Wu style Taiji was founded by Master Wu Quanyou in the late Qing Dynasty. It focuses on soft power, internal practice and unpredictable skill changes. Under the development of the second generation master Wu Jianquan, Wu style Taiji built up a good reputation. The fourth generation master Wen Gongyuan was born in Penglai, Shandong Province. He learnt from Wu Gongyi, the son of Wu Jianquan and brought Wu style Taiji to Xi’an. Wen Gongyuan’s Taiji skill became renowned across the world for being very authentic. The special features of this type of Kong Fu are its flexibility, compactness, continuity, naturalness and harmoniousness, as well as being clearly separated into two states (Xu and Shi).
 Master Wen Gongyuan was famous for his noble character and stature both in Taiji and in moral conduct, becoming a great Taiji master. When he was teaching in Xi’an, he carefully chose his disciples to carry forward the tradition of Wu style Taiji. In order to preserve the profound skill and stature of their Master, Wen Zhiqiang (the son of Master Wen Gongyuan), Zhou Runsheng, Tie Junqian, Zheng Fuji, set up the committee of “Xi’an Gongyuan Taiji Cooperation”, which was officially established by the Xi’an Civil Administration Bureau on Dec 22, 2008.
 Wu style Taiji originated from ancient China. Nowadays, it is practiced for health and exercise. Taiji;
　　- is suitable for almost anyone
　　- is easy to learn in order to improve your health
　　- has gentle and circular movements
　　- integrates the body and mind
　　- has many different forms
　　- is enjoyable to practice
　　- has been known in China for centuries to be an effective combatant of arthritis
　　Concentrating on correct posture and breathing control, Taiji’s movements are fluid, graceful and well balanced, promoting the complete harmony of body and mind. Taiji provides the mental relaxation and physical fitness so essential in our modern stress-filled lives.
Taiji is an unusual form of martial arts whereby we believe in building strength - mental and physical - from within. Softness is stronger than hardness, moving in a curve is better than in a straight line, yielding is more efficient than confronting. It is very different from western sports such as rugby where the hardest and quickest usually prevail. Taiji is a sport that strengthens the body as well as the mind.

30 Routine Actions of Wu Style Tai Ji

• Taiji Qi Shi
• Lan Que Wei
• Dan Bian
• Ti Shou Shang Shi
• Bai He Liang Chi
• Lou Qi Ao Bu
• Shou Hui Pi Ba
• Shang Bu Ban Lan Chui
• Ru Feng Si Bi
• Dao Nian Hou
• Xie Fei Shi
• Hai Di Zhen
• Shan Tong Bei
• Yun Shou
• Zuo You Fen Jiao
• Zhuan Shen Deng Jiao
• Shuang Feng Guan Er
• Ye Ma Fen Zong
• Yu Nv Chuan Suo
• Xia Shi
• Jin Ji Du Li
• Tui Bu Da Hu
• Ying Mian Zhang
• Zhuan Shen Bai Lian Jiao
• Wan Gong She Hu
• Shang Bu Ying Mian Zhang
• Fan Shen Pie Shen Chui
• Shang Bu Lan Que
• Dan Bian
• Shou Shi(He Tai Ji)