INTRODUCTION

"BOW TO bOw"

by Bill Bernsen

"I humbly Bow 

to

    String my bOw"

THIS BLOG IS DEDICATED 

TO THE TUNG FAMILY OF TAI CHI CHUAN

GRANDMASTER TUNG YING-CHIEH

GRANDMASTER TUNG HU-LING

GRANDMASTER TUNG KAI-YING

MASTER TUNG CHEN-WEI

Grandmaster 

Tung Hu-ling Tai Chi Chuan

I had the honor of meeting Grandmaster Tung Hu-ling at his son's, Master Tung Kai-ying, Venice, California studio in 1978, the year I began my study of Tai Chi Chuan. Grandmaster Tung demonstrated first section of Slow Set...there is no video of the demonstration, but when I viewed the following video on YouTube I think of Grandmaster Tung's Slow Set demonstration.

                            Hu-ling (tiger stalking on mountain)

                  Master  Tung Kai-ying's Venice studio 1978

1980

       Moved to Ashland, New Hampshire after purchasing a 1849 railroad                 freight depot,   which became my studio to teach the 

Tung family style Tai Chi Chuan

1984

  Attended Master Tung Kai-ying's first Tai Chi Chuan camp  La Honda, California.

                           
1989 Started a daily Tai Chi Chuan journal 

                               For the past 30 years I have been keeping a journal, 

                              over 2 million words (last count), of my daily practice.

                                            The best way I can describe my practice Tai Chi Chuan 

                     is a daily epiphany. 

                      After an epiphany...

                 comes a gradual application

                          As the years have gone by 

                    I have become more and more 

                         dedicated to this Chinese treasure.

1994

Hosted Master Tung's first biannual New Hampshire seminar attended by 40 students.

1998

Hosted a banquet in honor of Grandmaster Tung Ying-Chieh's centennial of his birth.

  

1999

GREAT WALL

GREAT MASTER

                   Master Tung's return to China with over 200 international students of                                                  which 22 where from New Hampshire.

 1999   Started teaching Tai Chi Kung 

 New Hampshire Veteran's home

 one of most fulfilling classes, 

because all the students 

are true warriors.

Total of 20 years

2019 ended do to Covid19

2000

 Hosted Master Tung Chen-wei's 

first biannual 

New Hampshire seminar

2000

  

MT. TAI, CHINA

                                            Phoenix & Dragon Climbing  Tai Shan, China   

                                                           Wood/metal assemblage  

                                                             by Bernsen    2001    

Traveled to Mt. Tai, China with the Masters and their students, while on top of Mt. Tai swore to practice every morning...a promise I have keep for the past 20 years.

2006

Hong Kong celebration of Grandmaster Tung Ying-chieh

2011

    Assistant to Darcy Cushing who host the annual Sandy Island camp.

2012
                            Published "Bow to Bow" blog.

WORDS COME TO ME EVERY NOW AND THEN

MUCH LIKE THE WIND

ONE NEEDS HIGHS AND LOWS TO CAUSE THE PRESSURE

HENCE THE WIND

THERE ARE WORDS FOR EVERYTHING BUT THE INNER MOST THINGS

WHICH CAUSE THE PRESSURE

HENCE THE WIND

                                                                   Bill Bernsen 1977

 
2018

                              Grandmaster Tung Hu-ling

                                             Centennial

 

               GRANDMASTER TUNG HU-LING'S CENTENNIAL

                                                  Held in Plymouth New Hampshire

2020 

2021

SPIRIT AND GRAVITY LEAD

THE

LINEAR LESSONS

WHICH

EVOLVE INTO EPIPHANES

OF

ENTERAL ENLIGHTENMENT

AND

SPIRALING/VORTEXING

TO  

GALAXY

OF

GESTURES

2022