Chi Qingsheng – A Life of Using Four Ounces to Move a Thousand Pounds
“Seeking straightness within curves, storing before releasing… a mere four ounces can move a thousand pounds.” This concept of “four...
Contain the Chest and Raise the Back by Niu Chunming
Han Xiong Ba Bei (涵胸拔背) or to contain the chest and raise the back, "contain" means to hold or embrace....
Li Yaxuan: The expression in Fa Jin of the former famous masters
Different expressions such as joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness can be seen in Taijiquan when Fa Jin (issue force). This...
Waist and Hip training requirements in Taijiquan
BRIEF INTRODUCTION About the Author: Mr. Chen Yao Ting (陈耀庭) was born in Hangzhou in January 1937. He is a...
Gong Bu is not “Push the back leg and bend the front leg.”
Photo: Master Zhang Yu, a lineage holder of Grandmaster Wu Huichuan, one of the top students of Master Yang Chengfu,...
Discussion on Taiji pushing hands (Lun Taiji Tui Shou)
Dictated by Yang ChengfuRecorded by Chen Weiming “There are many Taijiquan practitioners in this world. You should understand and distinguish...
Yang Family Taiji Spear
Yang family Taiji originally had both the big spear and the little flower spear training. The "big spear" set is...
The movements of Taiji Quan must be stretched and open
Translate from: Taiji Tuishou Xiulian by Yu Zhijun Nowadays, many Taiji practitioners have a common problem; their movements are not...
Interview with Liang Dehua for Taichimag
At the sources of the Yang styleOriginal interview in English released by Liang Dehua, then translated into French by Emmanuel Agletiner,...
The Old Yang family big frame Taijiquan thirteen postures
Translate from: 杨氏太极拳老架十三势大功架Author – Nan Ming district cultural officer/ Zhang Jing Yu Grandmaster Gu Lisheng Taijiquan is a Traditional empty-hand...