Yangjia Michuan Taiji Quan
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Yangjia Michuan Taiji Quan, the Yang Family Secret Tradition is a t'ai chi ch'uan style created by Yang Lu-ch'an
, founder of the Yang style. He passed this special style to his son Yang Chien-hou
who transmitted it to his student Zhang Qinlin
. Master Wang Yen-nien was taught the Yangjia Michuan by Zhang Qinlin
and chose, in order to avoid the disappearing of this style, to teach it to a great number of students all over the world.
The Yangjia Michuan form has 127 movements, divided in three duan.
Tuishou (push hands) and martial applications of the movements of the form have a central importance in this style.
Yang Lu-ch'an
Yang Lu-ch'an or Yang Luchan, ; also known as Yang Fu-k'ui , born in Kuang-p'ing , was an influential teacher of the soft style martial art t'ai chi ch'uan in China during the second half of the 19th century...
, founder of the Yang style. He passed this special style to his son Yang Chien-hou
Yang Chien-hou
Yang Chien-hou , was the younger son of the founder of Yang-style t'ai chi ch'uan, Yang Lu-ch'an, and a well known teacher of the soft style martial art of t'ai chi ch'uan in late Qing dynasty China. Yang Chien-hou's older brother, Yang Pan-hou, was the senior of Chien-hou's generation, and also...
who transmitted it to his student Zhang Qinlin
Zhang Qinlin
Zhang Qinlin was an influential martial artist, teacher, and lineage holder of the Yangjia Michuan style of t’ai chi ch’uan. In 1929, Zhang won the All China Fighting Championship in the unarmed division....
. Master Wang Yen-nien was taught the Yangjia Michuan by Zhang Qinlin
Zhang Qinlin
Zhang Qinlin was an influential martial artist, teacher, and lineage holder of the Yangjia Michuan style of t’ai chi ch’uan. In 1929, Zhang won the All China Fighting Championship in the unarmed division....
and chose, in order to avoid the disappearing of this style, to teach it to a great number of students all over the world.
The Yangjia Michuan form has 127 movements, divided in three duan.
Tuishou (push hands) and martial applications of the movements of the form have a central importance in this style.
External links
- Yangjia Michuan Taijiquan International, Taipei
- American Yangjia Michuan Taijiquan Association
- Taiwan Yangjia Michuan Taiji Quan Association
- l'Amicale du Yangjia Michuan en Europe
- le Collège Européen des enseignants du Yangjia Michuan Taiji Quan
- Premier Duan par Georges C. Lin
- Great River Taoist Centre Australia, Yangjia Michuan Taijiquan in Sydney, Australia.