A Kowtow To The Boxers Of Old
This article is based on Sun Jian Guo’s book on the Taijiquan of Wu Yu Xiang (1812-1880), and some of it’s components. In It are included 3 traditional fist forms
Lessons from Taijiquan Interactive Weapons Practice
Many Taijiquan (太極拳) practitioners never learn interactive weapons, and some do not even study weaponless interactive principles.
Don’t Know Mind
Several years ago I read book called ‘Wanting enlightenment is a big mistake’. It was about the teachings of Korean Zen master Seung Sahn and written by one of his students .
Cheng Jin Cai Passes Away
Cheng Jin Cai (1953 – 2016) passed away on Sunday, November 6th after a three month battle with pancreatic cancer. He was an 19th generation master of the Chen style of Tai Chi Chuan.
Taijiquan And Its Evolution
Shen Jia Zhen’s book on the Chen family’s Taijiquan written in Chinese is the source of the Chen first and second routines illustrated in the “Dao Of Taijiquan”
T’AI CHI Magazine Founder Marvin Smalheiser Passes Away
Marvin Smalheiser, the founder and editor of the popular T’AI CHI Magazine, passed away on October 21, 2016 from undisclosed causes. He was in his mid 80’s.
The Professor: Tai Chi’s Journey West – Film Review
Barry Stugartz has crafted a loving and respectful tribute to Cheng Man Ching. “The Professor” was the first major Tai Chi master from China to come to America
Book Review – Tai Chi: The Story of a Chinese Master In America
Family. A common thread in this charming story surrounding an adolescent boy and his uncle navigating duty, education, a culture’s oral history, and the ancient art of T’ai Chi in New York’s Chinatown during the 1960s.
Ma Jiang Bao Passes Away
Ma Jiang Bao (1941 -2016) passed away on October 12th, 2016. He was a well respected teacher of the traditional Wu style of Tai Chi Chuan.
11,000 Demonstrate Tai Chi Together
11,000 Tai Chi practitioners from all across the country gathered together in Handan, which is located in Hebei Province of northern China.