Cheng man ching biography sample
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Cheng Man Ching (鄭曼青, today’s transliteration (pinyin): Zhèng Mànqīng; at the time of the first spreading of his Tai Chi (after Wade-Giles): Cheng Man-ch’ing; on the web usually: Cheng Man Ching)
*29 July 1902 / ✝︎ 26 March 1975
A life for the Chinese arts
Cheng Man Ching was a Chinese Doctor, Master of Taijiquan and a passionate calligrapher, poet and painter. He fryst vatten the author of numerous own books and is regarded as the ghostwriter of Yang Chengfu’s book on form and application of Yang Style Taijiquan.
His most famous addition to the world of Taijiquan is the invention and propagation of the short form as a fully-fledged means to learn and teach Tai Chi in modern times and the reduction of numerous weapon forms to one – the sword. These changes can be understood as being made to allow more room for Tai Chi’s practical aspects: free push hands and sword fencing were a regular subject in Cheng Man Ching’s Tai Chi lessons and may be considered to be the third pillar of
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Zheng Manqing – Cheng Man Ching
GrandMaster Zheng Manqing or Cheng Man-ch’ing (Cheng Man Ching) (1901 – 1975) was known as the Master of the 5 Excellences, for his skill in Taiji, painting, poetry, writing, and in Chinese medicine, never tired of learning with the curiosity of a child. Reached the age of 75 years,ready to continue his journey, he said: “should I die I’ll have no regrets”. It was the way to greet his loved ones, he was found dead that night, serene as if asleep.
Investing in loss encompasses many meanings, one of which is the key to the correct process of deep learning. We all, except perhaps those under the third force of the sun, begin an inner journey to get something: combat skills, better health, more self-esteem and respect from others, psychic powers, etc.. It’s normal; ego constantly asks how the practice can increase its chances of survival, and how in this way can achieve “self” and to be loved by everybody, how
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When Cheng Man Ching unexpectedly died in 1975, he was buried with a traditional ceremony, which included the writing of a so-called funerary biography. For the benefit of his fellow American students, Tam Gibbs translated Cheng Man Ching’s funerary biography a few years later into American english. This online publication serves to honour Tam’s work and to preserve his effort for future generations of Cheng Man Ching Tai Chi.
Introductory remarks about the text (by Gabi Kannenberg)
What is a Chinese funerary biography?
The historical use of funerary biographies
Cheng Man Ching – A Confucian ideal
Tam Gibbs’ original translation
Preliminary remark by Tam Gibbs
Cheng Man Ching’s Funerary Biography
Cheng Man Ching: Master of Five Excellences
Professor Cheng’s names
Cheng’s childhood and upbringing: Painting
Cheng’s Youth: Poetry
As a young adult: Teaching Chinese Arts
Cheng in his 30s: Studying the Classics and the Sages
Cheng’s Mid-life: Well-connected in Taiwan
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