T Abdominal reverse breathing is a fundamental Tai Chi practice. Contraction and relaxation of the diaphragm and abdominal muscles during breathing changes the abdominal pressure constantly. Tai Chi practice creates an abundant reservoir of air for breathing. For example, when the abdominal pressure rises, the veins in the abdominal cavity are under pressure, and transports blood into the right atrium.…
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Participating in the Jiaozuo International Tai Chi Quan Exchange Competition
On the morning of August 20th, at around 10 o’clock, Master Cheng Jincai led the U.S. representative team to participate in the Jiaozuo City Tai Chi Quan Exchange Competition. They hurriedly traveled from the provincial capital Zhengzhou to the competition venue in Jiaozuo. While on their way to the airport, they received a phone call from Director Li Suxiang of…
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Martial arts tourney to attract 1,000 contestants
Stafford Centre site of national championships The Stafford Centre will overflow with chi, or vitalizing energy, this weekend as fighters from home and abroad congregate for what Master Jincai Cheng bills as a celebration of tai chi and other martial art varieties. Cheng, founder of the USA Chen Tai Chi Federation, expects about 4,000 martial art aficionados, including some 1,000…
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Stafford hosts weekend martial arts competition
Stafford Centre will overflow with chi, or vitalizing energy, this weekend as fighters from home and abroad congregate for what Jincai Cheng bills as a spectacular celebration of tai chi and other martial arts. Cheng, founder of the USA Chen Tai Chi Federation, expects about 4,000 martial art aficionados, including some 1,000 contestants, to fill the center, 10505 Cash Road,…
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Yao Restaurant Grand Opening, Southern Chinese Daily News.Thursday, May 26, 2005
Last Saturday, under feverish 90 degrees temperature, Master Cheng Jin Cai led the USA Chen Tai Chi Federation through Yao Restaurant grand opening, located at the intersection of Gessner and Westheimer. It began with the 20-men formation performing Chen Style Tai Chi 38 form. The elegant and organized movements, combined with the serene and elegant music, together they brought the…
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Tai Chi court built at county park
Devotees flock to Arthur Storey site for martial arts TOM MANNING, Chronicle Correspondent Published 6:30 am CST, Thursday, February 24, 2005 PEOPLE have been coming to Arthur Storey Park to practice tai chi for years. Now, they’ve got their very own spot to do it. In January, Harris County Precinct 3 Commissioner Steve Radack‘s office paid for the addition of a…
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USA CHEN TAI CHI FEDERATION Invited by the Office of Sheila Jackson Lee, a member of the US House of Representatives, for Christmas Benefit Performance
Southern Chinese Daily News 12/24/04 The USA CHEN TAI CHI FEDERATION was invited for a charity benefit performance on December 18th in George Brown Convention Center. This event was sponsored by the office of Sheila Jackson Lee, member of US House of representatives, specifically for more than 3000 low income high school students and their families for the spirit of…
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Tai chi master Jincai Cheng calls fall the season of harvest
Original published on HOUSTON CHRONICLE newspaper section this Week on OCT.25, 2002 Written By CHUNHUA ZEN ZHENG He was all smiles returning from a trip to China with a group of his devotees who brought home more than two dozen medallions from a recent international tai chi competition in Jiaozuo, a town in China’s central province of Henan. A reception in Alief…
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Master spreads art of tai chi with book, competition wins
CHUNHUA ZEN ZHENG, Copyright 2002 Houston Chronicle Published 5:30 am CDT, Thursday, October 24, 2002 Tai chi master Jincai Cheng calls fall the season of harvest. He was all smiles returning from a trip to China with a group of his devotees who brought home more than two dozen medallions from a recent international tai chi competition in Jiaozuo, a town…
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American Terrorism Foil – Tai chi master aims to expand teachings
Original published on >HOUSTON CHRONICLE?newspaper section “This Week?on Oct.25, 2001 Written By CHUNHUA ZEN ZHENG Tai chi master Jincai Cheng appreciates the scores of medallions his followers took home from two recent international martial arts tournaments. But he refuses to become complacent, looking instead to greater challenges. At the 2001 International Wushu-Kungfu Festival and Championships sponsored by American Wushu Foundation…
