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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.
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Welcome to Ip Family Tai Chi Chuan - the Snake Style
Grandmaster Ip Tai Tak was taken as Master Yang’s male heir and
adopted son (Disciple) in 1958. He was then taught the Yang
Family’s Snake System and became Master Yang’s practice partner
for the next 28 years
Master Ip told me that Yang Chen Fu taught the snake style only
to his eldest son, Yang Sau Chung, and that Yang Sau Chung
passed on this system only to him. Master Ip taught me snake
style system after I became his Disciple in 2001.
Master Ip was an innovator, adding exercises, drills and martial
variations to the body of knowledge passed on to him by his
Master. He researched many different martial systems and worked
with his Master to develop a more complete system of Zhan Zhong.
Master Yang also gave Master Ip permission to personalize the
Yang Family Long Boxing and weapons forms to suit Master Ip’s
martial interests and beliefs.
Before his death, Master Ip gave me permission to teach his
Snake Style openly and encouraged me to pass on this teaching
throughout the world. This has become my mission as his
Disciple.
In honor of his legacy, and to distinguish this system from all
other Yang teaching methodologies, I am proud to announce the
formation of Ip Family Tai Chi Chuan (from the Snake
Style of the Yang Family).
Sincerely Yours,
Bao Tak Fai (Bob Boyd)
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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
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