Cheng Man-ch'ing

Cheng Man Ching (Chinese郑曼青, Pinyin Cheng Man Ching, Cheng Man - ch'ing W.-G., * 1901, † 26 March 1975) was a Chinese Taijiquanmeister, artist and doctor. He was named ( Taijiquan, medicine, painting, poetry and calligraphy) "Master of the five excellences for its exceptional capabilities in the field of traditional Chinese arts.

From 1928 to 1935 Cheng Man Ching was taught by Master Yang Cheng Fu in the Yang style of Taijiquan. By the year 1946 he developed from the long form of the Yang style is a greatly simplified short form in 37 images. After the takeover of power of the Communists in China in 1949, Cheng Man Ching fled to Taiwan, where he worked as a teacher. In 1964 he went to New York City and found many followers. He was the first teacher who gave the Taijiquan using this simplified form of Western students.

In his classes, Cheng Man Ching attached special importance to compliance with the principles of Yang style Taijiquan and to the verifiability of the abilities of his students by the Tuishou or Push Hands, one of the partners of Taijiquan exercises. Zheng Manqings skills Tuishou have been widely observed and documented on film.

He has published several books about his short form and the principles of Taijiquan. He also wrote books on art, medicine and poetry.

Zheng Manqings person and his style always come back to the criticism. His short form is not recognized by the official Yang family line. Followers of his person and his style are of the opinion that " good Taijiquan " only by verifiable skills (such as in Tuishou ) can be proved and the form only "the Angel to catch the fish ", ie the means to an end, to be able to understand and implement the principles of Taijiquan.