Yangjia Michuan Taiji Quan ({{zh, t=楊家秘傳太極拳, s=杨家秘传太极拳, p=yángjiā mìchuán tàijíquán), the Yang Family Secret Tradition is a
t'ai chi ch'uan
Tai chi (), short for Tai chi ch'üan ( zh, s=太极拳, t=太極拳, first=t, p=Tàijíquán, labels=no), sometimes called " shadowboxing", is an internal Chinese martial art practiced for defense training, health benefits and meditation. ...
style created by
Yang Luchan
Yang Lu-ch'an or Yang Luchan, also known as Yang Fu-k'ui or Yang Fukui (1799–1872), was an influential Chinese practitioner and teacher of the internal style t'ai chi ch'uan (taijiquan). He is known as the founder of Yang-style t'ai chi ch'u ...
, founder of the
Yang style. He passed this special style to his son
Yang Chien-hou who transmitted it to his student
Zhang Qinlin. Master
Wang Yen-nien was taught the Yangjia Michuan by
Zhang Qinlin and chose, in order to avoid the disappearance of this style, to teach it to a great number of students all over the world.
The Yangjia Michuan form has 127 movements, divided in three duan.
Tuishou (push hands) and martial applications of the movements of the form have a central importance in this style.
External links
Yangjia Michuan Taijiquan International, TaipeiAmerican Yangjia Michuan Taijiquan Association Taiwan Yangjia Michuan Taiji Quan Associationl'Amicale du Yangjia Michuan en Europele Collège Européen des enseignants du Yangjia Michuan Taiji QuanPremier Duan par Georges C. LinGreat River Taoist Centre Australia, Yangjia Michuan Taijiquan in Sydney, Australia.
Tai chi styles
Neijia