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Chen Pan-Ling Taijiquan |
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Chen Pan-Ling's taijiquan is a synthesis of the 5 major styles of taiji prevalent in pre-War China. Chen Pan-Ling formulated his synthetic style at the request of the Nationalist government (Koumintang) so as to preserve the essential elements of the major styles of taijiquan (grand ultimate fist boxing) in the face of the Japanese advance. As a highly respected engineer and a man who already had an impressive martial arts pedigree, Chen Pan-Ling was given access to the knowledge of many different masters whose teaching had previously only been available to a select few. Rather than preserve each form separately, Chen Pan-Ling combined them into a synthetic form that preserved the essential common elements. This form is sometimes called the "Nanjing 99" (since the form has 99 movements and was formulated at the Nanjing Institute in 1941) however it is more commonly referred to by the name of its creator. Today Chen Pan-Ling's art is preserved by his son Chen Yun-Ching. Shifu Dan is a bai shi (inner circle student) of Master Chen. For more about Chen Pan-Ling taijiquan see http://rtccc.com/chenpanling_story. |
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