Henry Wang

Master Henry Wang (Wang, Hui-Juin) has devoted over forty-five years to the study, practice, and teaching of Tai Chi Chuan.

He is a former competitive gymnast, armed forces hand-to-hand combat instructor, personal fitness trainer, and Push Hands champion in his native country Taiwan. After winning five, national Push Hands tournaments he willingly gave up competitive tai chi completely and embarked on a deeper investigation of the art - a journey of body, mind, and spirit. Inspired by several teachers, and particularly by his relationship with the renowned Master Huang, Sheng Shyan (Huang, Xing Xian), Master Wang undertook a mission to relinquish the use of physical force (Li) in order to understand how to use the mind/intent (Yi) to develop and cultivate Tai Chi’s internal “life force” energy (nei jin). Sharing this hard-won knowledge with others, particularly the next generation of tai chi students, is his principal reason for writing this book.

In 1987, he and his family immigrated to British Columbia, Canada. He is married to Ivy. They have two adult children and three grandchildren. Master Wang and Ivy live on Vancouver Island, in the town of Comox, British Columbia.