Mar - 03 2015

HunYuan Taiji is system of Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan) which unifies a modified version of Chen Style Taiji with Taoist QiGong (Chi Kung) practiced in accord withTraditional Chinese Medical theory and practice. It was developed by GrandMasterFeng Zhiqiang of Beijing, China. The form has been modified so as to make it accessible to all people, […]

Mar - 03 2015

By J. Justin Meehan © June 2006 There is a Chinese Martial Arts saying that “It takes 100 days to master the Broadsword (Dao) but takes 10,000 days to master the Straight Sword (Jian).” For those of us who only practice the Tai Chi Straight Sword form, it could take a lot longer. This is […]

Mar - 03 2015

Like the Body of a Dragon Notes from the 2001 Feng Zhiqiang San Francisco Intensive edited by Malcolm Dean translated by Brian Guan In July 2001, Grandmaster Feng Zhiqiang, the founder of Hunyuan Taiji, gave a four-day intensive near San Francisco where he presented several wide-ranging lectures on principles of taiji practice and philosophy. Here […]

Mar - 03 2015

The following is an excerpt from the lecture of J. Justin Meehan, Esq. delivered at the past CFG Appreciation Tour There is a very special aesthetic to the Chinese Friendship Garden (CFG) and to Chinese Gardens in general. which gives them a uniqueness differing from European and even Japanese Gardens. This aesthetic is based on […]

Mar - 03 2015

Taijiquan is an Art form which is all embracing. It is the union of Yin and Yang. Yin refers to both the Earth and the Moon and Yang refers to both Heaven and the Sun. According to traditional Chinese philosophy, Taiji is the origin of all that exists in the universe. Taijiquan was created based […]

Mar - 03 2015

by J. Justin Meehan, Esq. (c) 1996 U.S. Chen style practitioners last had the opportunity to study from”-the 19th generation Chen family lineage holder in 1988. At that time, Master Chen concentrated on teaching the “Yi lu” (the Chen family’s #1 form, from which all other T’ai Chi styles derive) and the Simplified 38 form […]

Mar - 03 2015

by Sifu Justin Meehan Master Feng’s system of Chan Szu Chin exercises is derived from the Chen family style of Taiji, taught to him by Master Chen Fake in Beijing, China, and from his Xin Yi lio He Quan background with Master Hu Yao Zhen. Master Feng puts great emphasis on the practice of both […]

Dec - 30 2014

HunYuan Taiji is system of Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan) which unifies a modified version of Chen Style Taiji with Taoist QiGong (Chi Kung) practiced in accord withTraditional Chinese Medical theory and practice. It was developed by GrandMasterFeng Zhiqiang of Beijing, China. The form has been modified so as to make it accessible to all people, […]