Wonderful insights to a fascinating exercise! I first heard about the exercise from Master Xavier and found a book about it almost ten years ago. A few more...
I've seen a version of it demonstrated before. I took some lessons from a Yang practitioner for a while and in a class he did before mine they were doing...
After much studying and research I recently constucted my own tai chi ruler and with the walking and rowing exercises that we do I simply turned them into...
go to www.wunyuen.kungfu.net.au which is set up by students of Master Connie Coelho (my LHBF brother) who was given the wun yuen grandmaster title by our LHBF...
Thank you for the web address, Peter! I knew you would have the information. Do you know how much Master Li knew about Wun Yuen? I learned a small portion of...
Wow. Great Site. Apparetly there is a lot more to learn. I agree with Mark and would like to know the answer to that question as well. Is there a video clip...
I can't answer the question of exactly how much Mr. Li knew of the wun yuen system, but I can tell you what he taught. Besides the circle palm exercise he...
I do know of him, but have not met him. I think the first video I saw of his doing T'ai Chi was at the Taste of China back in the 1990s. His interpretation of...
First of all I have the publication information that I mentioned for the Tai Chi Ruler article. It is in the Journal of Asian Martial Arts; vol. 17 #1...
Apparently, Master Li Chung learned Wun Yuen from Master Lo Chi-wan before he left for Boston. Master Li also had a refresher course when he returned to Hong...
Grandmaster Chan Yik-yan, Master John Li Chung and Master Lo Chi-wan belong to the old-school, traditional teachers but also relaxed certain traditional rules...
T'ai Chi is becoming one of the better researched and documented health-care exercises in the world. Those of us who practice T'ai Chi know the benefits well....
I ran across this upcoming conference on Tai Chi and health scheduled for December 2008. http://www.taichi4healthconference.org/overview.html Clarence...
Thanks! This could be interesting. Many members of the steering committee are well-known in their fields. We'll watch to see more about costs and presenters....
... Greetings! Were you able to participate this year? I work on weekends, so haven't been able to go for several years. We always found it interesting at...
I was thinking the same thing when I went to the local park on World Tai Chi Day. There was a kung fu school sponsoring the event and I joined thinking no one...
How has training in Hwa Yu changed or affected your dailly life? Have you found youself either doing things differently or viewing them in a different light? ...
Greetings! Hwa Yu training is an important part of my life. It restored strength to my joints, bones and muscles. Years of hard style martial arts had damaged...
I have to agree with Mark. My foundation martial art is Hsing-I Chuan. When I came into Hwa-Yu the first things I noticed was my flexibilty increased and my...
I began studying the concept of relaxation in Hwa Yu. Sometimes I go to the pool and do the long form a couple of times at full speed in water up to mid...
What are some different ways to practice the animals forms? I have been learning the forms from video because there is no one near me that teaches Hwa Yu....
I practice them in like a hsing-i fashion. Separating each technique in the form and creating a walking form where I do each technique in a linear fashion,...
Master Li often said that the power of Hwa Yu was in its root. He emphasized practicing all aspects of the art with standing, rowing and walking, along with ...
I am a Liu He Ba Fa practitioner/instructor that lives in Central Pennsylvania, approximately a half hour outside of the Harrisburg metro area. Personally I...
Greetings! I hope everyone had a wonderful summer. We're entering the Fall season and that means many wonderful new opportunities to share our experiences with...
The last part of the name of our art, San Pan Shi Er Shi,(The full name for Hwa Yu is Hwa Yu Hsing-I Liu Ho Ba Fa San Pan Shi Er Shi)deals with the mind and...
