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Prof Cheng and Mr. Liang at Springfield College.
Professor Cheng Man-ch"ing, assisted by his senior student and translator T.T. Liang, gave a demonstration of Chinese painting and Tai-Chi at Springfield College in 1966. The Professor had just arrived in New York to officially introduce Tai-Chi and Chinese culture to the U.N. Professor Cheng had also been invited to the White House to present two paintings to President Johnson, both of which hung in the White House on display. Professor Cheng also opened a school for painting, calligraphy, herbal healing, and Tai-Chi in New York City.
At Springfield College, the Professor showed some of his paintings and calligraphy, and then show some solo form. He then went on to give the majority of the demonstration, which was Tai-Chi as a martial art. The majority of the audience was martial artists and they wanted to see how Tai-Chi was used for self-defense. The Professor demonstrated grab escapes, slipping punches, sticky hands,rooting, neutralizing, and Fa-Jing. Master Liang was in the role of M.C. and translator.
One of the amazing things is that the Professor simply called people out of
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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
Cheng’s medical education
Cheng’s medical career: Advocating to preserve ways of traditional healing
Cheng’s life as a martial artist
About Cheng’s philosophical work
Cheng’s personality and family
Cheng’s death
Cheng’s literary oeuvre
What is a Chinese funerary biography?
Chinese funerary biographies a