Modern Tai Chi Masters: Why Chen Xiaowang’s System Dominates Worldwide
Inheritance of Martial Arts Family
Born in the birthplace of Taijiquan, Chen Xiaowang learnt boxing from his father Chen Zhaoxu (a direct descendant of Chen’s Taijiquan lineage). When other children were playing with slingshots, he was already practicing Push Hands (Taijiquan sparring technique), and learnt boxing, weaponry and sparring all over the place. 1980, just after joining the Wushu Team of Henan Province as a coach, he swept the national competitions with his disciples, and swept the gold medals for three years in a row.
Taiji Cyclone in International Competition
At the 1985 Xi’an International Wushu Tournament, [Chen Xiaowang] shocked the audience with a set of Chen’s Taiji that ran in a cloud and flow, and took the championship trophy. How powerful is this old man? More than twenty domestic and international competitions gold medal to get soft, Japanese samurai, American fighters to challenge, all by his four-two-thousand jin move convinced. The best thing is to teach students – brought out hundreds of champions, students on five continents.
From martial arts school to world pusher
In 1990, [Chen Xiaowang] did two great things:
Establishment of the World Chen Xiaowang Taijiquan Association (the world’s first international Taiji organisation)
The 38-Style Taijiquan, which he adapted, has become an international textbook, and even the teaching video is available in eight languages. The old master also made a cameo appearance in the film ‘Tai Chi Shen Gong’, which is considered to be the first generation of Internet celebrities in the martial arts world.
