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九霄 (9clouds) supports Daoist Internal Arts and related disciplines

We use modern teaching methods and traditional training within a cross-cultural environment.

9clouds operates under a "non-profit concept" providing members with high-quality training at reasonable rates.

9clouds is affiliated to:
9Clouds Cultural Communication (Shanghai) Co Ltd, 2014

taijiShanghai taijiLondon taijiChiangMai taijiAuckland taijiZurich 太極global 九霄會館 (9cloudsstudio) is an elegant, fresh, light filled space for events and classes in central Shanghai.
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Our Taiji Practice

Huang Xingxian 5 Loosenings

ZhengManqing (郑曼青) 37Form
YangChengfu (杨澄甫) 108Form
HuangXingxian (黃性賢) FastForm

8 fixed-step Pushing-Hands
8 moving-step Pushing-Hands

15min guided meditation

taijiPrinciples

Taiji has only one true set of Principles

Human deviation gave rise to family styles (Yang, Wu, Chen) which each has strengths and weaknesses. Their strengths are where they follow the principles and their weaknesses are where they deviate from the principles.

We train fluid power waves
Yang Style issuing transverse wave
Wu Style borrowing pressure wave
Chen Style spiral twisting wave

We follow my teacher's advice, "Return to the original principles, from before the styles diverged."

taijidiagramEvolved

Taiji Triple Aspect Diagram

太極三儀圖 TàijíSānyíTú

receiving responding reconciling

陰陽雍 yīn yáng yōng

《道德經》 – Dao De Jing:
"道生一 Dao gave rise to one
一生二 one produced two
二生三 two produced three
三生萬物 three produced myriads
萬物負陰而抱陽 myriads bear Yin, embrace Yang
沖氣以為和 harmonised by immaterial Qi"

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Internal Evolution through Energy Cultivation, Self Refinement & Meditation – an intelligent synthesis of Daoist, Sufi & Yogic teachings

Patrick has practiced Taiji and meditation for over 50 years within the Daoist, Sufi and Raja Yoga traditions. He is the only Western student to have entered the inner school of the famous Taiji Master Huang Xingxian.

Patrick has authored 4 books on Taiji and meditation published in English, Italian, French, German, Spanish and Chinese.

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huangxingxian taijiTransmission Huang Xingxian (黄性贤大师, 1910–1992) was born near Fuzhou. From the age of 14 he trained Fujian White Crane (白鶴拳 Baihequan), 18 Buddha boxing (罗汉拳 Luohanquan) and Neigong (Internal Alchemy), under Old Master Pan YuBa (潘屿八), Pan's famous disciple Xie Zhongxian (謝宗祥 1852–1930), and later Pan Zhuangnian (潘桩年). He also studied taiji and Natural Boxing (自然门 Ziranmen) with Wan Laisheng (万赖声).

Huang Xingxian began taiji with Zheng Manqing (郑曼青, 1901–1975) in 1947. Huang is generally regarded as Zheng's most accomplished disciple. From 1958 on, following Zheng's advice, Huang established 40 schools and taught 10,000 people in Singapore and Malaysia. He moved to New Zealand shortly before his death in 1992.

ZhengManqing Professor ZhengManqing (郑曼青, 1901-1975) was a gentleman with a distinguished, cultured air. His character was outspoken and honest, and he walked a straight path from which he never wavered nor compromised himself.

In the Chinese world he was respected for his 5 excellencies within the Daoist Arts. In the West he was known especially for his Taijiquan.

Zheng Manqing styled himself, The Old Child who never tires of Learning. He was one of the close disciples of Yang Chengfu (杨澄甫, 1883–1936).

YangChengfu Yang Chengfu (杨澄甫, 1883–1936) was introduced to taiji by his grandfather Yang Luchan (杨露禅, 1799–1872) who died when Chengfu was 9 years old. He studied taiji with his father Yang Jianhou (楊健侯, 1839–1917), his uncle Yang Banhou (楊班侯, 1837–1890), and with other senior students of Yang Luchan.

YangLuchan 1799-1872. Founder of Yang Taiji

YangLuchan YangHistory The name "taiji" was first given to the art of Yang Luchan (杨露禅, 1799–1872), according to imperial records, by the famous Qing Dynasty scholar Weng Tonghe (翁同龢, 1830–1904). Previously Yang’s art had been referred to as Mian Quan (綿拳 Continuous Fist) or Hua Quan (化拳 Neutralising Fist).

Yang Luchan was famous for never losing a match nor seriously injuring his opponents. Having refined his art to an extremely high level, he came to be known as Yang Wudi (楊無敵, Yang the Invincible).

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The world is a series of inter-penetrating subtle energy realms

There are 3 energy realms of human existence
– Deep Body or Physical-Etheric realm
– Deep Emotional or Astral realm
– Deep Mental or Celestial realm.

Internally these correspond to the energies of the Lower, Middle and Upper Dantian (精Jing, 氣Qi, 神Shen). Each of these has 3 sub-levels, giving the nineclouds (九霄).

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After 50 years of internal investigation the secrets of good health and long life are clear.

Your body's intelligence will maintain your health if you supply its needs then don't interfere more.

The normal lifespan for a human is 120 years, but each mistaken interference shortens that span.

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Meditation has 9 levels

Each of the 3 main realms has 3 sublevels, giving 9 energy clouds. Meditation works on the deep structures of the mind. It is a serious and potentially dangerous exercise. The ideal is to follow a senior master who has at least 20 years of self-cultivation. However, few who teach meditation fit this situation. Everywhere, inexperienced people foolishly play with the internal life of others, changing road signs and taking shortcuts, all for the purpose of power or money. Students are led astray, wasting time and energy on superficial or imaginary methods.

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