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Peter Ballam
Call: 07969 633 209
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David Sanderson
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| Syllabus | |
| Hand Forms | |
| Weapons Forms | |
| Qi Gong |
A full list of all Wudang instructors can be found on the PTCCI website. See below for more information on PTCCI. We have listed just a few of the Wudang instructors we know.
| Tim Jones |
Tim Jones is a very experienced teacher. To read more about Tim's interesting life and his love of Wudang TCC, see the PTCCI featured article about Tim. |
| Lynne Wood |
Lynne practiced with Dan for many years and is well versed in all aspects of PTCCI. You can read more about Lynne in her PTCCI featured article. |
| Steve Wooster |
Steve has been practising and teaching all elements of Tai Chi Chuan for over 30 years, under the tutorage of the late Dan Docherty. Tai Chi has taken him to France, Hungary, China, Hong Kong and the USA to name a few. He has a good selection of demonstration videos. |
| Cathy Birkinhead |
Cathy teaches classes and private tuition in the Beds, Bucks and Herts area. She competes herself as well as training students (if they wish) at National and European level. You can read more about Catherine in her PTCCI featured article. |
| Ray Wong |
Ray runs relaxed weekly classes near St Agnes. |
| Norman Jones |
Norman has studied Wudang TCC since 1986. His classes are within easy reach of Sutton, Croydon and Mitcham. |
| Ian Kendall |
Ian is a fellow Wudang instructor teaching full time with classes all over the Brighton area and beyond. |
| PTCCI |
Dan Docherty founded PTCCI and the website contains a wealth of information about Tai Chi Chuan and the Wudang style in particular. This includes a full list of all PTCCI instructors. |
| TCUGB |
The Union was founded in 1991 with the aim of representing every recognised style of Tai Chi Chuan. It is a good source of information for the general public. |
Student resources Wudang Tai Chi Masters Other videos Qi gong exercises
There is a particularly good playlist showing various aspects of Wudang.
Videos of David and Peter doing the forms. These are for students attending class to enable them to practice. They are NOT intended to replace class attendance.
| Short Form Square | |
| Short Form Round | |
| Long Form Round | |
| Weapons Forms | |
| Pushing Hand Drills |
| Cheng Tin-hung | |
| Dan Docherty |
Videos of other Practical Tai Chi Chuan instructors. These show the different ways that instructors practice Wudang.
| Wudang Tai Chi |
Excellent playlist on YouTube covering many different aspects of Wudang TCC |
| Short Form Round | |
| Long Form Round | |
| Long Form Round in Sections |
Lynn is an expert Wudang teacher and long term friend. More videos will be added over time so keep checking back for changes |
| Advanced Short Form | |
| Other videos |
| Standing or Seated | |
| Standing only |
Wudang Tai Chi Chuan was given its name by Cheng Tin-hung (1930-2005) who never claimed to be teaching a particular style of Tai Chi Chuan. Chang San-feng lived on Wudang Mountain and the name Wudang was taken to acknowledge Chang San-feng's status as the founder of Tai Chi Chuan.
You will notice that on this site the names Practical Tai Chi Chuan and Wudang Tai Chi Chuan are used interchangeably. Practical Tai Chi Chuan International (PTCCI) is the name under which Dan Docherty (1954 - 2021) registered the system. The name comes from that given to Cheng Tin-hung's style by Chinese martial arts journalists- "Practical Tai Chi Chuan". The "International" reflects the fact that it is taught in many countries and to students from many more.
As you will see from the following lineage of the system there are links to the Chen, Wu and Yang family styles. Though it is perhaps most heavily influenced by the Yang Pan-hou and (Wu)Quan Yu transmissions.
Cheng Tin-hung first learned Tai Chi Chuan from his uncle, Cheng Wing-kwong, who was one of only three "inside the door" students of Wu Jian-chuan. His uncle taught widely in South East Asia, particularly in Malaysia. However, Cheng Wing-kwong later brought Qi Min-xuan from Henan Province to teach his sons and nephews.
Qi Min-xuan was from Wen County, Hebei Dao in Henean Province. He had adopted the Buddhist name of Zhi Meng, which means Sagacious Elder. Qi was originally taught by his father Qi Ke-san, but his main teacher was a Buddhist monk named Ching Yat (another Buddhist name, which means Pure One).
Ching Yat had befriended the renegade soldier, Wang Lan-ting, who had (after killing some Manchus) been forced to flee to the temple where Ching Yat resided.
Wang had learned from Chen Keng-yun, the son of Chen Chang-xing, and later from Yang Lu-chan. Apart from the fact that he was an officer in the Manchu Imperial Guard and the top student of Yang not much is known of Wang or who was taught by him.
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