William Chi-Cheng Chen is a Grandmaster of Yang-style tai chi who currently lives in the US. His school is in New York City and he has hundreds of students around the world.
William Chi-Cheng Chen | |
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Born | 1933 (age 90–91) Zhejiang, China |
Style | Yang-style tai chi |
Website | William C.C. Chen Tai Chi Chuan |
He was born in 1933 in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, China. A US Passport error has his year of birth as 1935. After his family moved to Taiwan, he began studying tai chi under the tutelage of Prof. Cheng Man-ch'ing who was a childhood friend of William C. C. Chen's father.
His skill, aptitude and language skills helped him become one of Prof. Cheng Man-ch'ing's favorite disciples. Not only was he an extraordinary student but he also helped as his teachers' translator. Through this he acquired a lot of knowledge from his teacher and insight from fellow students.
Tai chi lineage tree with Yang-style focus
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editThis article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (April 2015) |
- William C. C. Chen (1985). Body Mechanics of Tai Chi Chuan: For the Art of Self-defense. William C.C. Chen.
References
edit- Chen, William C.C.,An Autobiography of William C.C. Chen, https://www.williamccchen.com/gm-chen.html April 2010
- Robinson, Ronnie, Grandmaster William C.C. Chen Interview, http://www.taichiunion.com/magazine/wccc.html