of the Taiji Quan Classics Here you can find a translation of the Taijiquan Classics. Dr. Tao Ping Siang translated the Taijiquan Classics into English for his Western students. The first book, including the Chinese original texts, was published in Taiwan 1966. I had the […]
An introduction to Ma Gui Bagua Zhang Many practitioners of taijiquan will be familiar with the common criticisms of the un-initiated. The conversation usually flows something like: “So, is this stuff just for health? No, it’s also a martial art. How can that be useful for fighting? Are you going […]
TAI CHI CHUAN – A THING OF THE SPIRIT Some time ago, a student asked me “when do you get good at this?” This was someone with quite a bit of experience. My answer was, ” Practising is more important than being good at it”. Everyone, obviously does their best when […]
Zhang Sanfeng as Founder of Taijiquan One of the most enduring legends regarding the origins of Taijiquan concerns Zhang Sanfeng, a Taoist immortal who lived on the Wudang Mountains. It is said that he received this wonderful boxing system in a dream from a Taoist God. The dispute between supporters […]
Spirit in Tai Chi Chuan and Qigong Spirit is a quality that is often referred to in the work of taijiquan and qigong and it is also one of the qualities that is considered when evaluating a tai chi performance in competition. That being said it is, to many, a […]
Fixed Step Push-Hands – Why it’s essential to the learning of Tai Chi Chuan I would like to supply an insight as to why fixed step push hands is essential to Tai Chi practice and advancement, respectfully countering the points made by Mr. Nick Walser in his article (which appears […]
William CC Chen started teaching tai chi chuan in the early 1950s having been a close disciple of Professor Cheng Man-Ching. Besides being the Professor’s youngest student he held the unique distinction of living with the Grandmaster and became his favourite disciple. Grandmaster William C. C. Chen has devoted his […]
The Wu Style Fast Boxing (Wu Shi Kuai Quan) Anybody doing a search for the Wu Style of Taiji quan on the web would quickly find clips of Wu Ying Hua (daughter of modern Wu Style founder Wu Jian Quan) demonstrating the slow hand form (Da Man Quan) and also […]
Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan – A historical perspective The Evolution of Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan Grandmaster Wu Chuan Yau (1834 – 1902), was a Manchurian member of the Imperial Guard in Beijing, and the first of the family to develop his skills to a level of great distinction. […]
Yang Style Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan) Yang Luchan, the founder of Yang Style Taijiquan was born in 1799 in Yongnian County in Hebei province China. At the age of 10 he moved to Chenjiagou in Henan province where he worked as a servant for the Chen family, the originators of […]
A series of video interviews on Push Hands (Tui Shou) Having visited, and taught at, the Push Hands Meeting in Hannover, Germany for 10 years it became apparent to me that, although we were all doing the same activity, many had completely different ideas on what it was they thought […]
Since the early 1980s tai chi players from across the length and breath of Europe have been getting together to exchange skills and learn more in a spirit of openness and sharing. Since one of the earliest tai chi events, Recontres Jasnieres, (staged by Serge Dreyer and his ARAMIS group […]
It is very likely that as you search your way through the minefield of information that is available in the field of Taijiquan, Qigong and Chinese Martial Arts that you will have encountered differing conventions on how words are written and spelt. Don’t let these things disturb or upset you, […]
An Introduction to Yiquan Yi Quan, like Tai Qi, Ba Gua and Xing Yi, is part of the Chinese Internal Martial Art family. This art was developed by renowned master Wang Xiangzhai in the 1920´s and first taught under the name Yi Quan (Will Boxing) in Shanghai. The Essence of […]
Interview on Baguazhang with Andrea Falk Sifu Falk, you have a vast background in Chinese Traditional and Modern martial arts. Could you briefly present your different experiences and your teachers, and specifically in Baguazhang? I started in Shaolin in 1972 in Victoria, then Myjong Lawhorn with Alex Kwok, in Vancouver. […]
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 […]
Baguazhang Xingyiquan Yiquan Liuhebafa The origin of the term ‘Internal’ with respect to the various Chinese Internal Arts is a subject of great debate. Generally the term ‘Neijia’ relates to ‘internal’ styles of martial arts, which relates to a system of ‘internal’ power as opposed to simply applying ‘external’ power […]