Hello Tai Chi friends,
here is an announcement from Master Bob Boyd, regarding the Ip Family Style. On his homepage www.iptaichi.org you will also find a videoannouncement.
The goal of our associated schools is the conveyance of healthy movement, posture training for a strong and healthy back and the whole body, relaxation and loosening as well as mobilizing the body, and of course the martial aspects and applications of this powerful internal Chinese martial art.
This is done according to the principles of the Snake Style system, as it was transmitted in an unaltered way from Yang Cheng Fu via Yang Sau Chung to Ip Tai Tak, who in turn adopted Bob Boyd (Bao Tak Fai) into his family and taught him this inner family style. Grandmaster Ip allowed Master Boyd to teach this system openly from now on, to all practitioners of tai chi chuan who want to learn it.
We, the teachers united in this association, have gotten permission from Bob to teach the Snake Style system in our schools. Following his example, we do so without keeping secrets or adding artificial layers of "deeper, secret instructions".
So every student may learn the Snake Style system in his/her own speed and time according to ones individual capabilities. Even if all the former secrets of the style are now out in the open, one still needs to practice, practice and practice to make the idea into an experience.
We hope you will find the time on our homepage entertaining and informative, and would gladly bid you welcome to our schools for a noncommittal tryout training session
With best wishes,
the ISSA team
International Snake Style Association
