The history of Martial Arts is fascinating and none more so than Tai Chi Chuan and its birthplace, Chen Village which is steeped in mystery and legend.
History of Chen Village
Category: Travel. China
The Immortal Path… The Cave
On a secluded mountain peak above Five-Dragon, Wudang’s oldest Daoist temple, is a cave excavated out of the mountain rock. In the tradition of the Daoist hermit, it’s purpose was as a sanctuary for meditation and Tai Chi.
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The Immortal Path
New film project at China’s legendary Taoist mountain… Wudang. This is home of the Yin and Yang and of Wudang Martial Arts and the Taoist scholars of the ‘I-Ching’ or book of changes.
World Wushu Championships
World Wushu championships took place in Shiyan City, China, near to Wudang Mountain and home for many of China’s internal martial arts. International competitors from over sixty countries took part. We filmed this segment during the shooting of our film, A Boy in China in 2010. Watch the trailer. The Shaolin KidSelect options The…
Chen Village by Journal of Martial Arts
In Chen Village, director Jon Braeley has captured taijiquan’s history, recorded valuable interviews with masters and students, and lets all observe the art performed with high levels of skill. For researchers, the film serves as a superb documentary of today’s practice at taiji’s birth- place. Please read below an in-depth review by the Journal of…
Trailer: The Empty Mind
Our classic signature documentary. Here is what the editor of Black Belt Magazine had to say: “I must say I was impressed. Professionally filmed in Japan and China, it profiles practitioners of Aikido, Karate, Kendo, Kyudo, Shaolin Kingfu, Tai Chi and Wushu as they plied their trade in the dojos and tournaments. On a personal…
Trailer: Chen Village
When you enter Chen village, you are struck by how unremarkable it is. Set in the remote China countryside surrounded by farmland, it appears to offer little. Except for one fact. Out of a population of 3,000 some 2,500 practice Tai Chi Chuan. In China it is known simply as Taiji village and is the…
