Wuwei Tai Chi
Princeton, New Jersey


Taijiquan (Taichi-chuan, Taichi) instructions
Chen, Yang, and Wu styles
Barehand forms, pushhands, swords, and spear
Head Instructor:   Won Park    wpark[at]princeton.edu   609.520.8423
(replace [at] with @ for emailing: this to prevent spam collection)
Affiliated Instructors in Branch Schools (for further info follow the links or email)
Ying Lu                    Colorado Branch  (Boulder)                        yingtaichi[at]yahoo.com
Michael Bergman   NW Arkansas Branch  (Bella Vista)            nwataichi[at]yahoo.com
Andrew Li                Clinton, NJ Branch                                   a.w.li[at]comcast.net
Frank Malinowski   Bordentown, NJ Branch                           fam[at]princeton.edu  
Steve Fithian          Bordentown, NJ Branch                           stevenb50[at]verizon.net
Haifeng Huang       Charlottesville, VA Branch                       hh4v[at]virginia.edu   
David Graves         Trenton,  NJ Branch                                 gravestaichi[at]yahoo.com
Donna Liu               WuweiTaichi-YWCA                                  dmliu[at]princeton.edu
Tom Lupich            Langhorne, PA Branch                             truthman.truthman[at]verizon.net
Aaron Craelius       Somerset, NJ Branch                               aaroncraelius[at]gmail.com
Anita Adhitya          Perth,   Australia  Branch                         wuwei.anita[at]gmail.com
Lior Silberman        Vancouver, Canada  Branch                   lior3.1415[at]gmail.com
Chris Traina            Newport Beach, CA  Branch                   ctraina81[at]hotmail.com
Bill Morone                 Manahawkin, NJ  Branch                        moronetaichi[at]gmail.com
Classes in Princeton University Phys.Ed. program
[These classes are for Princeton University Students and staff who hold a gym pass.]
Summer Session 2009:       8 classes,  starting on June. 4
* Wednesdays  8 - 9:30pm     Chen Taichi      Dillon Multipurpose Room
(Sundays   9am - 11am   Taichi club practice session    Carl Fields Center)
* Thursdays  12 - 1:15pm     Martial Qigong/ Qigong    Dillon Dance Studio


Schedule of classes open to public (these are ongoing year-round)

* Saturdays  at 15 Aldgate Court, Princeton (Map)
10am - 11:30am    Yang Taiji

* Sundays  at the Carl Fields Center, Princeton (Map)
9am - 10:30pm     Chen Taiji
10:30am - 12noon   Sword, Pushhands, Applications

* Tuesdays  at 15 Aldgate Court, Princeton (Map)
8pm - 9:30pm    Chen,  Wu Taiji


Fee schedule
For 1 class a week
$30 per month [$15 for full time students]
For each additional class per week
$20 per month [$10 for full time students]

Single class $20 [$10 for full time students]

Private lesson rate; for one or two persons
$50/hour [$25/hour for full time students]
For two persons, each pays a half of above.
Introduction to Taiji
Taiji is a traditional martial art and health exercise based on Taoist philosophy that
emphasizes deep relaxation of mind and body. The form practice helps one to achieve
this by developing greater awareness of 'here and now', in addition to developing
supple strength and balance. Through self-defense applications, students experience
how deep relaxation leads to optimal action, and can apply this idea to other physical
disciplines and to enhance everyday life. Because it does not rely on brute force, Taichi
is a rare example of an art of self-defense that can be used effectively by both women
and men.

Some more info in Princeton University Taichi Club Website
* Videos of Chen, Yang, and Wu barehand forms we teach
* Feedback from students in Princeton U class
Taichi form names
* Chen Taichi Xiaojia first form names
* Chen Sword form names
Demo by Princeton U Taichi Club Students
* Barehand, sword, and spear forms
(at International Festival, 20MB windows media .wmv file)
(Music was used only for demo purpose at the festival's request.)
* Sword form (30MB  windows media .wmv file)
Some info about Won Park (Wonchull Park, Wonchul Park, Won Chul Park)
I have been teaching Taiji for the past 19 years. Although I work as a physicist, Taiji with
related philosophies is my deep passion. My Chen Taiji teacher is Master Chen
Peishan, 20th generation successor of Chen Taiji, and the Chairman of International
Society of Chen Taiji.  His Taiji is called Xiaojia form of Chen Taiji, and it is softer and
more internal than more commonly seen Dajia form of Chen Taiji. My Wu style teacher
is Master Zhang Yun, the Head of Yin Cheng Gong Fa Association North America, who
is a senior student of the late Grandmaster Wang Peisheng (Yin Cheng Da Shi), the
previous Leader of Northern Wu style Taiji. My Yang form is of the Cheng Manching
style, having learned from three of the late Professor Cheng's students.

I approach Taiji as a unifying discipline of martial art, philosophy, health/healing
exercise, and everyday life methods. One reason why I like Taiji is that it helps all
aspects of life, for example, learning effective martial movements also helps even
mundane movements like walking, and vice versa. Much of Taiji philosphy is of Daoist
nature. Not doing unnecessary things is central for effective doing. For example,
relaxation is more of not doing than doing, and in turn relaxation is central for effective
Taiji movements. My school is called WuweiTaiji. Wuwei is a term appearing repeatedly
in Laotzu's Daode-jing, and it can be translated as 'doing by not doing'.

The WuweiTaiji school is also American Branch of ISCT (International Society of Chen
Taiji). Masters Chen Peishan and Chen Peiju are the Chairs and I am a member of the
board of Directors of ISCT.

I also do Acupressure (Shiatsu). It complements Taiji well with the common
acupuncture theory.
Links

Master Chen Peishan, Master Chen Peiju (ISCT)
www.chen-taijiquan.com
Master Zhang Yun (YCGF)
www.ycgf.org
Princeton University Taiji Club
www.princeton.edu/~taichi



        Wuwei Tai Chi School,  Princeton, Mercer County, Central New Jersey, USA