Background & Outlook 

Zhang YiZhong is source instructor for the Nanjing Integrated TaiJi Chuan form taught in our classes. He emphasises development of sage-like qualities in his teaching.
Born in 1921 near ShangHai, China, Zhang YiZhong brings to his classes several decades of experience in TaiChi Chuan, BaGua Zhang, and XingYi Quan. 
Zhang YiZhong teaches in the San Francisco Bay Area at quarterly weekend sessions in order to give his students culture, a model for relationships, and a lifestyle philosophy. 
His purpose in teaching Chinese internal martial arts is to show that brute force, rigidity, power and aggresion are not superior to flexibility, suppleness, refined skill, and the intelligent employment of yielding.