Our Group

Based in Cambridge, MA, we make a serious effort to train the specific taiji system taught by Patrick Kelly, the only non-Chinese "inner school" student of Huang Xingxian. Our training approach involves sustained effort to continually change and refine ourselves ever more deeply.

Training Curriculum

· Huang Xingxian's 5 loosening exercises

· Zheng Manqing's 37 posture short form 

· Yang Chengfu's 108 posture long form

· 8 basic fixed pattern push hands  (gentle partner exercises) 

· guided meditation

Instructor Bio

Our group was started in 2021 by Charlie Liu to develop a local community to seriously train with. Charlie has been exclusively training Patrick Kelly's approach since meeting PK in 2014, with particular support from Patrick’s students Tim Suh, Guillem Bernado, and Christine Schneider. 

Prior to meeting PK, Charlie studied with Liam Comerford (a student of Zheng Manqing) from 2001-2007 and Ben Lo (Luo Bangzhen) from 2008-2010. During those periods, Charlie also took a few classes with Maggie Newman, Ed Young, and Mark Lord. 

落魄红尘四十春，无为无事信天真

生涯只在乾坤鼎，活计惟凭日月轮

八卦气中潜至宝，五行光里隐元神

桑田改变依然在，永作人间出世人

-吕洞宾