In the history of Tai-Chi Chuan, it can be said that it was the ancient sage, Chang San Feng who first drew up the first formal treatise on Tai-Chi Chuan.  Subsequently, during the Ming dynasty, Wang Chung Yue came up with a supplementary treatise.  There are of course other writings on Tai-Chi Chuan along the way.  This body of writings made Tai-Chi Chuan unique amongst the martial arts realm as it posses a set clearly defined theories and principles.

Grandmaster Cheng, in the tradition of the art, assimilated these teachings and in his own ways added further to this body of knowledge with his books (The Thirteen Chapters on Cheng-tsu Tai-Chi Chuan, A New Method for Tai-Chi Chuan Study, A Simple Discourse on Tai-Chi Chuan and A Song on the Form and Applications of Tai-Chi Chuan and etc.).  These writings and his teachings provided a further path for the seekers who are interested in attaining a higher level of accomplishment in Tai-Chi.  We recognized these achievements of Grandmaster Cheng and acknowledged him as a true grandmaster who has arrived.

Master Wu in receiving the teachings from the Grandmaster Cheng has added his own experiences findings and presented Grandmaster Cheng’s teaching on Tai-Chi Chuan, Tai-Chi Sword and Tso family’s internal arts into a systematic course of study.  This presentation makes this deep and subtle art into a tangible format so that students can grasp the subject with less effort.  This is a remarkable contribution by Master Wu.

1. Course arrangement and division.

2. Tai-Chi Chuan and simple exercises. (4W + 1H)

3. The theory behind the internal exercises and Tai-Chi Chuan.

4. The methodology of movement, body forms and spirit.

5. The relationship between form and application.

6. Manifesting the application of Chinese philosophy through Tai-Chi Chuan.

7. Selection of accomplished students for instructor training.

ACTIVITY SCHEDULE AND TRAINING CENTRES

CURRENT YEAR

1. Bear Swing, Bird Stretch

2. Calming mind exercises

3. Cheng-tsu Tai-Chi Chuan

4. Basic push hand exercises

1. Tai-Chi Chuan Tao Chi (Master Wu)
2. My Diary on Tai-Chi Chuan (Master Wu)
3. Tao Tai-Chi Health – in English (Master Wu)
4. The Internal Exercises of Tai-Chi Chuan (Master Wu)
5. Taoist Tai-Chi Sword (Master Wu)
6. Tai-Chi Push Hand (Master Wu)
7. My Journey in Tai-Chi Chuan (Master Wu)
8. Chinese Internal Exercise on Chi (Master Wu)
9. Basic Instruction Manual on Tai-Chi Chuan (Master Wu)
10. The Thoughts of Grandmaster – out of print (Master Wu)

A Complimentary Treatise on Tai-Chuan (Wong Chung Yue)

The Thirteen Posture Principles (Grandmaster Cheng)

A Song on Form and Application of Tai-Chi Chuan (Grandmaster Cheng)

Thirteen Chapters on Tai-Chi Chuan (Grandmaster Cheng)

A New Method on Tai-Chi Chuan (Grandmaster Cheng)

A Complete Book on I-Ching (Grandmaster Cheng)

Understanding on Lao-Tzu (Grandmaster Cheng)

Analects (Confucious)

Writings by Chuang-tsu, Lieh-tsu and Mencius, other Zen Confucious and Taoist teachings

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