Although we represent several books in Chinese on Sifu Feng Zhiqiang’s Hun Yuan Chen Taijiquan, (there are a couple on this page) we are a bit scant on material concerning his style in English; most of it has gone out of print. But we were able to source a few long-out-of-reach items, so we thought […]
Apr
26
2023
26
2023
Aug
9
2017
9
2017
The Taiji Ruler System
Every once in a while, we at Plum discover, to our embarrassment, that an article that appeared in our old weblog somehow managed to escape the transition to WordPress. This one by Rich Mooney is a classic, not to mention a generous and concise discussion of the Taiji Ruler in practice. We (re)represent it below. […]
Jul
6
2013
6
2013
Restocked Chinese Books: Yang Tai Chi and Tai Chi Ruler
A couple more books back, from across the ocean: Yang Tai Chi’s True Narrative – SC216, by Wang Yong Quan. Wang was the teacher to Wei Shuren. Wang studied at an early age from both Yang Jian Hou and Yang Chen Fu, and this book contains his transmissions he is passing down when in his […]
Jan
17
2013
17
2013
The Tai Chi Ruler,Continuing Story
This version by Professor Zhang Guang De, incorporates those simple actions we normally see with the ruler into routines that also have wider, strong and more beautiful martial-style moves.
Nov
9
2012
9
2012
The Ruler is Back
Well, it’s been a few years but we now can offer probably the first description and video of the Tai Chi Ruler ever done in English.