Chen Family (or Chen Style) Taiji is the ancestor of all Taiji systems. Unlike many of the easy, meditative Taiji forms practiced in the West, Chen Style Taiji is a highly evolved martial art. Newcomers to the art will find useful information on how to identify a qualified instructor, while the martial arts theorist will find a thorough discussion concerning the origins and evolution of Taiji.
Mark Chen is a 20th-generation lineage holder in Chen Family Taijiquan, and a formal, rumen disciple of 19th-generation Grandmaster Chen Qingzhou of Xulu Village, Henan Province, China. He holds an instructor's credentials (quan shi rank) from the certification board of the Wen Xian International Taijiquan Conference, the official accrediation body for Chen Family Taijiquan instructors in China. He is also a certified senior instructor in the Chen Qingzhou Martial Arts Assocation and the public-relations director for the National Neigong Research Society.
Chen Family (or Chen Style) Taiji is the ancestor of all Taiji systems. Unlike many of the easy, meditative Taiji forms practiced in the West, Chen Style Taiji is a highly evolved martial art. Newcomers to the art will find useful information on how to identify a qualified instructor, while the martial arts theorist will find a thorough discussion concerning the origins and evolution of Taiji.
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Mark Chen is a 20th-generation lineage holder in Chen Family Taijiquan, and a formal, rumen disciple of 19th-generation Grandmaster Chen Qingzhou of Xulu Village, Henan Province, China. He holds an instructor's credentials (quan shi rank) from the certification board of the Wen Xian International Taijiquan Conference, the official accrediation body for Chen Family Taijiquan instructors in China. He is also a certified senior instructor in the Chen Qingzhou Martial Arts Assocation and the public-relations director for the National Neigong Research Society.
