Style Lineage
This beautiful style has received official recognition from the Chinese Government as an orthodox style and "Inviolable Cultural Heritage of the Chinese Nation".
BECAUSE TRUE mastery of a traditional style can only be achieved through continuous learning with Grand Masters.
BECAUSE TRUE knowledge cannot be improvised.
技精艺进，体悟人生
Jì jīng yì jìn, tǐwù rénshēng
Refining the technique and advancing in the art, bringing
one's life to fulfillment.
学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆
Xué ér bú sī zé wǎng, sī ér bú xué zé dài
Learning without thinking is labor lost; thinking without
learning is perilous.
Style Program transmitted by Grandmaster Zhang Shaotang
- Fundamentals and Qigong
- 李派氣功 Lǐ pài qìgōng
- 百日初级工 Bǎi rì chǔ jī gōng
- 老八手法 Lǎo bā shǒufǎ
- 空手套路 Empty-hand forms
- 老三推 Lǎo sān tuī
- 六合风魔掌 Liùhé fēngmózhǎng
- 十三丹 Shí sān dān
- 如意拳 Rúyìquán
- 五行椎 Wǔ xing chuí
- 器械套路 Weapon forms
- 太极白虎十三刀 Taiji White Tiger 13 Saber
- 太极清风剑 Taiji Gentle Breeze Sword
- 太极十三把棍 Taiji Thirteen Methods Staff
- 太极扇 Taiji Fan
The Li Pai Taijiquan style is very
rare outside of China.
In 2014, as part of the traditional Kungfu conservation
program, the Chinese Government recognized GM° Zhang
Shaotang's Li Pai Taijiquan style as "Orthodox" and
"Inviolable Cultural Heritage of the Chinese Nation".
