Sun style Taijiquan is one of the five major schools of Taiji that are most widely practised around the world today. It is characterised by quick, nimble movements, good co-ordination between the opening and closing of the hands, rigorous method of performance and graceful bearing.
It was founded by legendary master Sun Lu-Tang in the early twentieth century. Grand Master Sun was a very bri ...
Author: Faye Yip (Li)
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Just as an aside. For those who would "box" us in to specific "category".........
We don't just write articles. There is a place we actually train in these methods every day. This is where people of various backgrounds come together and have one thing in common, TRAINING.
At the "Dojo"(which it is), we train in grappling methods drawn from many different styles. Hard HARD training i ...
Author: Carl Cestari
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Seventh-degree black belt Dominick A. Giacobbe knows a little something about free fighting. The owner and chief instructor of the 30-year-old Tang Soo Karate Academy in Pine Hill, New Jersey, has trained in the Korean art of tang soo do for 36 years. During that time, he’s educated more than 1,000 black belts and 40-plus masters, all while finding time to further his own training under some of th ...
Author: Nicky DeMatteo
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From ancient times, a sword was not just a weapon of selfdefense. A good sword has always been a priceless treasure. The emperor would make presentations of special swords, called shang fang bao jian. These imperial weapons represented the authority of the son of heaven and were essentially a license to kill. Scholars wore elegant swords. Knights (wuxia) wore sharp blades; warriors bore heavy ones ...
Author: Wilson Sun
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Learning taijiquan is in principle similar to educating oneself; progressing from primary to university level, where one gradually gathers more and more knowledge. Without the foundation from primary and secondary education, one will not be able to follow the courses at university level. To learn taijiquan one has to begin from the elementary and gradually progress to the advanced stage, level by ...
Author: Chen Xiao Wang
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