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February 5, 2021March 31, 2021morninglighttaiji

Master Chen Weihong

“陳奕宏”
?–2015
Very modest, highly skilled taiji teacher.

Taught his taiji in one of the many small parks in Hsinchu, Taiwan.

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December 29, 2020January 5, 2021morninglighttaiji

Shifu Peter Tam Hoy

A young “Jedi” in the making Shifu Peter Tam Hoy, or just Peter, as he had asked to be addressed at the time I had met him.

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October 11, 2020January 11, 2021morninglighttaiji

Master David Chin

A pioneer in Chinese Martial Arts,

A traditional based Shifu, adapting his art in the traditional way of past masters to the realities of todays fighting contest.

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September 15, 2020April 10, 2021morninglighttaiji

Master Park Chi-Moon

“was born in 1930 in what is now North Korea. He first began studying gong fu within his family at a very young age (around 7 or 8 years old). He later traveled around the Korean peninsula studying under any master he could find. At that time he met his main master, shifu Lin Ping Jiang.

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June 30, 2017September 14, 2020morninglighttaiji

Master Sam Kakina

My first introduction into the world of taiji. Sam, as he liked to be called was in many ways ahead of his time. Having come from a hard style back ground his hands were gnarled not with age but with the training he did as a much younger man toughing them on coconut trees growing on […]

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June 23, 2017March 17, 2021morninglighttaiji

Shifu Mike Staples

Episode 147 A young teenager would walk into a small gym close to the famous Golden Gate park in San Francisco. Shifu Staples, greeting me in his warm yet quiet way, not understanding what I would find entering a world I would never leave. Mike offered a small history of the White Crane style and […]

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May 26, 2017September 14, 2020morninglighttaiji

Shifu Maarten Spijker

Martial artist, adventure , photographer An interesting teacher, specializing in Chinese swordsmanship ​ “Originally from Holland, Maarten (Maahrtun) Sebastiaan Franks Spijker arrived in China in 2005 at 18 years of age to study Gongfu. After struggling to find authentic traditional arts for many years (but studying Sanda and exploring the country in the meantime), he […]

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January 13, 2017January 10, 2021morninglighttaiji

Master Zhang Yongliang

張永良師傅
1920–2020

Master Zhang Youngliang, was born in 1920. He started his martial arts training at age of 5, until 14.

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January 12, 2017December 22, 2020morninglighttaiji

Shifu Michelle Gong

Shifu Michelle Gong, Followed her dream as a young girl growing up in a small rural village in China. She learned taiji as young  teenager,  traveling to the “temple of heaven” in Beijing to study under the taiji masters, and would later go on to win an international competition in 2009. Her dream would lead […]

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November 20, 2016December 26, 2020morninglighttaiji

Grandmaster Wang Yongquan

“Wang Yongquan, Chonglu’s son, was interested in martial arts since childhood and when seven started to study Buku (“wrestling” in Manchu language) and became very sturdy and his movements were strong and vigorous. At the age of eight he often accompanied father to Yang’s house. Mr.Jianhou liked Yongquan as he was a very bright kid […]

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