Too often students do not ask the basic questions about their study of Taiji. How does it differ from External, or hard style, martial arts? What is the method used
Chan FaChan Fa
Taiji is a unique movement art based on the Taoist principle of yin and yang. Through the centuries of its development many different descriptions of it have been put forth,
Simple Peng TestSimple Peng Test
Peng is the main attribute of Taiji and Qi Gong. Taiji is the art of Peng. Peng is a rotating, expanding kind of energy. ~Hong Junsheng With the current trend
Becoming a Teacher of IntegrityBecoming a Teacher of Integrity
This article is copied from an email I recently received from my teacher and friend. It is not my writing. ************* If we are to teach with integrity we must
Faith and ReasonFaith and Reason
Cheng Man Ch’ing (Zheng Manqing) was known to be a Tai Chi Master but there are a few problems with that. Chief among them is that Taiji is a martial
The Tai Chi Classics are Wrong!The Tai Chi Classics are Wrong!
This is just one of many similar conversations I have been involved in lately. People deny that the Classics can possibly be right because… Taiji is not Internal because… I
Body As A Single UnitBody As A Single Unit
This phrase is widely misunderstood and taken to mean other than what the Creators of the Art had in mind. Today we will talk about this descriptive statement and do

Is Your Tai Chi Real? Pre- and Post-Mao Tai ChiIs Your Tai Chi Real? Pre- and Post-Mao Tai Chi
When Mao Tse-Tung (Mao Zedong) ruthlessly took over China he instituted a Four Olds rule that changed the lives of many Chinese people. And took the lives of millions. Here’s

The Use of Qi in ApplicationsThe Use of Qi in Applications
All of my teachers have talked about Qi, some with clarity and some using mysticism. The only teacher I have had who could actually display his ability with Qi, physically,

More Power means More ReleaseMore Power means More Release
This is for those supporting Combat Taiji So many teachers who claim to teach Applications do so in an External manner. They take the shell of a Taiji posture and