Category: taiji

  • Tai Chi Principles

    Professor Ji Jian-Cheng – Zhejiang University, China If you want to master Tai Chi Chuan, you first need to understand ‘Wuji’ (emptiness, formlessness). And, to really comprehend the inner meaning of Tai Chi, you also have to be aware of its philosophy and principles, and practice according to them. Then, after a long period of…

  • Huang Sheng Shyan in Malaysia

    Master Huang 2 Malaysia youtube.com Master Huang 3 Malaysia youtube.com Master Huang 4 Malaysia youtube.com

  • 1988 Taiji Nostalgia

    A performance of Yang and Chen style Taiji given by members of the 1988 Chinese Wushu Team.

  • Notes on Taiji Practice

    by Dong YingJie Following are some miscellaneous notes from Dong YingJie (Wade: T’ung Ying-chieh, who was, along with Fu ZhongWen, one of Yang Chengfu’s two top disciples) on Taiji practice that were posted to the neijia mailing list in October 1999. Talking about Taijiquan in lieu of practicing apparently is not restricted to the state…

  • The Quintessence of Wu (Yuxiang) Style Taijiquan

    by Master Liu Jishun Wu style Taijiquan has a set of strict requirements regarding its practice. From the external to the internal, each requirement is clearly stated. The first stage is the practice of external forms starting from the basics. This stage can be further classified into two phases. 1. The movement of the posture,…

  • Taiji Ruler Qigong

    Feng Zhiqiang, a leading student of the late Chen-style Taijiquan Master Chen Fake, shows his taiji ruler qigong form. Links: Feng Zhiqiang youtube.com

  • A Study of Taiji Push-Hands

    By Xiang Kairen People who practice Taijiquan all know that practicing the form is the “body” (ti), practicing push-hands is the “use” (yong). But are body and usage two different affairs? In order to answer this question, we must first clarify what is body: what is usage? Practicing the form, one never departs from the…

  • The Sung of Zhu Datong

    Links: Wu Style Taiji/Taichi quan Kongfu of Zhu Datong youtube.com Wu Style Taiji/Taichi quan Push hand of Zhu Datong youtube.com

  • Chen Style TaiChi Chuan – Chen Zhenglei Interview

    Chen Style TaiChi Chuan wikipedia.org

  • Every hair is fully alert

    ‘In the fully energized state, “every hair is fully alert.” The state of relaxed arousal is what is meant by the chinese term “sung.” This is not the drowsy torpor before sleep. It is the release of tension that saps our strength – so that we become alert, clearheaded and full of vigor. Your head…

  • Huang Sheng Shyan Push Hands

  • Ma Yongqing and Li lian

  • Ma Yueh Liang (1901-1998)

    Ma Yueh-liang (Chinese: 馬岳樑; pinyin: MÇŽ Yuèliáng; August 1, 1901 – March 13, 1998) was a famous Chinese teacher of Taijiquan. He was the senior disciple of Wu Jianquan, the founder of Wu style Taijiquan, and married Wu’s daughter Wu Ying-hua in 1930. Ma Yueh-liang was also a medical doctor who graduated from the Beijing…

  • Fu Zhongwen (1903-1994)

    Fu Zhongwen (1903-1994) was a respected Tai Chi Chuan teacher from China. From an early age, he had been a disciple of Yang Ch’eng-fu, and later a family member as he married Zou Kuei Cheng, the great-granddaughter of Yang Chien Hou. Fu Zhongwen was born in Yongnian, Hebei province. As a child, he would watch…

  • Making Three Dantians Linear

    This type of qigong has been passed on by a Taoist priest by the name of Wang Zhenyi. While practising this type of qigong you should concentrate your attention on making the upper, middle and lower dantians linear. When you have made your three dantians linear, you will attain a very special and comfortable feeling…