20 Generation Chen Tai Chi Master LiuYong lives in Lianyungang, China
where he hosts his Manlian Tai Chi School as president and main instructor,
creating a centre for Chen Tai Chi (in Chinese it is pronounced taiji) enthusiasts
to train to the highest level. He has over 3,000 students and
many schools throughout China and has been featured in both
TV documentaries and major newspapers in China.
Internationally
recognized, Master LiuYong has students from Korea,
Australia, Italy, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Sri Lanka,
Japan and America and now has schools within his
association in Turkey, India, three in the UK and now one
in Thailand!!! Master LiuYong is an indoor student of 19th Generation
Grandmaster Chen Zhenglei. During our school trip to see Master Liu in September
2007 he celebrated his 20th anniversary of studying tai chi! May he study for 40 more
years!
I have been to study Tai Chi many times with Master Liu in China and it is
so much fun. My Taiji has improved beyond a point I
never thought possible and I am a happier, more content
guy. Not only have I met loads of lovely, giddy tai chi
people, ate lots of food, drank gallons of booze and
laughed my socks off but I have witnessed some of the amazing
feats associated with this legendary internal martial art - Master Liu's
Dagan demonstration is one of them. Dagan is a way to test your internal
strength without damaging anyone. In this VDO, Master LiuYong
spirals his bones and peforms ‘fah-jin’ to make the end of the pole
move WITHOUT using the arms, so at the finish, the arms must
NOT be tense or pumped. Just watch this clip and know
that when he stops his arms will still be as soft as a
babies. Notice that his hands barely move – all that
energy is from his internal movement
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