9clouds taiji

9clouds supports Daoist Internal Arts and related disciplines

We use modern teaching methods and traditional training within a cross-cultural environment.

In central Shanghai 9clouds studio is an elegant, fresh, light filled space for events and classes. 9clouds operates under a "non-profit concept" providing members with high-quality training at reasonable rates.

9clouds is affiliated to 9Clouds Cultural Communication (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., 2014

Program

Huang Xingxian 5 Loosenings

ZhengManqing (郑曼青) 37Form
YangChengfu (杨澄甫) 108Form
HuangXingxian (黃性賢) FastForm

8 fixed-step Pushing-Hands
8 moving-step Pushing-Hands

15min guided meditation

Taiji Principles

There is only one true Taiji, one set of principles

Human deviation gave rise to family styles (Yang, Wu, Chen) which each has strengths and weaknesses. Their strengths are where they follow the principles and their weaknesses are where they deviate from the principles.

We train fluid power waves
Yang Style issuing transverse wave
Wu Style borrowing pressure wave
Chen Style spiral twisting wave

We follow my teacher's advice
"Return to the original principles, from before the styles diverged."

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"Though they practice my methods, not following my (inner) way they are not my students"

Born in Fuzhou, China. Trained from the age of 14 in Fujian White Crane (白鶴拳), 18 Buddha boxing (罗汉拳) and Daoist Internal Alchemy under Old Master Pan YuBa (潘屿八), then later under Pan's famous disciple Master XieZhongxian (謝宗祥大师).

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The Old Child Who Never Tires of Learning

Professor Cheng was a gentleman with a distinguished, cultured air. His character was outspoken and honest, and he walked a straight path from which he never wavered nor compromised himself.

In the Chinese world he was respected for his 5 excellencies within the Daoist Arts. In the West he was known especially for his Taijiquan.

ZhengManqing

Taiji Dao

Taiji is in practice what 'Dao de Jing' expresses in principle. These principles remain universal throughout the known worlds, undiminished by their common reduction to intellectual ideas, emotional values, or religious rules, by the various races of the Earth.

Taiji Principles

The Source

The further back in time we look the more obscure the history of Taiji becomes, yet studying this past, 2 things become clear.

Taiji's inner essence flows down from genuine teachers to sincere pupils in unbroken chains.

Each teacher devises a personal system to express and pass on the impersonal inner teaching. The teaching must evolve outwardly or die inwardly.

Taiji Transmission

Meditation has 9 levels

Each of the 3 main realms has 3 sublevels, giving 9 energy clouds. Meditation works on the deep structures of the mind. It is a serious and potentially dangerous exercise. The ideal is to follow a senior master who has at least 20 years of self-cultivation. However, few who teach meditation fit this situation. Everywhere, inexperienced people foolishly play with the internal life of others, changing road signs and taking shortcuts, all for the purpose of power or money. Students are led astray, wasting time and energy on superficial or imaginary methods.

CompleteReality Meditation

Taiji | Evolved

陰yin 陽yang 雍yong

receiving responding harmonising

《道德經》 – Dao De Jing:

道生一 Dao gave rise to one
一生二 one produced two
二生三 two produced three
三生萬物 three produced myriads
萬物負陰而抱陽 myriads bear Yin, embrace Yang
沖氣以為和 harmonised by immaterial Qi
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