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Tchoung Ta-chen
Tchoung Ta-tchen or Zhong Dazhen was a martial arts teacher who developed his own version of Yang-style t'ai chi ch'uan. He died on February 22, 2000. Dual method of the Old Form of Yang-style t'ai chi ch'uan Tchoung Ta-tchen developed his own form based on the Yang style of t'ai chi ch'uan. As a young man Tchoung studied his family's style of t'ai chi ch'uan and tui na (massage). He also was a track athlete. He became a professional soldier and Army officer. In 1943, he studied qigong and t'ai chi ch'uan with Abbott Hui Kung, at the Omei Monastery in Sichuan province. He learned baguazhang and I-ch'uan from his friend Wang Shu Chin and Xingyiquan from his friend Yuan Tao. Tchoung studied with Shi Tiao Mei who was a student of Tian Shaolin. Tian was a disciple of Yang Chien-hou. Tchoung Ta-tchen also studied with Hsiung Yang-ho, who was one of the few disciples of Yang Shao-hou. Hsiung also taught Tchoung's friend Liang Tsung-tsai. Tchoung and Liang were worko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valérian And Laureline
''Valérian and Laureline'' (french: Valérian et Laureline), also known as ''Valérian: Spatio-Temporal Agent'' (french: Valérian, agent spatio-temporel) or just ''Valérian'', is a French science fiction comics series, created by writer Pierre Christin and artist Jean-Claude Mézières. It was first published in ''Pilote'' magazine in 1967; the final installment was published in 2010. All of the ''Valérian'' stories have been collected in comic album format, comprising some twenty-one volumes plus a short story collection and an encyclopaedia. The series focuses on the adventures of the dark-haired Valérian, a spatio-temporal agent, and his redheaded female colleague, Laureline, as they travel the universe through space and time. Valérian is a classical hero, kind, strong and brave, who follows the orders of his superiors even if he feels, deep down, that it is the wrong thing to do. On the other hand, his partner Laureline combines her superior intelligence, determinati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
