WHAT IS TAIJI?
Taiji (太极) describes the ever dynamic relationship between opposing forces — Yin and Yang, movement and stillness, softness and structure.
Within Daoist thought, Taiji represents a state of balance through continuous transformation and adaptation.
Practices such as Taijiquan become ways of exploring this relationship through movement, structure and breath.
Rather than seeking fast results, these practices are for the long run, unfolding naturally.
Without separating martial arts into “internal” or “external” systems, our teachings are built around the wudang principles way. A pathway transmitting an inner view of body and mind, that can be applied in modern movement arts and ultimately in life.
Rooted in tradition, freed from olden dogmas.
Marc Rosca
Marc Rosca is a Berlin-based teacher and long-term practitioner of Chinese martial arts, a student of Ismet Himmet and certified North Star Weaponry instructor. With more than two decades of experience in Chinese martial arts, the last twelve years dedicated to internal practice within the WDP system.
His academic background in Chinese studies shapes how he engages with the principles found in the classical texts rather than their formal transmission.
Nicolas Knipping
Nicolas Knipping is a Berlin-based teacher and long-term practitioner of internal martial arts.
His teachings follow the Wudang Principles System of Ismet Himmet, as well as the teachings of Stefan Müller of Xuan Gong Fu Academy.
Having trained in Olympic wrestling from a young age and as part of the GFTeam Grappling Fight Team under Gabriel Rainho,
his approach is informed by more than 15 years of direct martial arts experience and applied practice.
Alongside martial arts, he also works as a performer at the intersection of martial and contemporary dance practices.
Wudang Master Tang Li Long (唐理龙) & Ismet Himmet