Over time the words Tai Chi have come to mean many different things to different people. It is known as:

Whereas some associations only focus on a particular aspect the traditional Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan as taught by JDIATCC can be all of the above. The traditional training exercises combined with our own research on how to present them provides the ideal environment for you to stengthen yourself from the inside out. Our emphasis on clearly demonstrating the core concepts and principles of traditional Tai Chi as a means to develop and use your own internal energy (Chi), links together the myriad benefits of Tai Chi: health, meditation, self-healing, self-defence, fitness and so on. It is this holistic approach to mind and body that attracts so many to JDIATCC.

All of this is possible due to the hard, ongoing work of Master John Ding who studied Tai Chi Chuan under top Yang style Tai Chi masters for many, many years before becoming the 1st disciple of one of the foremost Tai Chi masters in the world - Grandmaster Ip Tai Tak.

Discipleship is a confirmation to the world that a student has been chosen to receive and pass on a Master’s entire Tai Chi system. A disciple has a responsibility towards the future survival of the art.

The Yang style of Tai Chi Chuan was created by Master Yang Lu Chan more than 200 years ago after he had studied several internal and external martial arts and mastered the Tai Chi of the Chen family. Passed on from father to son, the true Traditional Yang Style was known to only a select few until the time of Yang Lu Chan's grandson, Yang Cheng Fu. He taught thousands of students throughout China and it was his forward-thinking openness that is largely responsible for the popularity of Tai Chi today. It is his tradition of openness combined with authenticity that we maintain and develop today for the benefit of all.

Yang Style Lineage