In traditional Yang style T’ai Chi, attention is given to the lineage of the teaching — how the teaching is passed down through the generations.
In particular, importance is given to how directly the teaching can be traced back to the Yang family and to Yang Lu Chan, the founder of the Yang style.
Twin WIllows instructor Bryan Davis is only seven steps away from the founder of Yang style T’ai Chi, in a very direct line.
Yang Lu Chan
Student of Chen Changxing.
Originator of the Yang style of T’ai Chi.
Father and teacher of:
Yang Jianhau
Son of Yang Lu Chan.
Father and teacher of:
Yang Chen Fu
Son of Yang Jianhau. Credited with opening the study of Yang style T’ai Chi to those outside the Yang Family.
Teacher of:
Cheng Man Ching
Credited with bringing T’ai Chi to the U.S. as part of a cultural exchange via the United Nations.
Teacher of:
Liang Tung Tsai (AKA T.T. Liang)
Premiere student of Chang Man Ching. Author of T’ai Chi Ch’uan for Health and Self-Defense : Philosophy and Practice
Teacher of:
Ray Hayward
Premiere student of T.T. Liang.
Teacher of:
Bryan Davis
Premiere student of Ray Hayward. Founder and teacher at Twin Willows T’ai Chi Studio.