What people are saying about Chen Huixian

Voices of
recognition.

Students, martial arts masters, teachers, and cultural advocates reflect on Master Chen Huixian’s teaching, skill, and place within the living tradition of Chen family Taijiquan.

Student experiences

Voices from the school.

Students describe authentic training, patient instruction, a welcoming community, and the physical and mental benefits they have found through practicing with Master Chen Huixian.

“Master Chen Huixian is a wonderful Tai Chi instructor. She’s a female Kwai Chang Caine (from the show Kung Fu) with a great personality. She teaches authentic Tai Chi, the kind you read about having health, balance, and mental benefits. Chen style is the original form of Tai Chi, and I had the pleasure of traveling to China to visit her village where Tai Chi began. What a treat. Tai Chi has helped me gain strength, balance, and flexibility. It provides me with stress reduction, and I feel like it is my favorite community, with friends who share this common interest.”
Michael Williams
“Master Chen is amazing! She has a depth of knowledge that cannot be surpassed. I have spina bifida and walk with crutches but feel at ease in her classes. Master Chen readily provides adaptations for all abilities. I experience better balance, increased stamina, and great satisfaction practicing Chen Taiji. Huixian Chen is an incredibly talented teacher and rare gem!”
Meira Dozier
“Went to her classes years ago! She is so patient and definitely knows her stuff. Her classes are the main reason I miss living in KC.”
Kristin Siikavaara
“Best Taiji teacher ever! You will be challenged, but the benefits are worth the effort. This is the real deal.”
Tim Nolan
“Master Chen is awesome, very skilled, kind, and dedicated.”
Dominique Neely

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Master and professional testimonials

Respect earned across traditions.

These endorsements come from respected martial arts instructors, teachers, and cultural advocates who have trained with, observed, or worked alongside Master Chen Huixian.

Grandmaster Lily Lau demonstrating Eagle Claw Kung Fu
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Mrs. Chen’s performance of Chen style Tai Chi shows excellent techniques. It displays the charisma of a prestigious Master. Mrs. Chen demonstrates the combination of strength and softness, and the combination of inner and outer beauty of Chen style Tai Chi to the highest level. It is obvious that she is a descendent of the prestigious Chen Tai Chi family!
Grandmaster Lily Lau8th Generation Successor of Eagle Claw Kung Fu
Master Jimmy Wong demonstrating a martial arts posture
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I have never met anyone at her age that can do so well, even in my visits to China. She is to be commended.
Master Jimmy WongPresident and Founder, USA Chin Woo Federation
Head Master, J.K. Wong Kungfu Tai Chi Academy
Portrait of Master Justin Meehan
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Master Chen represents a new generation of Chen Style instructors, who are well trained with the traditional system, understand American culture and speak English.
Master Justin Meehan
Master Blue Siytangco with Master Chen Huixian and fellow practitioners
Master Blue Siytangco with Master Chen Huixian and fellow practitioners.
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Master Chen Huixian's teaching and energy is the best that I've experienced so far! She is very free with the details and corrections (if you're brave enough to risk the pain and ask for them!) as she will teach you as much as you are able to absorb. Her knowledge is very in-depth and quite accessible. She gives a very invigorating and refreshing take on the Chen Family Taijiquan teachings!
Master Blue Siytangco
Master Chen Huixian with Sifu Ken Gullette after training
Master Chen Huixian with Sifu Ken Gullette.
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Chen Huixian did not try to take us through the complete form. She asked what we wanted, and the group asked to spend more time on corrections and less time rushing through the choreography. This is not your YMCA taiji where you aren't supposed to break a sweat. When you are put into the correct posture, Chen Huixian will ask, “Leg burning?” Yes, the leg is burning. She will smile and indicate that it is a good thing. The best leg workout I've had in YEARS!!!
Sifu Ken Gullette
Bill Douglas and Angela Wong Douglas with Master Chen Huixian and the Kansas City Taijiquan community at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Bill Douglas and Angela Wong Douglas with Master Chen Huixian and members of the Kansas City Taijiquan community in front of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the annual Kansas City location for World Tai Chi Day.
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It's very gratifying to have one of the original family members here (in Kansas City) because the whole purpose of World Tai Chi Day was to acknowledge this great gift that Chinese culture has given the world in the form of Tai Chi.
Bill DouglasFounder of World Tai Chi Day