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\"Cheng<\/a>Two quick announcements: Long time student, teacher and enthusiast,\u00a0 Nigel Sutton,<\/strong> has just published a very interesting book particularly if you are interested in the Cheng Man Ching<\/strong> style of Taiji. Though Cheng’s reputation has attracted its detractors in recent years, no one can deny the effect of his teachings in the United States, other non-Asian countries and even in regions such as Malaysia and Taiwan. There are a lot of stories mixed with a lot of thought and Mr. Sutton has created a book out of interviews of eight teachers, all in Chen’s lineage.<\/p>\n

\"Chen<\/a>We have just posted the DVD edition of Chen Zheng Lei’s<\/strong> Lao Jia set, a newly remastered version with the narration added by Jack Yan. This fits in with Cheng’s popular set of books<\/strong> on Chen style Taiji, an authoritative and pretty comprehensive selection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Two quick announcements: Long time student, teacher and enthusiast,\u00a0 Nigel Sutton, has just published a very interesting book particularly if you are interested in the Cheng Man Ching style of Taiji. 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