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Empirically Based Taiji
Reflecting the teachings of Master Zhang Youngliang, with translations of theory and usage from noted masters.
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The Essence of Yang Style Tai Chi” by Wei Shuren
The article explains that Tai Chi practice goes beyond imitating movements—it requires integrating spirit, intention, and qi from the start. While beginners often focus on external form, real progress comes from using intention to guide movement, ensuring fluidity and relaxation. Breathing should remain natural rather than being forced to match movements. Internal energy (qi) must…
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Lost
In the practice of Taiji, it can take a long time to truly understand what one is training. Many begin their journey like a traveler walking through the fog of their own mind, drawn toward distant lights in search of wisdom—unaware that the true light has always been within them. Some, upon discovering this inner…
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重心 Zhòngxīn center of gravity
Many questions in todays time as to why people react as they do in demos of past and present masters or practitioners working with this theory. Wang Yongquan, a prominent Yang-style Taijiquan master, learned from Yang Jianhou, Yang Chengfu, and Yang Shaohou. Over decades, he developed profound Taiji skills, blending tradition with innovation. His unique…
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Master Ken Wen Chi
Locally known as Professor Chi, he was a teacher I was introduced to by Taiwanese soldiers attending training on the U.S. Army MIM-23 Hawk Missile System in Huntsville, Alabama—home of Redstone Arsenal, one of the U.S. Army’s many training centers. At our first meeting, he asked to see my Taiji. He was in his 60s…
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Master Gao Zhuang Fei
Master Gao Zhuang Fei explains Tai Chi as a blend of science and philosophy, rooted in the interplay of boxing principles and methods. He describes Tai Chi through the cosmological framework of Wuji (infinity) generating Youji (extremes), which leads to Yin-Yang, four images, and eight trigrams. Scientifically, Wuji represents the field (emptiness), while Youji is…
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Shifu Michelle Gong
She followed her dream as a young girl growing up in a small rural village in China. As a teenager, she began learning Taiji and traveled to Beijing to study under Taiji masters at the Temple of Heaven. Her dream led her to Wudang Mountain, where she learned the 36-form “Wudang Taiji.” In 2009, she…
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