The Chinese martial arts has a long history. There are several styles of Taiji and several legends on its establishment. One such legend has to do with Laozi, also known as Laojun, who lived during the late Spring and Autumn Period 500 A.D.. Here is a poem that says Taiji stemmed from the birth of the world. Laozi established the religion and Mizi learnt from him...when he learnt the art, he became a fairy. In addition, in other dynasties, more styles of Taiji developed, such as the Cheng' s style, the Song's style, the Yu' s style, the Chen's style, and so on.

The art of Taiji is one of the treasures of Chinese culture. It combines the theories of Taoism and Chinese traditional medicine, making it the best example of hard and soft, fast and slow. It can make one sweat without panting, strengthen the explosive power, and make one breath more freely. All these help achieve the refinement of the internal and external elements. Taiji is an exercise of both the body and the mind (because the mind, breathing and physical actions are combined in Taiji.). Its soft and slow movements are relaxing and relieves the pressures of work and life and the hard and fast movements make us stronger. It is suitable for all kinds of people. Taiji emphasizes the combination of moving and stillness to regulate the Yin and Yang. The combination of its principles and artistic conceptions make practicing Taiji beneficial to the whole life of a person.

Now, the martial art teachers in the East-west Bridge Kungfu Camp, all of whom are senior Kungfu coaches or students of the general coach of Shanghai Martial Art Band, Zhangfuyun, will teach our students Yang's Taiji, which originated in Qing Dynasty. The renowned Jet Li is also Mr. Zhang's student. Our courses consist of the 24 formula, the 48 formula and the whole series of Yang's Taiji. Our camp recruits ethnic Chinese students and foreigners from all over the world. In addition to martial arts training, our Camp, in order to further meet the students' needs, also offers Chinese, Chinese painting and calligraphy, acupuncture, massage and health care, Chinese cooking and other courses with Chinese specialties. Moreover, we can help plan and arrange the tourist programs; for example, you could visit the ShaolinTemple located in Song Mountains in Henan province. If necessary, family-style accommodations are also available. Join us now!

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