Lineage
Yang Cheng-Fu
Yang Cheng-Fu is the grandson of Yang Lu-Chan who is the founder of Yang-style Taichi Chuan in China. Yang Cheng-Fu is greatly accountable for standardizing and popularizing the Yang-style Taichi Chuan that is widely practiced today. He is well known and considered the best teacher of the soft style martial art of Taichi Chuan.
Cheng Man-Ching
Cheng Man-Ching learned Taichi Chuan from Yang Cheng-Fu. He developed a shortened version of the Yang's traditional form. This 37-posture Taichi Chuan form has become very popular in Taiwan, Malaysia, United States, and Europe, as his students have continued to spread this form around the world.
Benjamin lo
Benjamin Lo studied Taichi Chuan with Cheng Man-Ching in Taiwan. In 1974 he moved to the United States and has been teaching Taichi Chuan publicly in US and Europe. His significant contributions to Taichi Chuan include the translation of several Chinese publications into English.
Arnold Lee
Arnold Lee is a senior student of Benjamin Lo. He has been practicing Taichi Chuan for 50 years and has had more than 40 years of experience in teaching Taichi Chuan. Arnold Lee is the founder of Maryland Taichi Chuan Center.
Theodore (TG) Braitman
TG Braitman started learning Taichi Chuan in 1991. He has studied Taichi Chuan and Daoist nei gong meditation under Dr. Lee since 2009 and is the primary instructor at Maryland Taichi Chuan Center.