Great Grandmaster William Chi-Cheng Chen
"At the age of 90, I benefit from the slow motion of Tai Chi Chuan, which alleviates stress and promotes the energy (qi) flowing throughout the body that is like an organ clearing in the body. It optimizes my metabolism and enhances the respiratory system. This keeps my body going like when I was in my 60’s, which enables me to teach and share the profound art of this Chinese martial practice as well as an excellent cardiovascular exercise. I am lucky that the Tai Chi Chuan gives me a wonderful life. "
- GGM WM. C.C. Chen
- GGM WM. C.C. Chen
"Throughout all the years of my Tai Chi Chuan career, I have gained greatly in the knowledge and understanding of this unique form of martial art, which is one of the most effective for self-defense, as well as for physical fitness and mental well-being. I am really happy to share it with all those in my school and my workshops in different parts of the U.S.A. and other parts of the world. I am happy that they appreciate my way of using the simplest, easiest and most common words, instead of the old terminology, to explain the mechanics and philosophy of Tai Chi Chuan."
- GGM WM. C.C. Chen
- GGM WM. C.C. Chen
William C. C. Chen was born in Chekiang, China. He started teaching Tai Chi Chuan at the beginning of the 1950s while training as a live-in student of the famous Great-Grandmaster Cheng Man-Ching who preferred to be called Professor Cheng. Besides being the youngest of Professor Cheng's senior student, he was also a favorite disciple. In the 1950's he was involved competitively in the various free-style, Chinese Wushu. In 1958, he won second place in the Taiwan National Olympic Competition.
Grandmaster William C. C. Chen has devoted his life to the study of body mechanics and the effects of Tai Chi Chuan for art of self-defense as well as on physical health, and to the application of the principles of Tai Chi Chuan. His approach is to make Tai Chi Chuan simple, easier, natural, enjoyable and productive.
He has been a teacher since 1952 in Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast. In 1965, he established the William C. C. Chen Tai Chi Chuan in New York City's Chelsea area. He is invited to give special seminars on his Body Mechanics of Tai Chi Chuan on a regular basis in Asia, southeast Asia, Europe and throughout the United States.
Regarded as one of the finest and most influential traditional internal stylist of his generation, William C. C. Chen is IKF's choice for "Man of the Year" Inside Kung-Fu's first HALL of FAME of the millennium.
William C. C. Chen and Tai Chi Chuan appeared on Cable TV's "The Learning Channel" on July 7th 2000 and then several times again in 2001 and 2002.
Grandmaster William C. C. Chen has devoted his life to the study of body mechanics and the effects of Tai Chi Chuan for art of self-defense as well as on physical health, and to the application of the principles of Tai Chi Chuan. His approach is to make Tai Chi Chuan simple, easier, natural, enjoyable and productive.
He has been a teacher since 1952 in Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast. In 1965, he established the William C. C. Chen Tai Chi Chuan in New York City's Chelsea area. He is invited to give special seminars on his Body Mechanics of Tai Chi Chuan on a regular basis in Asia, southeast Asia, Europe and throughout the United States.
Regarded as one of the finest and most influential traditional internal stylist of his generation, William C. C. Chen is IKF's choice for "Man of the Year" Inside Kung-Fu's first HALL of FAME of the millennium.
William C. C. Chen and Tai Chi Chuan appeared on Cable TV's "The Learning Channel" on July 7th 2000 and then several times again in 2001 and 2002.