Dr Cheng Man-Ch'ng, The Master

The Grandmaster's photo is loading on the left hand side. Form called Single Whip - lower style.Noticed how centered is The Master and how soong he is - fantastic.

The advantages of Dr Cheng Man-Ch'ng Style is :-

1.     Faster - it consists of 37 Forms which can be performed in a matter of about 10 minutes.         A definite advantage in today's fast paced society. 2.     It contains the essentials of Tai Chi. 3.    The principle being simplicity and ease of performance. 4.     It has also been proven in use by many.         -  Grandmaster Huang in Malaysia  has proven the use of the art in combat and in             countless demonstrations.          - Edward Maisel speaks well of the art in the book "Tai Chi for  Health" (1972).         - Nigel  Sutton too has done research on the style in his book "Tai Chi Chuan - Roots and Branches" (1993), Robert Smith, etc. 5.    The benefits are gradual but there are improvement in health after a period of consistent and persistent bi-daily practice.

The following are excellent Tai Chi Sites specifically on Dr Cheng's Style of Tai Chi (not in any particular order) :-

Grandmaster Prof. Cheng Man-Ching  - This site is set up by Fernando Bernall and David Champ with permission from Dr Cheng's family. Contributions by his NY school, Stanley Isreal's student Mario Napoli are included. Excellent articles and contributions by Ken Van Sickle under five integrity. The other 5 direct disciple of the Master in NY are, Maggie Newman, Lou Kleinsmith, Ed Young, Tam Gibbs, and Mort Raphael. (1999). Latest (2004) - There seemed to be some technical problems and unfortunately, this site has deteriorated . Unfortunately this site has been dropped and stopped. The School of Tai Chi Chu'an Site (New York)  (Patrick Watson's school - he was a close student of Dr Cheng in NY) Patrick Watson also offers insight into Dr Cheng - the teacher, the man, and the visionary. Wu Kuo-Chung (KL,PJ,Malaysia) - 1st Generation direct disciple of The GrandMaster, Dr Cheng Man-Ching. This is the  Malaysian web-site.  Master Wu Kuo-Chung is based in Taiwan with branches in Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia and USA.. Association is called Shen Loong (Spirited Dragon) Tai Chi. Nigel Sutton - ( UK ) 3rd Generation disciple of The Master, Dr Cheng Man-Ching. He has done extensive research into Dr Cheng's style. Please read his many articles for advanced understanding into Dr Cheng's style. Sing Ong Tai Chi (New Zealand) - disciple of Master Huang Sheng -Shyan (Master Huang is the direct disciple of Grandmaster Dr Cheng, and probably most famous due to his many demonstrations) based in New Zealand. Do check out the links on this web-site. It is quite comprehensive for Master Huang's lineage. Patrick Kelly  (Australia)  -  Master Huang Sheng-Shyan's only western disciple's web-site. Interesting for write-up on Master Huang's history and he has quite an understanding of the deeper aspects of the art. Khoo Teck Hock  ( Penang, Malaysia) - 2nd Generation Malaysian master based in Penang, Malaysia. Dr Cheng's Tai Chi   ( UK )- Excellent articles on Dr Cheng's Taichi as well as on insight on the CMC Tai Chi art. I recommend the articles in this web-site Master Yek Giong ( Malaysia )- This is the Chief Instructor for the Master Huang's Association in Malaysia. Impressive sites with lots of photos and demo photos. howeer, minimal articles and information. Master Tay  (PJ, Malaysia)  - disciple of Master Huang Sheng -Shyan, practicing and teaching in PJ's SS2 area, Malaysia.

Other Excellent Tai chi links :- 1.  Singapore's Peter Lim's taichi web-site -  interesting on history, lineage,styles, etc. 2.   LATEST - comprehensive site on Taichi (Dr Cheng's) & Taichi Sword (highly recommended. some not easily obtainable info. on Dr Cheng or Taichi sword. Author of web-site has done extensive research.) www.egreenway.com/taichichuan

Note: This was updated on Nov 2005, My thanks to those who surf regularly here .

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