Legacy Articles

Story by Rose Oliver 2006 I met Master Ji for the first time in late 2004, although I had heard a great deal about him already, over the last few years in Shanghai. His quiet and tranquil demeanour impressed me immediately, as did his push hands skill the moment we...

The art of Tong Bei Quan is first recorded as being practiced during the Hong Ming Dynasty, in Shan Xi Province in about 1372. It continued to be practiced throughout the Ming and Qing dynasties, and in fact an emperor during the Qing Dynasty, was so impressed by one...

Interview and story by Rose Oliver - published in Tai Chi Magazine and Qi Magazine 2008 Photos by Mr.Wang Ming Bo and Rose Oliver Many people have already tried to explain what Taiji is, and what makes this art so special or different from other Chinese martial...

Interview by Rose Oliver, Photos by Mr. Wang Ming Bo & Rose Oliver Published in Tai Chi Magazine 2005 Mian Quan, or loosely translated as, “soft or unbroken boxing style, and known to some as “cotton fist”; is a fighting system that is now less commonly practiced...