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The Ottawa Martial Arts Association has a large collection of source and reference materials.We also like to use this site to link to other groups or associations who are actively promoting the art of Taijiquan. The list of Taiji resources is too numerous to be comprehensive. We will try to provide you with the most authoritative sources of Taiji information. Please let me know if you specialized in promoting the art of Taijiquan.
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The Ottawa Chinese Martial Arts
Association encourages the work of dedicated enthusiasts promoting the growth of Tai Chi Quan around the world.
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Ottawa Chinese Martial Arts Association
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The Ottawa Chinese Martial Arts Association provides training in the Yang 24 movement and as the student progress, they will explore Chen style taijiquan. The goal is both for health and self defense applications.
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Tai Chi at Motion Matters
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Tai Chi at motion matters provides a systematic and scientific approach to Tai Chi training for health and wellness.
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Canada
- Chinese Tai Chi Chuan Association of Canada - founded by Tchoung Ta Tchen (1911-2000) teaching Yang Style. (Vancouver, BC)
- Daido Academy (大都學院, Volunteer Martial Arts Club) - 袁德安 and many others teaching different styles of Taichi (Ottawa, ON)
- Double Dragon Tai Chi Studio - Josephine Anderson is teaching old and new Yang style, forms and weapons. Lineage of Erle Montaigue. (Ottawa, ON)
- Henry Wang Tai Chi School
- searchcentertaichi.com - Henry Wang Hui Juin is a student of Huang Sheng Shyan (Comox, BC). Ray Sidwell, who was teaching Yang and CMC in Vancouver used to use this domain (2004) but now Henry uses it.
- Hsin-I Tai Chi Institute - Tek Siaw teaches Yang Style of the Wu Tu Nan Lineage. (Victoria, BC)
- Hunyuantaiiacademy (意混元太極) - Chen Zhonghua (陈中华) continues the teachings Hong Junsheng (洪均生) and Feng Zhiqiang (冯志强). He has more than 15 associates across Canada and the US. (CANADA: HQ- Edmonton, AB, Maple Ridge, BV, Victoria, BC, Ottawa, ON, Newfoundland, Reginal, SK, USA: Athens, GA, Atlantic GA, Bentonville, AR, CT, Tampa Bay, FL, Jersey City, NJ, Los Angeles, CA, Phoenix, AZ, INTERNATIONAL: Brazil, Ireland, Puerto Rico)
- Ji Hong Tai Chi Schools (基宏太極拳) - Bao Sen Liang (總教練) and May Rahnema (黄美瑶) teaching in Toronto. Hong Yuan Luo (羅紅元) and Jennifer Gu Dai Juan (古岱娟) teaching in Edmonton. Hong Yuan Luo (羅紅元) and Rudy Mo (Mo Fan) teaching in Calgary. They are teaching the system of Luo Ji Hong (羅基宏) which is a synthesis of many taiji styles including Hao, Chen and Yang.
- Ottawa Taichi Chuan Association (OTC, 渥太華太極拳學會) - Teaching Yang Style.(Ottawa, ON)
- Shou-Yu Liang Wushu Taiji Qigong Institute - Teaching various styles of tai chi. (Vancouver, BC)
- Sam Masich - Teaching Yang Style (Vancouver, BC)
- Taichi Center - Marc Seguin teaching Yang Style. (Ottawa, ON)
- Taichi Studio - Michael Babin teaches Yang Style Tai Chi. Lineage of Erle Montaigue. (Ottawa, ON)
- Victoria Chen Taiji Academy - Gordon Muir student of T. T. Liang and Chen Zhonghua teaches both Yang And Chen Forms. (Victoria, BC)
- Wu's Tai Chi Chuan Academy, Toronto - Eddie Wu Kwong Yu teaches his family's Wu style (Toronto, ON)
Unknown Status (Links that are dead the last time I checked)
- Chantal Fafard studied with Yang Zhenduo, Shou-yu Liang and Sam Masich. (Peachland, BC)
- Little Mountain Tai Chi Club - Guy Tomash studied with Mak Ying Po (Calgary) teaching Yang Style Tung lineage (Vancouver, BC)
- Mission school of Traditional Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan - Howard Ketola (Mission, BC)
- Nameless School - Haim Behar is a student of Paul McCaughey (Toronto). (Vancouver, BC)
- Peter Uhlmann - studented with Wang Hui-Juin (Powell River, BC)
- Seven Stars Tai Chi Club - Doug MacDonald is teaching Yang style of Cheng Man-ching Lineage (Victoria, BC)
USA International
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The Ottawa
Chinese Martial Arts Association has an extensive library of Tai Chi related reference books. Our collection contains both Chinese and English texts. Here are some examples.
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General Reference
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Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method (Volume One: Theory) by Hong Junsheng (洪均生) translated by Chen Zhonghua (陈中华) (Paperback - 2006) |
Great book providing a summary of Chen Style Taiji from the viewpoint of Hong Chen Zhonghua provided a clear and concise translation. Recommended to all Chen stylist. The book is available here.
ISBN-13: 978-0973004557
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Tai Chi Chuan : 24 and 48 Postures With Martial Applications by Shou-Yu Liang, Wen-Ching Wu, Denise Breiter (Editor) (Paperback 2nd edition, June 1996) |
Liang provides a great introduction to
the basics of T'ai Chi using the national form as an example.
Features an interesting discussion on the martial applications
of some of the forms. .
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The Ottawa
Chinese Martial Arts
Association also collect videos of different styles of Tai Chi Chuan.
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Chen Style
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Chen Zhonghua DVD
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Chen Zhonghua has created a series of DVDs exploring Hung's theory on Chen Taiji. All of the DVD's are highly recommended. They are available at his website chenzhonghua.net .
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The Ottawa
Chinese Martial Arts
Association collects organizes Tai Chi resources. Please suggest a site for us to review.
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