Welcome to Seattle Chen Taiji

Dedicated to promoting Chen style Taijiquan in the Pacific Northwest.

Seattle Chen Taiji, established in 2006, is dedicated to promoting Chen family style Taijiquan in the Pacific Northwest. We are members of the Chen Xiaowang World Taiji Association and a branch of the Chen Village Taijiquan School.

Chen family Taijiquan is a traditional form of Chinese martial art credited with being the source of the many styles of Taijiquan in practice today. As with all forms of Taiji, Chen family Taiji integrates the whole body in a flowing movement style, yet, Chen style is characterized by a combination of fast and slow movements, explosive bursts of energy and spiraling movement techniques. Practitioners come from all walks of life and enjoy an enhanced sense of well-being, increased physical strength and the satisfaction of participating in a time-honored discipline.

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If you try to aim for it, you are turning away from it.

Zen Master

Be strong then and enter into your own body. There you have a solid place for your feet.

Kabir

Me, we.

Muhammad Ali

It is with deep respect that I pledge to adhere to the traditional code of ethics of the Chen family lineage.

Derryl Willis

Direct Student of Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang

Outside noisy, inside empty.

Chinese Proverb

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

Lao Tzu

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.

Lao Tzu

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Confucius

Be still like a mountain, and flow like a great river.

Lao Tzu