I am 29 years old and have been practicing Tai Chi since 2004. I first came across Tai Chi when my friend introduced the idea...
Shi Mei Lin, the adopted daughter of the grandmasters of Wu Style Tai Chi, Ma Yue Liang and Wu Ying Hua, has been practicing Tai Chi and Martial Arts her whole life. She started at the age of 7 and has dedicated all of her time to the art, becoming a Tai Chi champion in the 1970’s and going on to be a five times All China National and International Tai Chi champion, Shi Mei Lin has also coached many infamous teams such as the Taiwanese and the Shanghai WuShu Teams.
For more than 20 years, She Mei Lin has been living in New Zealand where she is the head coach of the New Zealand Kung Fu WuShu federation and teaches both publicly and privately the art of Wu Style Tai Chi and Shaolin Kung Fu.
Wu Style Tai Chi is a very old traditional style of Tai Chi dating back to the early 1800’s, it is a very popular take on the ancient Chinese martial art that promotes mindful and meditative awareness of ones physical and mental body. Wu Style is easily accessible to all ages and levels of fitness which is why it is one of the most popular forms of Tai Chi.
David, principal teacher at Mindful Tai Chi Sheffield, has been practicing and teaching Wu Style Tai Chi for a number of years. When visiting New Zealand, he had the honour of meeting Shi Mei Lin in Wellington, where he enjoyed a traditional and formal Chinese tea ceremony, he was made to feel incredibly welcome in her company and had a thoroughly enjoyable time.
Please follow the link below to visit Shi Mei Lin’s website, where you can find further information on the history of Wu Style Tai Chi and of Shi Mei Lin herself.
