It is nice to see that even traditional style Masters of Tai Chi Chuan like to have some fun This is Master (James) Fu Qing Quan taking time out of his serious training to perform a little Gangnam Style. He is the grandson of the famous Fu Zhong Wen of the Yang Family Tai Chi … [Read more…]
Master Wei Shuren (1924 – 2013) passed away last night, June 11, 2013. He was the last disciple of Yang Tai Chi master Wang Yongquan (1903 – 1987). Wei Shuren taught the Yang Family style of Tai Chi Chuan that was passed to Wang Yongquan from 2nd generation Yang family master Yang Jianhou. Below is … [Read more…]
A gathering of internal arts friends, mavens and instructors will be taking place at The Tai Chi Gala in Albany, New York on June 7-9th. What is the Tai Chi Gala? Taijiquan Master, Jou Tsung-Hwa originally founded an event called “Zhang San Feng Festival” in honor of the legendary founder of the art of Taijiquan … [Read more…]
On April 26, 2008 various groups of Tai Chi schools, teachers, and students gathered together at Reedy River Falls Park in Greenville, SC for World Tai Chi Day
Chungliang Al Huang gives an interesting talk at TEDx Hendrix College on “Taiji” – the philosophy of the yin/yang, which the art of Tai Chi Chuan is based upon.
In this interesting newscast from the summer of 2010, CBC Television covers the 40th anniversary of the International Taoist Tai Chi Society in Toronto, Canada. Outside of the World Tai Chi and Qigong Day events, this was probably one of the largest mass demonstrations of Tai Chi in North America. Up to 1500 participants from … [Read more…]
Dr. Ilan Amit was known as a mathematician, defense consultant, author, philosopher, and a mystic and a practitioner of Tai Chi Chuan. Dr. Ilan Amit was Blind.
In our Tai Chi training we are often told to be mindful. So what is mindfulness, and why is it important to our practice of Tai Chi Chuan. Mindfulness is being aware, in the moment, being present in what you are doing and where you are at that moment. We need to be mindful of … [Read more…]
“One World…One Breath” At 10:00 am on Saturday, April the 27th, the world will breathe as one! The annual World Tai Chi and Qigong Day is held every year on the last Saturday of April. Starting in New Zealand`s Time Zone at 10:00 am and ending 22 hours later in Hawaii`s time Zone, it is … [Read more…]
This is an amazing Short Film Documentary by Gennaro Ambrosino about Taoism, and its connection to the martial arts. Beautifully filmed.