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HUANG ZHENHUAN

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Personal Details

The Researcher of Traditional Taijiquan (T’ai Chi Kungfu or Gongfu) And The Inventor of Da Dao Taijiquan

Professor Huang was born in Shanghai, China in 1933 and he currently resides in Beijing. Professor Huang received his Bachelor of Science degree from the Department of Radio Engineering, Nan Jing Institute of Technology ( now called Southeast University) in 1956. He retired from his academic career about ten years ago and was fully devoted to the research and promotion of Dadao Taijichuang eversince then.

1.2 Academic Credentials

Before his retirement, Professor Huang was a Professor of the Institute of Electronics, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics for tens of years. He was also the Director of the Teaching and Research Section, and the Director of the Research Room in the same institute.

1.3 Voluntary Services

Since 1991, Professor Huang is the Deputy Managing Director of the late Master Tunan Wu’s Martial Arts Philosophy Research Society as well as its Director of Theoretic Research.

1.4 Taijichuan Heritage

Professor Huang learnt Taijichuan (also known as Tai’chi Gongfu) from the following three renowned masters:

From 1947 to1952: Started learning Yang Style Taijiquan from Master Zhaolin Tian in Shanghai.
From 1969 to 1989: Learnt Wu Style Taijiquan from Master Tunan Wu in Beijing.
Around 1980: Learnt Ruyi Taijiquan from Master Ming Shi.

1.5 Taijichuan Innovation

Inherited the essence of the three late masters’ theories and techniques, Professor Huang integrated them with the principles of dandao (one of the schools of Taoism) as well as modern science and founded a unique and innovative school of Taijichuan called “Dadao Taijichuan”. Dadao Taijichuan mainly focuses on cultivating dao (cultivating Taoism) and nurturing life (for life rejuvenation), but also preserves this traditional martial art’s self-defense essentials.

1.6 Followers

Professor Huang started teaching Taijiquan since 1983
and has trained many disciples and a lot of students in China and overseas. The many of them have got band four or five of Taijiquan, some excellent ones even have passed band six or sever.

2. MAJOR TAIJIQUAN PUBLICATIONS

2.1 The Second Exercising System of Taijiquan

Published in 1991 in the “Tunan Wu’s Martial Art Philosophy and Taijiquan Symposium” at Beijing Martial Arts Association.

2.2 On Chousi Gong (The Silk Pulling Technique) of Taijiquan.

Originally written in 1995 for the Taijichuan Academic
Exchange Symposium in Taiwan under the invitation of the
organizer. Unfortunately the symposium was cancelled due to
some reason. Later this article was selected and compiled into
the “University Professors on Taijiquan” a book published by
the Beijing Physical Training University Press.

2.3 Shoumige (The Song Teaching The Secrets of Taijiquan) and Dadao Taijiquan

An exerpt of this article was published in the “Wuhun (Soul of Gongfu)” magazine for four consecutive months and is also widely circulated over the Internet. Besides, it is also chosen and compiled into the following two books:
-- “Zhongguo Dangdai Taijiquan Jinlunji (Best Selected Articles of Chinese Contemporary Taijiquan)” compiled by the Peoples Sports Press in 2005 and 2006.
-- “Taijiquan Cidian (The Dictionary of Taijiquan)” compiled by the Peoples Sports Press in 2006.

2.4 Taijiquan Danyuan Chang (The Danyuan Field i.e., the internal energy centers and energy field) of Taijiquan”

First presented in the “Symposium of Dadao Taijiquan” hosted by the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 2003 amongst many domestic and international Taijiquan scholars. An excerpt of this article was also published in the May 2003 edition of “Wuhun (Soul of Gongfu)” magazine under the title of “Professor Zhenhuan Huang on Taiji Danyuan Chang (interal energy centers and energy field)”

2.5 The Eighteen Critical Issues on Practicing Dadao Taijiquan

Published in 2003 in the “Dadao Taijiquan Illustrated
Training Manual”, a booklet for internal circulation
among his followers only.

2.6 Others

Other selected articles compiled into the “University Professors on Taijiquan,” a book published by the Beijing Pysical Training University Press in 2003 are:

Taijiquan and Yi Jing (Book of Changes)
The Bagua Interpretation on the Thirteen Styles of Taijiquan
A Summary on the Ten Approaches of Taiji Song Gong (Relaxation Techniques).
On Taijiqaun Chousi Gong (The Silk Pulling Technique of Taijiquan)

3. Theory and Practice

Professor Huang has already derived a unique and
comprehensive approach on the systematic training of Dadao
Taijiquan as follows:

3.1 Theory

Dadao Taijiquan focuses on cultivating Dadao (the way towards the ultimate truth of Taoism) as well as practicing gongfu by applying the principles of Taiji. Cultivating Dao for nurturing longevity, understanding the principles of Dao and achieving enlightment on Dao (understading the ultimate truth of Dao) is its framework. Exercising Gongfu for improving physical fitness and self-defense capability are its usages. When xiu lian (cultivating and exercising) Taijiquan, one should mainly focus on lian nei (exercising internally), then one will have cultivated both internally and externally. When yang lian (nurturing and exercising) Taijiquan, one should mainly focus on yang (nurturing), then one will have both nurturing and exercising. This kind of approach which cultivates both xing (moral well-being) and ming (physical well-being), and nurtures both internally & externally, combines nurturing and exercising together, and caters both theory and practices. Such approach is the practice for achieving Dadao as well as the practice for unifying tian (the universe) and ren (the individual), therefore it elevates the general “skill and technique training” practice of Taijiquan onto the practice of Dadao, that is why it is called “Dadao Taijiquan”.
Dadao Taijiquan is the study of both the theory and practices of yangsheng (nurturing life) Jianti (promoting physical healthiness), qiangsheng (strengthening physical fitness) fangsheng (self-defense) and xiusheng (cultivating physical well-being) yangshou (nurturing longevity) and wudao (achieving enlightenment on Dao). Dadao Taijiquan uses both “Dao De Jing (also know as Tao Te Ching, a book written by Laozi, the founder of Taoism)” and “Yi Jing (also know as The Book of Changes)” as its theoretical framework and the theory of Taiji as its guiding principle, it then makes use of the “Ren Du Mai Circulating Dandao Qigong (also known as the Small Cosmic Cycle and Big Cosmic Cycle)” to carry out a series of creation versus restoration exercises and self-experiencing practices such as: “you / wu xiangsheng (the creation of existence / havingness versus non-existence / nothingness)”, dong / jing xiangjien (the alternative existence of motion versus stillness)”, “xu / shi xiangfeng (the e separation of virtualness versus solidity)”, “tun / tu xianghuan (the exchange of inhalation or suction versus exhalation or exhaustion)”, “yin/yang xiangji (the complementary existence of yin (passive, static, heavy or female cosmic forces) and yang (active, moving, light or male cosmic forces) etc.

3.2 Practices and Techniques

3.2.1 Practices

Dadao Taijiquan emphasises on the practice of Jinggong (Stillness Technique), Songgong (Relaxation Technique) and Quangong (Martial art Technique) and its Roushou (Kneading Hands Technique). These practices follow the principles of: “Beginning with “wuwei (doing nothing or with no intent)”, practicing with “youwei (with action or intent)”, and finally returning to “wuwei (doing nothing or with no intent).” Practitioners should obey the principle which is to experience and understand the process of nurturing health to strengthen jing (essence of the body), exercising jing (essence of the body) and transforming it to qi (physical energy), exercising qi (physical energy) and transforming it to shen (spiritual energy), exercising shen(spiritual energy) and transforming it to xu (virtuality), and exercising xu in compliance with dao (the way to understanding the ultimate truth of Taoism) and xukong fengsui (pulverization in the virtual space).

3.2.2 Techniques

(1) Ping Heng Song Jing Wuji Zhuang (Balanced Relaxing
and Stillness Standing Technique)
(2) Taiji Songgong Shifa (Ten Techniques of Taiji Songgong
(Relaxation Techniques, also known as Nine Pearls Relaxation Techniques).
(3) Taiji Danbaigong Bafa (The Eight Techniques of Taiji Swinging)
(4) Dancaogong( Single Posture Drill Technique)
(5) Wu Style Dadao Taijiquan.
(6) Yangsheng Pushing Hands Techniques of Dadao Taijiquan.

4. Media Reportings in China

4.1 June. 2. 1991: “Tunan Wu Taijiquan Symposium in Beijing” reported by Sports News of China newspaper, China.

4.2 July. 1991: “Breaking Fresh Ground” reported by Zhou Lishang. in Chinese Gongfu magazine, China.

4.3 March. 1997: “Taijiquan Benefits Human Beings” reported by Zhu Datong of the Soul of Gongfu magazine, China.

4.4 April. 1997:“Huang Zhenhuan -- The Active Taijiquan Researcher of the Bejing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics” reported by Wu Ziyu. of the Chinese Gongfu magazine, China.

4.5 March.2006: “Huang Zhenhuan’s Da Dao Taijiquan” reported by the Soul of Gongfu magazine, China.

4.6 November 2005: “The Principle of Dadao Taijiquan -- Preserving Health and Longivity” and “The Theory and Practice of Da Dao Taijiquan” reported by the Tai Chi magazine, Taiwan.

5. Media Reportings from Abroad:

5.1. August. 6, 2004: “Zhenhuan Huang’s Lectures on
Taijiquan” reported by the World’s Daily News, Chinese
newspaper, USA.

5.2 August. 11. 2004: “Zhenhuan Huang -- The Renowned
Taijiquan Scholar Lectures in New England” reported by
the New England Local News, Chinese newspaper, USA.

5.3 December .2004: Interviewed as an cover story by the T’ai
Chi, English magazine in Los Angeles, USA.
(The website is : www.tai-chi.com. or
www.tai-chi.com/magazine.hem#December% 202004)