Taiji Zen 太极禅

15/02/2018

Today is the first day of the year of the dog, Taiji Zen wishes you Health and Happiness in 2018! Woof!

13/02/2018

Gù 顾 and Pàn 盼 have two levels of meaning: (1) lateral motion, which is used to evade incoming attacks and add lateral momentum to techniques, as well as (2) visual and situational awareness of the two sides.

Gù 顾and Pàn 盼 have two levels of meaning: (1) lateral motion, which is used to evade incoming attacks and add lateral momentum to techniques, as well as (2) ...

26/01/2018

In Chinese there is a saying, “Take a step back and a boundless world appears in front of you” (Tuì Yī Bù Hǎikuò Tiānkōng, or 退一步海阔天空).

Tuì 退 expresses the concept of backward motion. It is used to create empty space for the opponent to follow, or to add backward momentum to upper body techni...

03/01/2018

Happy New Year! Begin your new year by advancing forward with the first Kinetic concept of Level 3: Jin 进

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjHlj3Mfoek&feature=youtu.be

Jìn 进 (Advance forward) expresses the concept of forward motion. It is used to follow opponents as they retreat and also to add forward momentum to upper bod...

27/12/2017

In 2018 we will continue sharing Level 3 of the Online Academy on Youtube

In Level 3 (Sān Duàn, or 三段), you will finish up your learning of the key essentials of Taiji Zen. This is the last of the Beginner levels, after which you w...

25/12/2017

We wish everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

07/12/2017

When you are familiar with the Level 2 form you can start using explosive force (Fā Lì 发力)

A characteristic of the Four Ordinal Energies is that they require “Fā Lì” (发力)1, which means to issue explosive force into your movement. Therefore Level 2 ...

23/11/2017

Happy Thanksgiving!

Appreciate Fully
From infancy to old age, no one can survive without the help of others. In the years between, let us fill our hearts with thankfulness, and appreciate fully those in our lives -- families, friends, teachers, colleagues and others. With a thankful heart, we begin to see the grace in people, and in seeing grace, come to know greater joy and happiness.

17/11/2017

Jack Ma and Jet Li officially introduced the new sports IP, GSD (Gong Shou Dao) to the world. Check the GSD Grand Opening Match now!

16/11/2017

Yesterday's opening match of the Gongshou Dao tournament, you can still rewatch it on Youku:

http://vku.youku.com/live/newplay?spm=a2h0k.8191407.0.0&id=13746&prepos=1

15/11/2017

Getting ready for the opening of the Gongshou Dao Tournament!

10/11/2017

10/11/2017

One more day!

"The fundamental purpose of Chinese martial arts is not “offense (攻)” but to use the “Kung Fu (功夫)” or efforts to protect/defend our home and heritage that is sacred to our culture." - Jet Li

02/11/2017

Gong Shou Dao (GSD) is not just a short movie, but will be a new one-on-one Taiji competition which will take place in a 3 meter in diameter ring, whoever pushes the opponent out of the ring will be the winner.

Hit like if you think it is time for Chinese Martial Arts to enter the Olympics!

01/11/2017

“We all have the same dream with the aim to promote China’s excellent traditional culture and a tribute to the predecessors in the field of Taiji, Kung Fu and Martial Arts. The timing seems to be perfect and everyone involved in this project were so enthusiastic in making it happen.” -- Jet Li

Jack Ma is going to be the main actor in Gong Shou Dao (GSD) produced by Jet Li. GSD is derived from and influenced by Taiji, Kung Fu, and Martial Arts.

28/10/2017

Gongshou Dao 功守道, a new Taiji project of Jet Li and Jack Ma, is airing in China next month! More will be revealed in the coming weeks

“On That Night...While We Dream." This picture just posted by my good friend Jack Ma on his Weibo Homepage. Something big is happening soon!

20/10/2017

After learning the four Kinetic Concepts of Level 2, you are ready to sequence them together into one flowing form.