Vol 19, Issue 1/2005
Inner work in Taijiquan
Interview with Bruce Kumar Frantzis
Bruce Kumar Frantzis has been researching Asian healing and martial arts for over four decades and gives seminars in various countries on inner energy work, Taijiquan, Baguazhang and meditation. In the interview with Helmut Oberlack he explains why, after 15 years’ experience with various Taiji styles, he started learning Wu style in order to heal his back which had been broken in a car crash. He stresses the importance of Neigong (inner work) in Taiji training which he teaches through basic Daoist exercises. All aspects of Neigong, such as inner alignment or opening and closing, should be integrated in the Taijiquan form simultaneously.
