International Snake Style Association

Introduction

The Snake Style of tai chi chuan was held privately within the nucleus of the Yang family for five generations.

 

In 2001, Robert Boyd was formally adopted into the Ip family (fifth generation of Yang family) and began learning this system. Three years later, Grandmaster Ip Tai Tak of Hong Kong granted Master Boyd permission to teach the snake style openly.

Since then, the snake style has grown slowly but surely throughout Europe and North America. To maintain a standard of excellence within the teaching methodology of the snake style, Master Boyd founded the International Snake Style Association for the purpose of uniting all snake style teachers under one roof.

ISSA is an organization of like-minded tai chi professionals that asks no contractual bonds of its members. Rather, all ISSA members are simply asked to follow a code of ethics as follows :
1. Teaching will be open and honest and dedicated to creating clear and creative methods of transmitting the basic principles of snake style tai chi chuan.
2. Teachers will openly demonstrate their skills so that students have visual support for the theory and principles they are taught.
3. Teachers will offer snake style training to all students without prerequisite training in other forms of tai chi.
4. Teachers will treat their students with respect, compassion and concern for their well-being.
5. Teachers will promote the fact that they themselves are students first and teachers second and are committed to their own development of snake style skills.
6. Teachers will promote the Bao Tak Fai Tai Chi Institute semi-annual seminars as a means to improve their student’s snake style skills and build community with other ISSA members.
7. Violations of the above code of conduct may result in expulsion from ISSA.

Seminar with Bob Boyd
in Avignon in Autumn 2022

The main idea of the workshop will be « Rooting the Foot » and the potential for martial power that comes from it, specific to the Snake style of the Yang family.
This theme will be applied to the different forms and practices for two people at different levels.

All levels » training course in the known Snake style with bare hands
Monday October 31st, Tuesday November 1st

Advanced » course
Wednesday November 2nd

Hua and Issa teachers’ workshop
Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th November morning

 

Site de la Chapelle
Châteauneuf de Gadagne, near Avignon
FRANCE

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Bob Boyd

 

 

New Book available now !

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Snake Style Tai Chi Chuan
The Hidden System of the Yang Family

Snake style Book

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(available also in french and german)

Mtr IP TAI TAK

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