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 […]
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Taijiquan for Women’s Self-Defence Today, more and more women are training in Taijiquan, but for many women the fear of contact concerning “Tuishou” – the pushing hands – remains. In his book: “There are no Secrets”, Wolfe Lowenthal attempts to find explanations for this apprehension: “Professor Zheng Manqing’s opinion was […]
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 […]
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 […]
Professor Li Deyin in one of China’s most famous Tai Chi Masters and creator of a number of modern-day competition routines such as 24 Step Taijiquan, 48 Step Taijiquan, Taiji Kungfu Fan, Xiyangmei Taiji Kungfu Fan. He is also the highest authority on 24 step simplified Yang style taijiquan, 88 […]
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 […]
Competition in Tai Chi Chuan (Taijiquan) Tai Chi Competition: With the ongoing development of taijiquan and internal arts in the west, as well as the east, more and more practitioners are looking for ways to evaluate their skill levels. Tai Chi Competitions create mixed feelings amid the internal arts community […]
Tai Chi History and Legend In his own preface to the ‘Encyclopedia of Taijiquan’ published in 1933, Yang Cheng-Fu recorded a sentence attributed to his grandfather Yang Lu-Chan. “Taijiquan was created by Zhang San-Feng at the end of the Song Dynasty. Development continued through one, Wang Zhongyue, Chen Zhouting, Zhang […]
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 […]
Part 3 of a 3 part article by Wang Hai Jun, translated by Nick Gudge Chen and Chan Si Jin In the first and second parts of this article, published in the Summer and Autumn 2010 editions of this magazine, I discussed what I consider to be the first three […]
Part 2 of a 3 part article by Wang Hai Jun, translated by Nick Gudge Peng Jin and Ding Jin In the first part of this article, I discussed the first of the five most important taijiquan skills for beginners, fang song. In this article I discuss what I consider to be the […]
Part 1 of a 3 part article by Wang Hai Jun, translated by Nick Gudge Feng Song Many people spend years studying taijiquan but for most of them their progress is slow in gaining the skills of taijiquan. Part of this is probably insufficient practice, but a significant element is […]
There are many reasons for practicing Tai Chi and related arts and because of that there is a wide range of people who take up the art with differing ideas of what it is they think it is. There are a number of key tai chi styles and many variations […]
Tuition – Finding a Teacher In this world wide Instructors’ database you did find teachers located in many countries across Europe and beyond. The information contained included basic information on where they are located, what they teach, along with links to their personal websites where you will find more detailed information. […]
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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