Author: Wu Chanlong | 吴禅龙

One of the most renowned female masters of our generation is M. Ge Chunyan (戈春艷, 1959- ) who was born in Beijing. She started learning martial arts in 1972 and was among the first batch of athletes that formed the renowned Beijing Wushu Team in 1978. In 1984, M.Ge shocked the entire Wushu community by winning five gold medals in the National championships in Chen Style Taijiquan, Long Tassel Sword, Baguazhang, Three man weapon sparring and the individual all round championship.

The second entry in the so called other (or ancient) Taijiquan styles is about a highly influential M. Song Shuming, Song Style Taijiquan.  Mysterious Origins…

Wang Ziping (1881–1973), the renowned martial artist from Cangzhou, Hebei, stands as one of modern China's most influential wushu masters. He was an expert of…

Whilst Wudang is well known for its Sword methods, few if any of the Swords practiced on Wudang Mountain have their origin in that fame.…

Taiyi Wuxing Quan (太乙五行拳) or in its full name  "Wudang Taiyi Qin Pu 23 Postures" (武当太乙擒扑二十三势) or Liangyi Quan (两仪拳), this set of Wudang Practice was practiced and popularized by Aisin Gioro Pu Xuan (Jin Zitao), who studied at Zi Xiao Gong (Purple Palace) and was taught by Daoist Priest Li Helin.

Crippled boxing, Fists of the drunken eight immortals, disabled single arm boxing, chopsticks and bowl weaponry are but some of the obscure yet interesting methods…

Interview of Liu Rui by Alex Yeo in T’ai Chi Magazine, October 2007 Alex Yeo: Thank you Master Liu for this interview. Could you give…