"Meet the offensive with calmness."

(Yi Jing Dai Dong).

A Short introduction in Wu Tai Chi Chuan
Wu Tai Chi ist one of the five family-styles of Tai Chi Chuan. It was founded by Master Wu Jianquan (1870-1942), who was taught martial-arts by his father Wu Quanyou, a student of Yan Luchan, from the time he was young.

After long years of practicing and teaching, Master Wu revised and enriched the art of Tai Chi Chuan handed down from his family. Since this time the Wu Tai Chi has held it’s forms such as the slow form, fast form, sabre form, spear and sword form and extensive set of pushhands.

Wu Yinghua (1907-1996), the daughter of Wu Jianquan, and her husband Ma Yueliang (1901-1998) dedicated their lives to the development and popularization of Wu Tai Chi. In 1986 they sent their son Ma Jiangbao to Europe to teach Wu Tai Chi. Since then he has attracted a large following of students and now Wu Tai Chi is practiced in many European countries, South Africa and Japan.

The Forum for Traditional Wu Tai Chi Chuan was founded in the 1990s by Freya and Martin Bödicker and handed over to their student Bettina Tönnesmann to follow the tradition of Ma Jiangbao.

Ma Jiangbao (1946 – 2016)
Our beloved teacher Ma Jiangbao passed away in October 2016 – to honor him we will practice and teach Wu-Tai Chi and carry forward his thoughts.

More of Ma Jiangbao

Taichi is a Chinese martial art
based on taoistic principles. It can prevent illness and prolong lifespan. It reinforces the bones and muscles and regulates bloodpressure.
It is a means to promote health.

– Ma Jiangbao

Practicing Wu Taichi Chuan right here in Düsseldorf and all over the Europe.

Our Wu Tai Chi Chuan Community is constantly growing. Right now you can find us in the following countries:

– FRANCE 
– GERMANY
– GREAT BRITAIN
– NETHERLANDS
– SPAIN
– SOUTH AFRICA

„Students repeatedly ask me whether Tai Chi Chuan is a form of martial art or a means for meditation? The answer is that Tai Chi is full of strength, but also beneficial for friends of the slower forms and movements.“ Bettina Tönnesmann

„In Taijiquan one says“

‚Shen xin ziran – body and heart/mind are natural‘. Through calmness of movement and stillness in xin (heart/mind) studens/practitioners of Taijiquan shall find and cherish their naturalness.