Chinese Taijiquan Academic Research Society
[The below quotation was taken from the Yangjia MiChuan Taijquan site. The text has been slighty adapted. Copyright Yangjia Michuan Taijiquan]
“In January of 1966, chairman Han Chen-sheng and a group of renowned Taijiquan masters felt the need to become independent of the Martial Arts Federation. They initiated a drive to establish a Taijiquan society, which was signed by as many as 104 supporters from prominent backgrounds, all becoming founding members of the new society.”
Amongst these was dr Qi Jiang Tao, whose name can be seen here on the page:
Start of Taijiquan Taipei
On November 5 of the same year, the Chinese Taijiquan Academic Research Society was officially founded at the following address: #2, Alley 62, Lane 950, Chungcheng Road, Taipei City.
Following the Ministry of the Interior’s regulations for accreditation of new associations, Han Chen-sheng was elected the first chairman of the Society, with Wang Yen-nien, Wang Chien-chin, Hsiao Tzu-ming, Tang Chun-wu, Hsu Chuo-hsiu, Hung Mao-chung, Yu Hsien-wen and Wu Chao-hsiang serving as executive directors, and Chi Chiang-tao, Chiao Chang-hung, Chi Ching-chih, Lu Hung-pin, Chang Wei-chung, Liu Chung-ling and Lee Tao-kuei as directors.
Liu Pei-chung, Pan Yang-shan, Lu Chung-shan were executive supervisors, while Weng Tzi-chuan, Yang Yi-feng, Kuan Yen-feng and Chiao Chin-tang served as supervisors.
The Chinese Taijiquan Academic Research Society existed for ten years, or four terms, lasting from November 5, 1966 until December 21, 1975.
The latter date also marked the end of taijiquan’s formative period in Taiwan.