Articles


Remembering Great Master Wang Peisheng by Zhang Yun		Great Master Wang Peisheng passed away in September 3, 2004. This article describes Master Wang's martial arts life, his learning, training, and teaching. It was published in Oct and Dec issues of 2004 of T'ai Chi magazine.
Zhan, Nian, Lian and Sui - Four Important Skills For Push Hands and Fighting by Zhang Yun		The article describes four basic internal training force used for Taiji application. It explains their definition, how they can work together in combinations, and common mistakes that often happen. This article appeared in Vol. 25, No. 2, April 2001 of T'ai Chi magazine.
Chen Xin and His "Push Hands Thirty-six Sicknesses" by Zhang Yun		Zhang Yun translates a manuscript by Chen Xin, author of a famous Chen style book. It describes the interesting history of the manuscript and Chen's book and presents common mistakes that push hands practitioners make. This article appeared in Vol. 24, No. 5, October 2000 of T'ai Chi magazine.
Sorting Out Taiji, Bagua and Xingyi by Zhang Yun		During the last hundred years, many people have practiced three internal styles together, believing that learning all these styles will help them to understand high level martial arts principles. While cross-training in these arts may be beneficial, many people experience difficulty in making effective practice because of an unawareness of the similarities and differences between these styles. This article attempts to scratch the surface of some of the similarities and differences between Taiji, Xingyi and Bagua. The edited version was published on the Eighth issue of Internal Martial Arts.
Lu Shengli's Sixteen Posture Neijia Fighting Form by Zhang Yun		When people study internal martial arts, a common problem is that internal fighting skill is difficult to master, either they cannot use them effectively or they apply them just like external gongfu. In order to help people to solve this problem, YCGF offers a good training method: The Essence Of Internal Gongfu Combative Techniques - Sixteen Postures Form, a summary of high level training and fighting experience. The Sixteen Postures Neijia Fighting Form was created by Lu Sheng Li under the direction of Grand Master Wang Pei Sheng. This article offers detail information about LSL and his form. Also it gives a detail description of one skill selected from the form. The edited version was published on the seventh issue of Internal Martial Arts.
Taiji Thirteen Postures by Zhang Yun		This article appeared in Vol. 24, No. 2, April 2000 of T'ai Chi magazine. It describes a basic Taiji concept - Thirteen Postures which uses Bagua (eight trigrams) and Wuxing (five elements) principle in Taiji practice.
Seven-Star Pile Standing by Susan Darly		Pile Standing is very important practice method for increasing basic kungfu. This article offers the great detail information, from movements to mind training, of Wu Style Taiji Seven-star Pile Standing. The edited version was published on the fourth issue of Internal Martial Arts.
Neijia and Waijia by Zhang Yun		Neijia (internal martial arts) and Waijia (external martial arts) are two big branches of traditional Chinses martial arts tree. This article discusses the history and features of Neijia and Waijia. What is different and what is similar between them. The edited version was published on the first issue of Internal Martial Arts.
The Original Foreword of "The Art of Chinese Swordsmanship" by Strider Clark		It is a complete original version of the foreword of the book - "The Art of Chinese Swordsmanship: A Manual of Taiji Jian" (Weatherhill, ISBN: 0-8348-0412-3). It includes more information about the successful process of a young American to understand traditional Chinese martial arts.
Taiji Jian: A Peace Lover's Initiation into Taiji Weapons by Peter Kindfield		This article appeared in Vol. 22, No. 4, August 1998 of T'ai Chi magazine. It describes a Taiji practitioner's personal experience of his Jian practice.