Understanding Taoist Alchemy


Interpreting the Ancient Codes

Interpreting the ancient codes shrouding the esoteric Chinese arts is one of the great challenges facing any serious student of Taoist Nei Dan. Download the free paper now.

Tai Chi Silk Reeling

Master Chen explains a few of the secrets of Tai Chi silk reeling. Chen Xili, 20th Generation is the son of Grandmaster Chen Quanzhong in Xian, China. Silk Reeling (缠丝) is the most important body mechanic in Taijiquan. 陈氏太极拳, 陈全忠

Tai Chi Peng Lu Ji An

Tai Chi Peng Lu Ji An 陈氏太极拳 四正手

Demonstration of Peng, Lu, Ji, An by Chen Xili, 20th Generation, Son of Grandmaster Chen Quanzhong in Xian, China. Peng, Lu, Ji and An are the four major directions in Taijiquan. They are often translated as Push, Rollback, Wardoff and Press, but this translation obscures their original [...]

Excerpts from The Science of Qi Healing

The Science of Qi Healing, is a survey of more than 240 research papers on the science of Qigong, Taijiquan and Qi healing. In this paper, Dr. Ted Nawalinski summarizes the most relevant Chinese and English literature for you. It is available as a free PDF download with reference citations. Here are a few excepts:

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Chen Taijiquan Yi Lu, First Form 36 Postures

This video is a demonstration of Chen Taijiquan’s first form or Yi Lu in 36 postures (陈氏太极拳老驾一路 (三十六式)). This form comes from my teacher, Grandmaster Chen Quanzhong, 19th generation Grandmaster from the Chen Tai Chi (Taijiquan) family. I am a 20th generation indoor student of Grandmaster Chen.

Grandmaster Chen preserves the sequence and essence of [...]

Chen Tai Chi Chuan Video Teaching Commentary

Our new DVD Chen Tai Chi Chuan: Original Forms and Exercises includes detailed teaching commentary as well as demonstrations of the original style of Tai Chi Chuan (Taijiquan). This new video trailer shows a portion of the commentary on the elbow (Zhou, 肘) technique of Chen Tai Chi. Enjoy the video.

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Chen Tai Chi Chuan: Original Forms and Exercises DVD

Our new Chen Tai Chi Chuan DVD is now available. We’ve worked hard to bring you a DVD that is usable for beginners and interesting for more advanced practitioners. This DVD contains eight complete Tai Chi practice sets based on the original style of Chen Tai Chi as taught to us by Grandmaster Chen Quanzhong, [...]

Day 5: Grandmaster Chen Quanzhong in Xian China

Grandmaster Chen Quanzhong (陈全忠) is my Chen Tai Chi (陈氏太极) teacher. Today our students had the chance to meet him in person for the first time. At nearly 90 years old, he is the senior most Chen Tai Chi Grandmaster in China and has practiced the art his entire life.

Grandmaster Chen Quanzhong with [...]

Day 4: Learning Chen Tai Chi and Curses in Xian China

The Terra Cotta Warriors of Emperor Qin were intended to protect him in the afterlife.

Emperor Qin (秦始皇) is legendary for uniting China, burning the books, burying the scholars, and building the most impressive tomb for himself in the known world. Our students got to check out a little of his handiwork at the [...]

Yang Tai Chi Slow and Fast Forms

Video comparison of Cheng Man Ching’s 37 Form or Yang Tai Chi shown slow and fast. The slow version of the form is the commonly seen public version. We practice a fast version of the form as well. This form is called by various names: the indoor form, family form, secret form or combat form. [...]

Chen Tai Chi Chuan Seminar Part 5 Four Directions

The Four Directions (四正手) of Tai Chi Chuan describe the four major energies expressed in the art. These are Peng, Lu, Ji, and An. These energies combine to create all the major techniques in the style. Part 5 of our Introduction to Tai Chi video series explains the meaning of these four terms.

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