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Master Cheng and Taijiquan
Cheng Man-ch'ing
(Zheng Manqing, Zhen Manran, Cheng Man-ch'ing, Cheng Jan-jan)
1901 - 1975



By


Michael P. Garofalo

Bibliography      Links      Form      Introduction      Quotations


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Bibliography and Links
Regarding Master Cheng Man-ch'ing (1901 - 1975)

 


Alphabetical Subject Index to the Cloud Hands: Taijiquan and Qigong Website


Bibliography
   By David Swarbrick.  


Biographical Timeline of Professor Cheng Man-Ch'ing
    


Body Mechanics of Tai Chi Chuan: For the Art of Self-Defense.  By William C.C. Chen.
New York, 1973.  


Breathing and Taijiquan: Bibliography, links, quotes, notes.


Chang San Feng: Bibliography, links, quotes, notes, history, legends.


Cheng Man Ching European Tai Chi Championships 2002 - Perigueux, France


Cheng Man-ch'ing Chronology   
  1901   Born in Yungchia, in the Province of Chekiang.  
  1916   Began studies in painting, poetry and calligraphy in Hangchou
  1919   Published poetry in Peking
  1923   Teacher of Chinese Painting at Peking Academy of Fine Arts
  1926   Began study of Chinese Medicine
  1930   Established College of Chinese Culture and Art
  1932   Began study of Tai Chi Chuan with Yang Cheng-Fu
  1935   "Tai Chi Form and Applications" published.  By Yang Cheng-Fu
                 and Professor Cheng
  1936   Practicing medicine full-time
  1938   Created the 37 Posture Short Form while in Hunan
  1939   Teaching Tai Chi Chuan professionally
  1941   Married Ms. Yi-Tu.  Took the name "Man-ch'ing."
  1946   Member of National Assembly for Republic of China
  1949   Moved to Taiwan
  1950   "Cheng Tzu's Thirteen Treatises on Tai Chi" published
  1961   "Essence of Gynecology" published
  1964   Established the Tai Chi Institute in New York
  1975   Died on March 26th, Midnight


Cheng Man-ch'ing Forum Website

 

 

Cheng Man-ching

 

 

 

 

 


Cheng Man-ch'ing: Master of Five Excellences
.  Translation and commentary by
Mark Hennessy.  Berkeley, California, Frog, Ltd., 1995.  166 pages.
ISBN:  188331903X.  Discussion of Master Cheng's work in calligraphy,
poetry, painting, medicine and tai chi chuan.  


Cheng Man-Ch'ing's Advanced T'ai-Chi Form Instructions.  Translated by
Douglas Wile.  


Cheng Man-ch'ing T'ai Chi Ch'uan.   A Simplified Method of Calisthenics for
Health and Self Defense.  By Cheng Man-ch'ing.  Berkeley, California,
North Atlantic Books, 1981.  135 pages.  ISBN: 0913028851.  


Cheng Tzu's Thirteen Treatises on Tai Chi Chuan.  By Cheng Man-ch'ing.  
Translated by Benjamin Lo and Martin Inn.  Berkeley, North Atlantic Books, 
1985.  223 pages.  ISBN: 0938190458.


Chinese Boxing: Masters and Methods.  By Robert W. Smith.  Tokyo, Kodansha Int., Ltd., 
1980.  


Chen, William C. C. - Tai Chi Chuan      


Cheng Man-ch'ing's Advanced Tai-Chi Form Instructions.  Sweet Chi Press, 1985.
ISBN: 0912059036.   


Cheng Man-Ch'ing's T'ai Chi Ch'uan.   Patience Tai Chi Association.  Instructional DVD, 63 minutes.
The complete and authentic 37 posture form.  Limited supplies in VHS format.  


Cheng Man-ch'ing Essays on Man and Culture.  By Cheng Man-ch'ing.  Translated
by Mark Hennessy.  Berkeley, California, Frog Ltd., North Atlantic Books, 1997.
200 pages.  ISBN: 1883319269.


Cheng Man-ch'ing's T'ai-Chi Ch'uan Short Form.  An instructional videotape by
Robert Cuckrow, Ph.D..  63 minutes, VHS.  Detailed instructions in the form.  
Dr. Chuckrow was a student of Cheng Man-ch'ing.


Chinese Boxing: Masters and Methods.  By Robert W. Smith.  Berkeley, CA,
North Atlantic Books, 1974, 1990.  ISBN: 155643085X.  


A Comparative Study Between the Traditional Yang Style of Yang Chengfu and
Cheng Man Ching's Style.   By J. Justin Meehan.   20Kb+


The Complete Book of T'ai Chi.  By Stewart McFarlane.  New York, DK Publishing,
1997, 1999.  Index, 119 pages.  ISBN: 0789442590.   Detailed instruction in the
Cheng Man-ch'ing Short form, 37 movements.  MGC.  


The Development of Taijiquan Styles - Lineage Charts.  Al Duncan.


Eight Section Brocade Qigong


The Essence of T'ai Chi Ch'uan: The Literary Tradition.  Translated and edited by
Benjamin Pang Jeng Lo; Martin Inn, Robert Amacker, and Susan Foe.  Berkeley,
California, North Atlantic Books, 1979, 1985.  100 pages.  ISBN: 0913028630.   


Five Animal Frolics


Gateway to the Miraculous: Further Explorations in the Tao of Cheng Man-ch'ing.
By Wolfe Lowenthal.  Berkeley, California, Frog Ltd., 1994.   124 pages.
ISBN: 1883319137.  Wolfe Lowenthal was a student of Cheng Man-ch'ing.   


Lao-Tzu: My Words Are Very Easy to Understand.  By Cheng Man-ch'ing.  Translated
by Juh-Hua Huang.  240 pages.  Berkeley, North Atlantic Books, 2nd Edition, 1982.
ISBN:  0913028916.


Master Cheng's New Method of T'ai Chi Chuan Self-Cultivation.   By Cheng Man-ch'ing.
Translated by Mark Hennessy.   Berkeley, California, North Atlantic Books, Frog, Ltd., 
1999.  128 pages.  ISBN: 1883319927.


Master Cheng's Thirteen Chapters On Tai Chi Ch'uan.  By Cheng Man-ch'ing.
Translated by Douglas Wile.  101 pages.  Revised Edition.  


My Father by Cathy Cheng


Patience T'ai Chi Association.   Sifu William C. Phillips.    


Peking Short Form, Standardized 24, Yang


Photographs - Archives   Provided  by Hsu Fun Yuen.  


The Popular Modern Styles of Tai Chi Chuan.   By Peter Lim Tian Tek.


Portraits:  One,  


The Power of Yielding: Getting It Done By Not Doing It.  By Fred Lehrman, 
published in "New Age Journal", 1975.  


Professor Cheng.  The Offical Website of Professor Cheng Man-Ch'ing    
Painting, calligraphy, medicine, poetry and tai chi chuan.  


Professor Cheng Man-Ch'ing's Simplified T'ai Chi Ch'uan (37 Postures).
Instructional videotape by Benjamin Pang Jeng Lo.  San Francisco, 
Universal T'ai Chi Ch'uan Association, 1991.  Benjamin Pang Jeng Lo
studied under Professor Cheng Man-ch'ing from 1949 untill 1975. 


Relaxation and Taijiquan: Bibliography, links, quotes, notes.


Short Form, Beijing, Simplified 24 Movements, Tai Chi Chuan, Yang Style.   
By Michael P. Garofalo.   43Kb+   List of the movements (.html and .pdf), links,
bibliography, quotations, and notes.  


Short Yang Form.   Produced by Mark Allen.   


Silk Reeling and Spiral Energies in Taijiquan: Bibliography, links, quotes, notes.


Simplified 24 Form   


Subject Index to the Cloud Hands: Taijiquan and Qigong Website


T'ai Chi.  Instructional videotape by Tricia Yu.  90 minutes, VHS and DVD formats.
Detailed instruction in the Cheng Man-ch'ing short form.  


T'ai-Chi.   By Cheng Man-ch'ing and Robert W. Smith.  112 pages.  


Tai Chi and the Five Integrity.   By Ken Van Sickle, 1988.  


Tai Chi Chuan del Professor Cheng Man-ch'ing   Website in Italian.


The Tai Chi Book: Beginning and Enjoying a Lifetime of PracticeBy Robert Chuckrow, 
Ph.D..  Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, YMAA Publication Center, c 1998.   209 pages. 
ISBN: 1886969647.    Dr. Chuckrow was a student of Cheng Man-ch'ing.  The
Cheng 37 Posture form is described and illustrated with photographs on pages 177-204.


T'ai Chi Ch'uan For Health and Self-Defense: Philosophy and Practice.  By T.T. Liang.
New York, Vintage Books, 1977.  137 pages.  ISBN: 0394724615.   T.T. Liang studied
with over 15 teachers, including Cheng Man-ch'ing.  


T'ai Chi Ch'uan in the Cheng Man-Ch'ing Tradition   Website in German.  


T'ai Chi Ch'uan: Links, Bibliography, Quotes, Notes


Tai Chi Chuan: The Chinese Way.  By Foen Tjoeng Lie.  New York, Sterling Publishing
Co., 1988.   126 pages, black and white illustrations, index.  ISBN: 0806968265.   
Excellent photos of Mr. Lie doing the form, informative descriptions, and a good
introduction.  


Tai Chi Chuan with Elaine Waters   Waters Dun Dragons Chi.  


T'ai Chi Ch'uan Ta Wen: Questions and Answers on T'ai Chi Ch'uan.  By Chen Wei-Ming.
Translated by Benjamin Pan Jeng Lo and Robert W. Smith.  Berkeley, California, 
North Atlantic Books, 1986.  61 pages.  ISBN:  0938190679.


T'ai Chi Dynamics: Insights into Chen Man-ch'ing's Style.  Instructional videotape by
Robert Chuckrow, Ph.D..  65 minutes, VHS.  A good discussion and illustration of
key concepts such as: yin and yang, circularity, body mechanics, sung, peng, qi, 
alignment, and footwork.  Dr. Chuckrow was a student of Cheng Man-ch'ing.


Tai Chi for Health.  Instructional videotape by Terry Dunn.  120 minutes, VHS.
The Cheng Man-ch'ing 37 posture form is taught by Terry Dunn, a student of
Abraham Liu.  Includes an introduction to Tai Chi, breathing exercises, warm
up suggestions, and step-by-step instructions in the form.  DVD: B0002ZDR7Q,
and VHS.  


Tai Chi for Health and Vitality: A Comprehensive Guide to the Short Yang Form.  
By Robert Parry.  Hamlyn, 2005.  144 pages.  ISBN: 060061090X.


Tai Chi Handbook: Exercise, Meditation and Self-Defense.  By Herman Kauz.  
Doubleday, 1974.  192 pages.  ISBN: 0385093705.  A student of Master Cheng,
with a high level background in judo and karate, provides a fine introduction to
both Tai Chi and Cheng's short form.  One of the first books on the subject that is
still in print.  


Tai Chi Made Easy.  A Step-by-Step Guide to Health and Relaxation.  
By Robert Parry.  Photography by Laura Wickenden.  London, The People's 
Medical Society, 1997.  Index, 144 pages.  ISBN: 1882606256.   Excellent,
detailed instructions in the Cheng Man-ch'ing 37 posture short form.  


Tai Chi Sword (Jian)  Professor Cheng loved to play with the Tai Chi Sword.  


Tai Chi: The Supreme Ultimate.   By Lawrence Galante.   Edited by Betsy Selman.  
York Beach, Maine, Samuel Weiser, 1981.  208 pages.  ISBN: 0877284970.  


Tai-Chi: The "Supreme Ultimate" Exercise for Health, Sport and Self-Defense.  By
Cheng Man-ch'ing and Robert W. Smith.  New York, Prentice Hall, 1967.  110 pages.
ISBN: 0804805601. 


T'ai Chi Touchstones: Yang Family Secret Transmissions.  Translated by
Douglas Wile.  153 pages.  


Tai Chi Verein Linz - Professor Chen Man Ching  


There Are No Secrets: Professor Cheng Man-ch'ing and His Tai Chi Chuan.  By
Wolfe Lowenthal, 1939-.  Berkeley, California, North Atlantic Books, 1991.  142 pages.
ISBN: 1556431120.  Wolfe Lowenthal was a student of Cheng Man-ch'ing.  


Thirteen Postures of Taijiquan: Bibliography, links, quotes, notes, instructions.


Universal Tai Chi Study Group 


Valley Spirit Tai Chi Chuan, Red Bluff, California   

 

Video Clips of Cheng Man-ch'ing or his style of Tai Chi

Cheng Man Ching Video 7 minutes.   Some Yang form, push hands, and sword form.  

37 Step Cheng Man-ch'ing  Short Taijiquan Form

 

 


Yang Form of Tai Chi Chuan    List of 37 movements and training principles.  


Yang Style 24 Movement Simplified Short Form


Yang Style Tai-Chi Chuan 37.  An videotape by Master Yu Cheng Hsiang.
45 minutes, VHS.   A demonstration of the Cheng Man-ch'ing form and
some applications.   


Yang Style Traditional Long 108 Form

 

Sun Style Competition 73 Forms

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Quotations
Regarding Master Cheng Man-ch'ing (1901 - 1975)

 

 

"Without doubt, the most influential of these new forms in the West is the 37 posture 
shortened Yang form of Zheng Man Qing.  Zheng was a disciple of the great master Yang 
Cheng Fu.  Zheng developed the short form to enable the art to be learnt more quickly 
and to be less time consuming so that it can be practiced easily with modern day 
hectic schedules.  Zheng's great skill in Taijiquan made his form very popular. Today it 
is one of the predominant forms practiced in the West.  Many of Zheng's students are 
today noted masters of the art and continue to promote his short form for both health 
and self-defence.  The shortened form is still Yang style Taijiquan but with the repetitions 
and some postures removed. The theories and techniques remain unchanged. Almost 
all of Zheng's works on Taijiquan have been translated into English and their influence
is substantial."
-   The Popular Modern Styles of Tai Chi Chuan, By Peter Lim Tian Tek

 

 

 

"I have been practicing Tai-Chi Chuan for over fifty years. Only two years ago that I started to understand
the word “relax”. I remember my Tai-Chi Chuan teacher Yang Cheng-Fu who did not like to talk much and
he used to sit all day without saying a word if no one asked him questions. However, in our T’ai-chi class he
would tell us to “relax” repeatedly. Sometimes it seemed like he would say the word hundreds of times during
the practice so that the word could fill up my ears. Strangely enough he also said that if he did not tell me of
this word that I would not be able to learn T’ai-chi in three life-times (meaning never). I doubted his words
then. Now that I think back, I truly believe that if he did not keep reminding me of the word “relax”, I doubt if
I could have learned T’ai-chi Chuan in six life-times.

What is the meaning of “relax” in T’ai-chi? Here is an example to help you understand the word. When we go
visit a Buddhist temple we usually see a statue of Me-Lo Buddha. The one who has a big rounded stomach
with a big smile on his face. He carries a large bag on his shoulder. On top of this statue we see a motto: “Sit
with a bag. Walk with a bag. It would be such a relief to drop the bag.” What does all this mean? To me, a
person himself or herself is a bag. Everything he or she owns is baggage, including one’s children, family,
position and wealth. It is difficult to drop any of one’s baggage, especially the “self” bag.

T’ai-chi Chuan is difficult to learn. To relax in practicing T’ai-chi Chuan is the most difficult phase to go through.
To relax a person’s mind is the most significant obstacle to overcome in practicing T’ai-Chi. It takes a great
effort to train and exercise one’s mind to relax (or drop one’s “self” bag).

 


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Cheng Man-Ch'ing  (1901-1975)    

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Taijiquan Instructor: Michael P. Garofalo in Red Bluff, California        

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The 300 Missing Poems of Han Shan      

The Tiger: The Five Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi)    

Tiger, Hidden Tiger, Beginning Program, Level 2, Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan

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Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan Club        

Valley Spirit Taijiquan Instructional Program

Valley Spirit Taijiquan and Qigong Journal by Michael P. Garofalo       

Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Qigong, and Yoga    

Valley Spirit - Tao Te Ching

Vancouver, B.C., T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Directory: Instructors, Schools     

Virtues in the Martial Arts

Vitality, Health and Qigong   

Walking and Labyrinths

Walking and Taijiquan     

Walking - Eight Ways of Walking Qigong       

Walking - General Fitness Exercise

Walking - Quotations     

Washington T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Directory: Instructors, Schools, Information 

Waving Hands Like Clouds:  T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong    

Wild Goose Qigong

Will Power, Self Control, Self Mastery, Choices, Strength of Character   

Wizards

Wu Ji - Standing Meditation   

Xing Yi Quan   

Yoga Class, TFFC, Red Bluff, CA   

Yang Family Taijiquan Genealogy     

Yand Style Push Hands and Da Lu   

Yang Style Staff

Yang Style Sword    

Yang Style Traditional Taijiquan Long Form 108 Movements     

Yang Style Taijiquan Short Form 24 Movements       

Yin-Yang Sensitivity Training: Sticking Hands - T'ui Shou   

Yoga   

Yoga Class, Red Bluff, CA - Instructor: Michael P. Garofalo

Yoga - Breathwork   

Yoga - Hatha   

Yoga - Kriya     

Yogalates: Links, Bibliography, Resources, Quotes, Notes    

Yoga - Red Bluff, CA

Yoga -Tantric

Yoga-Taiji Index

Zhan Zhuang - Standing Like A Tree

Zen/Chan Buddhist  Poetry       

Zen Buddhist Quotations   

 

 

Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan Club


Red Bluff, Tehama County, North Sacramento Valley, Northern California, U.S.A.
Cities and small towns in the area: Oroville, Paradise, Durham, Chico, Hamilton City,
Corning, Rancho Tehama, Los Molinos, Vina, Tehama, Proberta, Gerber, 
Manton, Cottonwood, Olinda, Cloverdale, Dairyville, Bend, Centerville, Summit City
Anderson, Shasta Lake, Palo Cedro, Igo, Ono, Redding, Shasta, Colusa, Willows,
Richfield, Fall River, Montgomery Creek, Alturas, McCloud, Dunsmuir, Yreka, Happy Camp,
Shingletown, Burney, Mt. Shasta City, Weaverville, Williams, Chester, Orland,
Susanville, Weed, Gridley, Marysville, Yuba City, NorCalifia, CA, California.

 

 

May 3, 2005

 

Green Way Research   

Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan

Cloud Hands: T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Ch'i Kung     

 

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