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Wu Dang Temple
Wu Dang Tai Chi Chuan was founded by the
thirteenth century Taoist monk Chang
San Feng by combining early forms of Shaolin and Wu Dang
Temple martial arts. The difference between them is that Wu Dang uses the
theory of I Ching
and Taoist breathing
techniques, whereas Shaolin does not.
As a Taoist priest in the early Yuan Dynasty, he watched Shaolin monks
practise martial arts and through that they were using too much strength
and heavy, unhealthy breathing which was not good. One day Chang San Feng witnessed a
fight between a crane and a snake and noticed how relaxed they were in their breathing
quick but always with a soft and hard combination of power. The fight would
go on for hours and yet they were always relaxed. This inspired him to
modify his comparatively hard Shaolin Kung Fu into a softer style which was
to become known as Wu Dang Tai Chi Chuan. Form this style the Chen, Yang, Wu and Sun styles have
developed.
Thus Wu Dang is the original form
of these arts, leading to spiritual development, understanding of nature,
self defence and so much more. A high level of commitment is required in
order to successfully learn the style. Training is normally only offered to
those students who have completed training in Yang, Chen, or Sun styles
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Wu
Dang Style Tai Chi Chuan Syllabus:
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(Part
One)
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White
Dragon opens Heaven - Form one
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White
Snake pulls mountain - Form two
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Wind
through mountain side - Form three
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Circle
round, wash fists - Form four
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Dark
Phoenix
skims water - Form five
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Raise
Spear, lower stance - Form six
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Through
Forest, circle willow -Form seven
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Turn
round to origin - Form eight
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(Further
parts to follow)
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Also
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Chi
Kung
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Acupressure
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Pushing
Hands
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Broad
Sword
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Long
Sword
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Staff
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Acupuncture
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Chinese
Herbal Medicine
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Da
Lu Forms
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"Those who embrace this Way
do not over-extend themselves. Because they do not over-extend themselves,
they do not wear out and are not
replaced." - Lao zu
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