| :: Traditional Chinese Martial Arts for Health and Defense :: |
Seven Stars school of Wu style Tai Ji Chuan:
Tai Ji Chuan is Chinese martial art that uses softness to overcome
hardness. When practiced regularly, Tai Ji Chuan reduces stress and
improves health. The foundation of Tai Ji skill, the open hand form, trains
efficient body movement and consists of a flowing sequence of
movements that gently exercises the muscles and joints, regulates the
blood and calms the mind. Suitable for people of all ages and level of
fitness, this exercise system requires no special equipment and can be
easily integrated into one’s daily life. Tai Ji Chuan builds strong and
supple bodies and can also be a subtle and sophisticated method of self-
defence.
Seven Stars Tai Ji Chuan, as taught by Sifu Irving Leong, is a
complete Tai Ji Chuan system including the open hand form, weapons
(sword, spear, saber and short staff), push hands, self defence, neigong
and meditation. Sifu Leong has been practicing Tai Ji Chuan since 1960
and has been teaching in Montreal since 1985.
Sifu Leong studied with the famous Hong Kong master Cheng Tin Hung,
the founder of the Wudang Tai Ji Chuan system. Cheng Tin Hung learned
the Wu family Tai Ji Chuan style from his uncle, Cheng Win Kwong, who
was an student of Wu Chien Chuan. Cheng Tin Hung had another
teacher, an itinerant martial artist and Buddhist by the name of Qi
Minxuan, who helped to deepen his understanding of Tai Ji Chuan and
neigong.
Gao Style Ba Gua Zhang:
Using evasive circular footwork, piercing palm strikes and joint lock
applications, Ba Gua was invented by Dong Hai Chuan, a famous marital
artist of the Qing dynasty. The focus is on training endurance,
coordination, strength and flexibility in such a way that you become
versatile and capable of fighting multiple opponents. As its fullest
potential, it is used by bodyguards and elite soldiers who had to be able
to defend themselves in any situation.
Dong Hai Chuan trained in many different styles, and took from them
what he found to be the most effective techniques to create Ba Gua. He
also implemented Daoist cultivation excercises which made Ba Gua not
only an effect style for combat, but also an excellent training method for
good health throughout a lifetime. The training even extends into Chinese
philosophy on the map of changes, the Yi-Qing.
Gao Yi Sheng was a third generation Ba Gua Master, having studied
under Cheng Ting Hua, who was a student of Dong Hai Chuan, as well as
a famous fighter. This particular style of Ba Gua incorporates a lot of
Shuai Jiao training, putting less emphasis on weapons training and more
on empty hand applications and throws.
Shuai Jiao
Shuai Jiao is a style of Chinese wrestling. With many similarities to
Judo, it was popular in northern China due to the influence of Mongolian
wrestlers. The goal was to get the person on the ground, with few
regulations on how you accomplished that. The methods we train are from
Tianjin, which being the port city to Beijing, had a large number of schools
and heavy competition between them.
The Training emphasizes conditioning a solid root, as well as
developing your balance for some of the more advanced throws. You
learn how to judge your opponent's center of balance, and use
complicated footwork to overtake their ground. The powerful throws used
in Shuai Jiao combined with the agile maneuvers of Ba Gua can create a
very well balanced fighter.
Tai Ji Chuan is Chinese martial art that uses softness to overcome
hardness. When practiced regularly, Tai Ji Chuan reduces stress and
improves health. The foundation of Tai Ji skill, the open hand form, trains
efficient body movement and consists of a flowing sequence of
movements that gently exercises the muscles and joints, regulates the
blood and calms the mind. Suitable for people of all ages and level of
fitness, this exercise system requires no special equipment and can be
easily integrated into one’s daily life. Tai Ji Chuan builds strong and
supple bodies and can also be a subtle and sophisticated method of self-
defence.
Seven Stars Tai Ji Chuan, as taught by Sifu Irving Leong, is a
complete Tai Ji Chuan system including the open hand form, weapons
(sword, spear, saber and short staff), push hands, self defence, neigong
and meditation. Sifu Leong has been practicing Tai Ji Chuan since 1960
and has been teaching in Montreal since 1985.
Sifu Leong studied with the famous Hong Kong master Cheng Tin Hung,
the founder of the Wudang Tai Ji Chuan system. Cheng Tin Hung learned
the Wu family Tai Ji Chuan style from his uncle, Cheng Win Kwong, who
was an student of Wu Chien Chuan. Cheng Tin Hung had another
teacher, an itinerant martial artist and Buddhist by the name of Qi
Minxuan, who helped to deepen his understanding of Tai Ji Chuan and
neigong.
Gao Style Ba Gua Zhang:
Using evasive circular footwork, piercing palm strikes and joint lock
applications, Ba Gua was invented by Dong Hai Chuan, a famous marital
artist of the Qing dynasty. The focus is on training endurance,
coordination, strength and flexibility in such a way that you become
versatile and capable of fighting multiple opponents. As its fullest
potential, it is used by bodyguards and elite soldiers who had to be able
to defend themselves in any situation.
Dong Hai Chuan trained in many different styles, and took from them
what he found to be the most effective techniques to create Ba Gua. He
also implemented Daoist cultivation excercises which made Ba Gua not
only an effect style for combat, but also an excellent training method for
good health throughout a lifetime. The training even extends into Chinese
philosophy on the map of changes, the Yi-Qing.
Gao Yi Sheng was a third generation Ba Gua Master, having studied
under Cheng Ting Hua, who was a student of Dong Hai Chuan, as well as
a famous fighter. This particular style of Ba Gua incorporates a lot of
Shuai Jiao training, putting less emphasis on weapons training and more
on empty hand applications and throws.
Shuai Jiao
Shuai Jiao is a style of Chinese wrestling. With many similarities to
Judo, it was popular in northern China due to the influence of Mongolian
wrestlers. The goal was to get the person on the ground, with few
regulations on how you accomplished that. The methods we train are from
Tianjin, which being the port city to Beijing, had a large number of schools
and heavy competition between them.
The Training emphasizes conditioning a solid root, as well as
developing your balance for some of the more advanced throws. You
learn how to judge your opponent's center of balance, and use
complicated footwork to overtake their ground. The powerful throws used
in Shuai Jiao combined with the agile maneuvers of Ba Gua can create a
very well balanced fighter.
| Gao style Ba Gua Zhang |
| Supple and agile |
| Wu Style Tai Ji Chuan |
| Soft and relaxing |
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| Shuai Jiao |
| Powerful and resiliant |
