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Traditional Tai Chi Chuan

of
Tao of Tai Chi Chuan Institute

for Health, Self Defence and Spiritual Development

Melbourne

“Great may be the man who conquers others 

but much greater is one who conquers himself and ceaselessly helps others”

Chief Instructor:  Sifu John Chow

Tai Chi Articles (some articles still being written)

Benefits of Practising Tai Chi Chuan:-

Article	Author/ Source	Date added
Benefits of practising Tai Chi Chuan and Chi Kung	John Chow

Tai Chi & Chi Kung for the Elderly and Arthritis

Benefits of Practising Tai Chi Chuan and Chi Kung	John Chow	1/4/2006
Benefits of Tai Chi and Chi Kung for arthritis	John Chow	1/4/2006
Tai Chi Chi Kung for Arthritis - generic discussion	John Chow	1/4/2006
What is Tai Chi Chi Kung for Arthritis	John Chow	1/4/2006
Tips for finding a suitable Tai Chi Chi Kung teacher for your arthritis	John Chow	1/4/2006
Tai Chi Chi Kung and the Elderly Senior Citizens	John Chow	1/4/2006
Tai Chi Chi Kung for the Elderly	John Chow	1/4/2006

Exercises and Arthritis

Treatment Plan for people with Arthritis	John Chow	1/3/2006
Exercise and Arthritis	John Chow	1/3/2006
Benefits of exercise for Arthritic Patients	John Chow	1/3/2006
How exercises can benefit patients suffering from Arthritis	John Chow	1/3/2006
Exercises most suitable for Arthritic Patients	John Chow	1/3/2006
Exercise choices for Arthritis and Osteoarthritis	John Chow	1/3/2006
Starting an Arthritic Exercise program	John Chow	1/3/2006
Getting started in Arthritis Exercise program - suggested point-by-point plan	John Chow	1/3/2006
Frequency of Arthritic Exercises	John Chow	1/3/2006
Suitable Muscle and Ligament Strengthening exercises for Arthritis	John Chow	1/3/2006
How Much Exercise Is Too Much	John Chow	1/3/2006

Traditional Tai Chi Chuan:-

Article	Author/ Source	Date added
What is Traditional Tai Chi Chuan	John Chow
Traditional Tai Chi Chuan topics	John Chow
Traditional 10 Methods of Pushing Hands	John Chow
Traditional styles of Tai Chi Chuan

History of Tai Chi Chuan:-

Article	Author/ Source	Date added
Brief History Origins of Tai Chi Chuan	John Chow
Brief History of Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan	John Chow	pending
Yang Style Tai Chi major lineage masters (top level only)	John Chow	pending

(for a truly excellent unbiased rendition of history and development of Tai Chi Chuan,

please refer to a series of articles on the topic by Peter Lim Tian Tek of Singapore)

Finding a Tai Chi or Chi Kung teacher:-

Article	Author/ Source	Date added
Tips for finding a suitable Tai Chi Chi Kung teache for your arthritis	John Chow	19/4/2006
Advice and tips on choosing a Tai Chi teacher	John Chow	7/05/2006
Finding the right & authentic Tai Chi teacher	John Chow

Tai Chi Chuan for Health:-

Article	Author/ Source	Date added
Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan form in 7 sections.html	John Chow

Tai Chi Pushing Hands:-

Article	Author/ Source	Date added
Purpose of Tai Chi Pushing Hands	John Chow	pending
Difference between Tai Chi Pushing Hands and the Push Hands of other Kungfu	John Chow	pending
Fa Jing in Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan		pending
Fa Jing	John Chow	28/4/2005
Tai Chi Pushing Hands Practice Part1	John Chow
Tai Chi Pushing Hands Application Part1l	John Chow
Dim Mak and Tai Chi Push Hands	John Chow	20/1/2006
The Tai Chi – Dim Mak Controversy	John Chow	20/1/2006
Fantasies - a dangerous side of martial arts students	John Chow	20/1/2006

Tai Chi Chuan as a martial art:-

Article	Author/ Source	Date added
Combat Application Practice and Pre-arranged Drills	John Chow
The Combative Elements of Yang Taijiquan	Peter Lim
Combat Yang TaiJiChuan	Peter Lim
Advice on Punching the Mitts	John Chow	18/3/2005
Advice on Holding the Mitts	John Chow	18/3/2005
On partner practice – feeding strikes and executing defences	John Chow	30/6/2006
History of Tai Chi San Shou	Harvey Kurland
Tai Chi Combat Boxing	John Chow	pending
Yang Style Tai Chi Boxing	John Chow
Warning on practising Nei Gong	John Chow	9/4/2006

Tai Chi Theory:-

Article	Author/ Source	Date added
Advice when performing the Tai Chi form	John Chow
Tai Chi Simple Guidelines
Distinguishing the Hip and Waist	Sam Masich
Wu Bu	Sam Masich
13 Postures	Sam Masich
Tai Chi 13 Postures	John Chow
Tai Chi Breathing	Chen Yen Ling

Cheng Man Ching Yang Style:-

Article	Author/ Source	Date added
Cheng_Man_Ching_chronology.html
Cheng_Man_Ching_37 Postures_names and details in tabular format
Cheng Man Ching Nei Gong in Malaysia	Nigel Sutton
Grandmaster Tchoung Ta Tchen	Harvey Kurland
Nei Kung of the Cheng Man Ching lineage in Malaysia	John Chow	pending
Cheng Man Ching’s comment on San Shou

Discipleship, and Lineages:-

Article	Author/ Source	Date added
John Chow’s Discipleship Ceremony with Master Lau	John Chow	19/8/2005
John Chow’s Discipleship with Master Gao Yun Wu	John Chow	18/8/2005
Kim Fung’s Discipleship Ceremony with John Chow	John Chow	19/8/2005
John Chow’s Yang Style Tai Chi lineage	John Chow	22/8/2005
Cheng Man Ching lineage tree in Malaysia	John Chow
The Master – Disciple Relationship	John Chow	14/5/2006
How to address the teacher?	Yaron Seidman	14/5/2006
Warning on practising Nei Gong	John Chow	9/4/2006
Importance of lineages in martial arts	John Chow	27/4/2005
Misfortunes in Student-Teacher Relationships	John Chow	15/8/2005

Tai Chi weapons:-

Article	Author/ Source	Date added
Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan Sabre	Howard Choy
Yang Style Tai Chi Sabre 1	Peter Lim
Yang Style Tai Chi Sabre 2	Peter Lim
Tai Chi Spear	Peter Lim
Yang Style Tai Chi Staff of Lu Tong Bao	John Chow	pending
Yang Style Tai Chi Quarter Staff	John Chow	pending
Tai Chi Fan	John Chow	pending

Tai Chi Chuan – general:-

Tai Chi Chuan checklist
Tai Chi Chuan's Philosophy of Living
What Tai Chi Chuan means to me	John Chow
Tai Chi 6 Harmonies	John Chow
Certification & Standardization of Taijiquan	Sam Masich
Yang Shao Hou's Small Frame Tai Chi Chuan	Peter Lim
New Tai Chi and Medical Fade	John Chow	30/4/2005
Yang? Chen? Yang? Chen?	Sam Masich

Miscellaneous:-

Article	Author/ Source	Date added
History of Monash Tai Chi Club	John Chow	2004
Giving Credit Where Credit is Due	John Chow
Praises from a master cut both ways	John Chow	26/4/2005
Are martial arts a corruption of Chi Kung?	John Chow	27/4/2005
Instructor Ranking and Status	John Chow	11/3/2006
Generic normal class vs private tuition	John Chow	29/3/2006
Martial arts weapons are prohibited in Australia!	John Chow	6/4/2006
World Tai Chi Chi Kung celebration in Doncaster 2006	John Chow	30/4/2006
Why train in the martial arts	John Chow	24/5/2006
Choosing the martial art style and teacher	John Chow	24/5/2006
Choosing the martial arts style that is right for you	John Chow	24/5/2006
What is the best style of martial arts	John Chow	24/5/2006
Problem of free or charging low fees for teachings	John Chow	24/5/2006
How to walk safely with a cane	John Chow	7/5/2007

Tai Chi – Trips overseas:-

Article	Author/ Source	Date added
John Chow’s trip to Taipei, Taiwan June/July 2005	John Chow	18/8/2005
John Chow’s trip to Malaysia June/July 2005	John Chow	18/8/2005
John Chow’s trip to Beijing OctNov2005 part 1	John Chow	29/1/2006
JohnChow’s trip to Beijing Oct/Nov 2005 part 2	John Chow	29/1/2006
My Thoughts on the Great Wall of China	John Chow	29/1/2006
John Chow Beijing trip OctNov2005 part 3	John Chow	3/2/2006

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