Taiji, Yingyang and Qi: The Unlimited Dance of Oposites

According to the narrator; what is the "zone" for athletes?

(min.10:00 - 16:20)

According to Al Huang, what is the meaning of Taiji (or Tai Chi)?

Master Moy - 1975

Taoist Tai Chi - 108 Moves

After watching Master Moy's demonstration and trying to follow his moves, what did you experience?

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Who was Master Moy? 

Summarize the information below in a few sentences.

Moy Lin-shin (梅連羨 méi lián xiàn) was born in 1931 in Taishan county, Guangdong province. He died on June 6, 1998 in Toronto, Ontario province, Canada. Moy was a Taoist monk, teacher and Tai Chi instructor who founded the Taoist Tai Chi Society among other organizations. 

Early Life

 

As a sickly youth Moy was sent to a monastery where he was trained in the teachings of the Earlier Heaven Wu-chi sect of the Hua Shan School of Taoism. Moy reported that he studied the religious and philosophical side of Taoism and that he had acquired knowledge and skills in Chinese martial arts. Ahead of the Chinces Communist Revolution of 1949, Moy moved to Hong Kong where he joined the Yuen Yuen Institute in Tsuen Wan district in New Territories. There, he continued his education and became a Taoist monk.

Life in the West

 Moy went overseas with a mission of spreading the understanding of Taoism and its practices. After some travel, he settled in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and in 1970 began teaching a small group of dedicated students. In those early days, Moy taught both the health and martial arts aspects of Tai Chi. Upon moving to one of Toronto's "Chinatowns" a few years later, he changed his focus, emphasising mainly the health promoting and personal development aspects of tai chi, although Moy still did place strong emphasis on tai chi push hands practice and sometimes demonstrated other self-defense aspects of tai chi as well.

Moy's Style

Moy started with a standard Yang style of tai chi chuan form, also saying he had mixed in elements of other internal arts, and taught it to condition students to learn Lok Hup Ba Fa later. Moy called this modified form Taoist Tai Chi emphasizing the non-competitive nature of his style of teaching and of the form.

Taoist Tai Chi Virtues

A teacher of Taoist Tai Chi is asked to conform to and live by what Moy called, "Eight Heavenly Virtues:

• Sense of Shame
• Honor
• Sacrifice
• Propriety
• Trustworthiness
• Dedication
• Sibling Harmony
• Filial Piety

In accordance with these virtues, Taoist Tai Chi is a form that is taught by volunteers.