Zhao Bao Tai Chi Kung Fu / USA Tai Chi Kung Fu Culture Association — Attraction in Milpitas

After my surgery in 2004, my recovery was very slow and I was very weak. I felt tired easily, my blood circulation was worse and I always felt cold. My digestion was really bad, I never felt hungry and a bite of meat of any kind would keep me full the entire day. I could not fall asleep easily and did not sleep soundly when I did. My husband and I wanted to learn Taichi to improve our health. We have taken lessons from multiple instructors before we met Master Peng at a speech hosted by our Taichi instructor. In 2012, it's our first time hearing about Zhao Bao Taichi. His speech caught our attention and we were so impressed by his demonstration afterward. At the time, Master Peng only taught Taichi in Milpitas, Northern California. We were lucky to invite Master Penn to teach a group of us in Tustin, Southern California. Since Jan. 2013, Master Peng has been so committed to teaching us. He has taught us in person every month and he never skips a lesson regardless of how busy he is. Master Peng is very knowledgeable and has mastery of many different kinds of Chinese Kung Fu. He patiently introduces Zhao Bao Taichi and teaches us not only how to practice every form, but most importantly is teaching us how Taichi can improve the health of our mind and body. After a few months of learning and practice, I noticed that my energy had increased. I sweat every day during Taichi practice and hardly feel cold anymore. My leg and arm muscles are also firm. One of the most exciting improvements is the improvement of my digestion. I feel hungry again and can eat meat anytime without worrying about getting a stomach ache anymore. I can enjoy good food and traveling, without worrying about indigestion and not being able to sleep anymore. Thanks to Master Peng, my health has improved, my mind is peaceful and I am a...

A friend recommended Zhao Bao Tai Chi to me a few months ago. I used to think Tai Chi is slow movement and for people who can’t do strenuous exercises. After I joined the Zhao Bao Tai Chi class and started training with Master Peng, it totally changed my perspective. I am in good physical condition and fit but I was sweating after the trial class. The warm ups are very well designed to prepare you to able to do the Tai Chi forms. In only two months I have already benefited from practicing Zhao Bao Tai Chi. A few insights I want to share with people who are considering learning Zhao Bao Tai Chi. It is not slow yet it is not intense either. No matter what your current physical condition is, you can start practicing it. It has a balance of helping you build up your body’s core strength, coordination and flexibility at the same time. It helps quiet your mind. You are actually mediating while you practice because you need to use your mind to control the flow of the ‘Qi’. Your mind becomes clear and relaxed after practicing. As a plus, you learn so much Chinese philosophy from Master Peng. It helps you become healthier. You learn how to relax your body which it’s a lot harder than you think. It helped ease my back pain and also my sciatica. I feel overall my body is lighter and I think it is because my blood circulation becomes better. It does not hurt your knees or shoulders like the other type of exercises. It is fun. The Zhao Bao Tai Chi forms are beautiful. Every movement involves the ‘Yin-Yang’ and ‘Bagua’ philosophy. Some of the movements are like dancing. It’s a lot of fun practicing Zhao Bao Tai Chi than just running on a treadmill of lift those weights. Plus, you can basically practice it...

If you are looking for real Tai Chi as it was passed down nearly 700 years ago, then you've come to the right place. Master Peng teaches Zhao Bao Tai Chi with one main principle in mind: Never to change a movement that was passed down from his master. This same rule was also passed down by his master and the master before him.

What makes this Zhao Bao Taichi unique is that it is both practical for combat and excellent for fitness training, and Master Peng doesn't just tell you in the theory of how to protect yourself using Tai Chi but he can actually demonstrate it on groups of hostile audiences who comes challenging him on stage.

I've been practicing since 2016 and what made me fell in love with it is that it changed my perception of human physiology. The whole philosophy behind Zhao Bao Taichi is everything falls in circular motions.

To give you an example, walking forward may look like a linear motion, but when you start to explore the details like how to rotate along the long axis of your bone while moving, then you may find that the synchronized rotation of all your joints in order may create a momentum that connects everything in a circle.

For me, understanding and practicing the micro rotations of joints provided stronger and more stability for my movement and postures. For this reason, I would recommend this to the elderly who wants to reduce aging-related accidents and also to the young who wants to build a...