Taijiquan (Wú-style Tai Chi)
Address ： Jianquan Taijiquan Association, Shanghai
Address ： Jianquan Taijiquan Association, Shanghai
Protecting Organization：
Jianquan Taijiquan Association, Shanghai
Introduction：
The Wú-style Tai Chi is a major school of Chinese Wushu with a complete system and dating back approximately 150 years.
It is characterized by its softness, moderate boxing frames, compact Kungfu frames and relaxed naturalness. It fully demonstrates the inherent style of Taijiquan: agile, flexible and fluent.
The Wú-style Tai Chi in Shanghai, centered around the Jianquan Taijiquan Association, has risen to fame over time, with its disciples and influence expanding across China and beyond.
Details：
Taijiquan (Wú-style Tai Chi)
Taijiquan is a traditional Chinese boxing practice that balances the internal and external, the soft and hard, and the quick and slow. At its core are the Taiji and Yin-Yang concepts of traditional Chinese Confucianism and Daoism. It combines such functions as moral character cultivation, fitness, attack and defense, as well as such principles as the Yin-Yang and Five Elements of I Ching (Book of Changes), the meridians and collaterals in traditional Chinese medicine and ancient guiding and breathing techniques. There are many schools of Taijiquan, among which the common ones include Chen, Yang, Wǔ, Wú, Sun and He styles. These schools, unique in their own ways, have inherited and learned from each other. Taijiquan is a very vibrant branch of Chinese Wushu variety by virtue of its modern origin, a diversity of schools and broad popular base. The Wú-style Tai Chi is a major school of Chinese Wushu with a complete system and dating back approximately 150 years. Its history is roughly the same as that of Yang-style Tai Chi. Yang Luchan, the first-generation master of Yang-style Tai Chi, taught Taijiquan as a Wushu teacher at a Banner Garrison in Beijing during the Tongzhi reign of the Qing Dynasty. While, Wu Quanyou (Manchu, 1834-1902), the first-generation master of Wú-style Tai Chi, was a true disciple of Yang Luchan and good at softening skills. The second-generation master Wu Jianquan (1870-1942), son of Wu Quanyou, began to study under his father at a very young age and grew up to be an increasingly accomplished master in boxing techniques. Later, Wu Jianquan shaped the current Wú-style Tai Chi. He taught Taijiquan in Shanghai in 1926 at the request of the Shanghai Municipal Government, the Chin Woo Athletic Federation, l'Université Franco-Chinoise and social celebrities at the time. He subsequently settled in Shanghai. Since then, the Wú-style Tai Chi has made headway in South China. Wu Jianquan founded the Jianquan Taijiquan Association in Shanghai in 1932. He raised funds for the construction of the Jianquan Hall on the 10th floor of the YMCA Building, Xizang Road, Shanghai in 1935 to provide a learning and practicing venue for learners. After the Cultural Revolution ended, the Jianquan Taijiquan Association reopened in 1980. The Wú-style Tai Chi primarily comprises boxing frames, equipment and push-hands. It is characterized by its softness, moderate boxing frames, compact Kungfu frames and relaxed naturalness. It fully demonstrates the inherent style of Taijiquan: agile, flexible and fluent. For push hands, it requires neutrality and quiet, tight maneuvers, diverse movements, subtlety and softness, and well-considered composure. The Wú-style Tai Chi in Shanghai, centered around the Jianquan Taijiquan Association, has risen to fame over time as one of the five major schools of Taijiquan, with its disciples and influence expanding across China and beyond.
*The above information is subject to the official release by the venue, and this platform is for reference only.
Protecting Organization
Jianquan Taijiquan Association, Shanghai
Introduction
The Wú-style Tai Chi is a major school of Chinese Wushu with a complete system and dating back approximately 150 years.
It is characterized by its softness, moderate boxing frames, compact Kungfu frames and relaxed naturalness. It fully demonstrates the inherent style of Taijiquan: agile, flexible and fluent.
The Wú-style Tai Chi in Shanghai, centered around the Jianquan Taijiquan Association, has risen to fame over time, with its disciples and influence expanding across China and beyond.
Details
Taijiquan (Wú-style Tai Chi)
Taijiquan is a traditional Chinese boxing practice that balances the internal and external, the soft and hard, and the quick and slow. At its core are the Taiji and Yin-Yang concepts of traditional Chinese Confucianism and Daoism. It combines such functions as moral character cultivation, fitness, attack and defense, as well as such principles as the Yin-Yang and Five Elements of I Ching (Book of Changes), the meridians and collaterals in traditional Chinese medicine and ancient guiding and breathing techniques. There are many schools of Taijiquan, among which the common ones include Chen, Yang, Wǔ, Wú, Sun and He styles. These schools, unique in their own ways, have inherited and learned from each other. Taijiquan is a very vibrant branch of Chinese Wushu variety by virtue of its modern origin, a diversity of schools and broad popular base. The Wú-style Tai Chi is a major school of Chinese Wushu with a complete system and dating back approximately 150 years. Its history is roughly the same as that of Yang-style Tai Chi. Yang Luchan, the first-generation master of Yang-style Tai Chi, taught Taijiquan as a Wushu teacher at a Banner Garrison in Beijing during the Tongzhi reign of the Qing Dynasty. While, Wu Quanyou (Manchu, 1834-1902), the first-generation master of Wú-style Tai Chi, was a true disciple of Yang Luchan and good at softening skills. The second-generation master Wu Jianquan (1870-1942), son of Wu Quanyou, began to study under his father at a very young age and grew up to be an increasingly accomplished master in boxing techniques. Later, Wu Jianquan shaped the current Wú-style Tai Chi. He taught Taijiquan in Shanghai in 1926 at the request of the Shanghai Municipal Government, the Chin Woo Athletic Federation, l'Université Franco-Chinoise and social celebrities at the time. He subsequently settled in Shanghai. Since then, the Wú-style Tai Chi has made headway in South China. Wu Jianquan founded the Jianquan Taijiquan Association in Shanghai in 1932. He raised funds for the construction of the Jianquan Hall on the 10th floor of the YMCA Building, Xizang Road, Shanghai in 1935 to provide a learning and practicing venue for learners. After the Cultural Revolution ended, the Jianquan Taijiquan Association reopened in 1980. The Wú-style Tai Chi primarily comprises boxing frames, equipment and push-hands. It is characterized by its softness, moderate boxing frames, compact Kungfu frames and relaxed naturalness. It fully demonstrates the inherent style of Taijiquan: agile, flexible and fluent. For push hands, it requires neutrality and quiet, tight maneuvers, diverse movements, subtlety and softness, and well-considered composure. The Wú-style Tai Chi in Shanghai, centered around the Jianquan Taijiquan Association, has risen to fame over time as one of the five major schools of Taijiquan, with its disciples and influence expanding across China and beyond.
*The above information is subject to the official release by the venue, and this platform is for reference only.
