Wu Tai Chi Chuan (english)

Tai Chi is a Chinese martial art based on taoistic principles. It can prevent illness and prolong lifespan. It reinforces the bones and muscles and regulates blood pressure. It is a means to promote health.

Wu Tunan (tai chi), Li Zi Ming (pa kua), Sun Jian Yun (tai chi), Shi Hai Deng (shaolin). ... (more)

This Taichi video clips was from some of the famous Grand Taichi Master from various sects. For Taichi enthusaists, it is one of the valuable video to watch.

Taichi Hierarchy Tree

LEGENDARY FIGURES
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Zhang Sanfeng*
circa 12th century
NEI CHIA
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Wang Zongyue*
T'AI CHI CH'ÜAN
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THE 5 MAJOR CLASSICAL FAMILY STYLES
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Chen Wangting
1600-1680 9th generation Chen
CHEN STYLE
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Chen Changxing Chen Youben
1771-1853 14th generation Chen circa 1800s 14th generation Chen
Chen Old Frame Chen New Frame
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Yang Lu-ch'an Chen Qingping
1799-1872 1795-1868
YANG STYLE Chen Small Frame, Zhao Bao Frame
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Yang Pan-hou Yang Chien-hou Wu Yu-hsiang
1837-1892 1839-1917 1812-1880
Yang Small Frame | WU/HAO STYLE
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Wu Ch'uan-yü Yang Shao-hou Yang Ch'eng-fu Li I-yü
1834-1902 1862-1930 1883-1936 1832-1892
| Yang Small Frame Yang Big Frame |
Wu Chien-ch'üan | Hao Wei-chen
1870-1942 Yang Shou-chung 1849-1920
WU STYLE 1910-1985 |
108 Form |
| Sun Lu-t'ang
Wu Kung-i 1861-1932
1900-1970 SUN STYLE
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Wu Ta-kuei Sun Hsing-i
1923-1970 1891-1929

Wu Tunan demonstrates his Tai Chi. Wu Tu Nan, one of my respected Taichi Master.

The grandmaster was a weakling since birth, and suffered from congenital liver ailment, lung disease, among others. He barely survived after treatment from physicians. At age of nine, his parents sent him to martial art training, first under Master Wu Chian Chuan, for a period of eight years. After that, he learned under the tutelage of Grandmaster Yang Sao Hou for some four years.

At the time when China became a republic, Grandmaster Wu was an accomplished archaeologist, and was also a member of the First Legislative Assembly of the Republic of China.


Grandmaster Wu devoted his whole life to the research and learning of Tai Ji, and traveled widely in meeting and sharing views on Tai Ji with other masters. Grandmaster emphasized that both theory and practical of Tai Ji were equally important, and pioneered the teaching of Tai Ji in a scientific and systematic way, and the application of the art in health maintenance and preservation.


Grandmaster Wu passed away in 1989, without any illness, at the ripe old age of 108. (His wife, Grandmistress Liew is now aged 107, and is billed at the Number One Healthy Grand Old Lady of Beijing.)

Grandmaster Wu's martial art skill had reached a very high standard. He could exert his inner strength on a person from the distance of one metre, causing that person to fall a few yards away. He is indeed a great master of Tai Ji, and during his lifetime had imparted the real knowledge and skill to only two persons, namely GrandUncle Ma Yu Ching, and Grandmaster Sim Po Ho.





For more information about Wu Tu Nan refer to http://www.stargateway.com/nwp/history7.html

Who invented Taichiquan?

My curiosity for Taichi sets me to understand Taichi more. After much fact finding and personal experience of the practicing these years, I can firmly say I have experience the benefits of Taichi.
I don't know whether I am in the position to comment about Taichi or am I qualified to talk about it. The origination of Taichiquan or Taichi is controversial. Some says it originates from Zhang San Feng, others say it evolves before that.

Nevertheless, Taichiquan is a form martial art (a internal martial art), a form of mediatation and a form of Qigong that builts on the Dao Philosophy and the Book of change (I Ching).
人法地，地法天， 天法道，道法自然

Is Taichi for Me?

My experience in learning Taichi.
I started learning Taichi 10 years ago. I always have been facinated about this form of martial art. After all, I have learnt Taekwondo at the age of 15.
What is Taichi? Is it a martial art or just exercise for the elderly? I need to find out.
So I started my class under Master Yong, a small build, healthy, nice man. He specializes in various styles of Taichi, namely the Yang Style. Under Him, I learnt the 42-style of condensed form of Taichi and 24-style simplified and sword display at the later stage.

Thereafter, I moved to a new place and join another group of taichi practioners under Master Choo.

During such time, I came across another Master by chance. I saw him practising Taichi with a few others so I was curious about the style of taichi he performs.
I asked him which style of taichi he is practising and why is it different from what I have learnt? What is the difference and why?

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