LeRoy Clark Article Collection

A collection of 8 back issues that feature articles from LeRoy Clark and co-authors

Below is a brief description of his articles in each issue. And of course, you get each back issue which includes all the other articles. The preview picture shown does not necessarily reflect the actual issues in this bundle.

Spring 2024: "Wu Kam Chuen's Family Heritage"
The goal of this article is to show the genesis of the Wu Kam Chuen Family taijiquan practice, its distinct emphasis, and the close relationship of the early Yang and Wu families by briefly tracing the early and later close ties of family principals and practice. This is final part of a series covering the life and background of Wu Dai Kwai and his martial arts lineage.

Winter 2023-2024: "Wu Dai Kwai: Grandson of Grandmaster Wu Kam Chuen"
This is part 2 of an article about Sifu Dai Kwai who was a prominent figure in the Wu family style of taijiquan. By 1970, he had become the fourth generation Gatekeeper of Wu Family Practice. He followed in the footsteps of his great grandfather, Chuan Yu, grandfather, Wu Kam Chuen, and father, Wu Gongyee. He was taught directly and personally by his grandfather, Wu Kam Chuen, over many years. Later, he crossed hands, [fought] with a wide variety of martial boxers and wrestlers hundreds of times and achieved an outstanding record and reputation for always winning.

Autumn 2023: "Wu Daikwai: Grandson of Grandmaster Wu Kam Chuen"
Sifu Daikwai was a prominent figure in the Wu family style of taijiquan. By 1970, he had become the fourth generation Gatekeeper of Wu Family Practice. He followed in the footsteps of his great grandfather, Chuan Yu, grandfather, Wu Kam Chuen, and father, Wu Gongyee. He was taught directly and personally by his grandfather, Wu Kam Chuen, over many years. Later, in the districts of Guangzhou and Foshan, he crossed hands, [fought] with a wide variety of martial boxers and wrestlers hundreds of times. He achieved an outstanding record and reputation for always winning.

Autumn 2022: "Tian Zhaolin and Yang Taiji"
The experience of k'un, i.e., the life changing experience of learning via painstaking, excruciating effort, conditioned all the enquiries of Luo Qin Shun, philosopher who lived 1465 to 1547 AD. Like the philosophical endeavors of friend and colleague philosopher, Wang Yang Ming, these slowly, painstakingly come to maturity only through the "one hundred deaths and one thousand sufferings". In a real sense, such also was the knowledge and experience surrounding early taiji boxing and the lives of Yang Luchan and his son Yang Jianhou and Jianhou's adopted son Tian Zhaolin.

Autumn 2018: "Zhong Zhenshan (1949 – )"
Zhong Zhenshan is a highly respected fifth generation representative of Wu Family Taijiquan and 8th Dan rank in Chinese Martial arts. He is an inheritor of the priceless true cultural heritage of Wu Yuxiang Family Taijiquan of China. He is the main representative of Wu Family's taijiquan and president of the "Zhong Zhenshan Wu Family Taijiquan Association". Working very hard and consistently for over 50 years, he has achieved a rare skill level in Wu Family Taijiquan but continues his pursuit of excellence even today.

Summer 2018: "Song Su Ming meets Yang Shaohao: Qi Boxer"
"The two men, once outside in the courtyard, turned and faced one another. They approached to within touching distance and just stood facing one another. Then after a few moments just standing there, each man extended his hand toward the other. Their arms and hands touched and then went perfectly still. They just stood there in silence. When Song just barely, almost imperceptibly touched Shaohao, he later reported feeling nothing but emptiness." By Key Sun, PhD, with LeRoy Clark

Spring 2018: "Li Xunzhi (1882-1944)"
Li Xunzhi was the second son of Li Yiyu and the third generation of Wu Family Taijiquan. He started learning taijiquan from his father at the age of six. Talented and very hardworking, he achieved truly extraordinary accomplishments in this art. The original manuscript of "The Old Three Books" was passed down to him after father Li Yiyu passed away. By (Sunny) Zhijun Xu, Ph.D., with LeRoy Clark

Winter 2017-2018: "Li Yiyu 1832-1892 (Nephew of Wu Yuxiang)"
Li Yìyu was the nephew of Wu Yuxiang by Yuxiang's sister. He was the second, creative, genius level generation of Wu Family Taijiquan. He turned his extensive and highly detailed notes into essays describing the practice. His essays include "Five Character Secret", "Sparring Releasing Secret Formula", "Essentials of the Practice of the Form and Push-Hands", "Thirteen Posture Song", "On Open and Close, Substantial and Insubstantial", etc. He played a decisively critical role in the formation of Wu Family Taijiquan theory and was known to be a man of keen intellect and high virtue. By (Sunny) Zhijun Xu, Ph.D., with LeRoy Clark