The Yang style taiji teacher Fu Zhongwen, through the efforts of his students and family, is well-known throughout the taiji world. What is less known is that he had a brother, Fu Zongyuan, who also Read more…
One thing that is fascinating to me about traditional CMA is discovering connections between teachers from traditions that were ostensibly separate but were around the CMA scene at the same time. One such connection I Read more…
After a long summer hiatus, I have to admit my goal of posting at least once a month has fallen by the wayside. After all, it only makes sense to post when there is actually Read more…
In the taiji community many people know that Tung family taiji comes from the teacher Dong [Tung] Yingjie, who was a top student of the famous Yang style master Yang Chengfu. However, it is not Read more…
Western fans of taiji will no doubt be familiar with the exploits of the Yang family. The vast majority of Yang stylists worldwide derive their taiji from Yang Luchan’s grandson, Yang Chengfu. But how many Read more…
Due to a new job, I no longer have enough time to do long translations. Instead I will try to post snippets and interesting videos on a more regular basis. The first of this new Read more…
It is not often realised that, of the commonly listed disciples of Yang Chengfu, 3 were actually relatives of his, namely Fu Zhongwen, Zhao Bin and Zhang Qinglin. Both Fu and Zhang are fairly well Read more…
I recently had an encounter with a teacher here in Shanghai which made me change the way I think about the IMA concepts of relaxation (song), sinking (chen) and peng jing (expanding force) – how Read more…