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In Memoriam

As of January the 26th 2011, my dear friend and mentor, Erle Montaigue, passed away suddenly while in the company of family. His presence shall be sorely missed, both in terms of his inestimable contribution to the internal styles, and his great humanity in all walks of life. I shall try, with the sense of humility and confidence he inspired in me, to carry on "his tradition," "the tradition."

Eli Montaigu, who was designated head of the WTBA two years ago by Erle, now bears the full responsibility of carrying on the legacy of the Montaigue system. I can think of no other person more suited to the task, as he has clearly demonstrated in his workshops a passion for the art, which will take his skills, already formidable, to a height of development that will carry on the spirit of the system as a dynamic and continuously evolving art, while still adhering to the integrity of its core principles.

Josephine Anderson

Double Dragon Tai Chi Studio

is owned and operated by Ottawa Canada chief WTBA instructor for Canada, Josephine Anderson, Senior instructor Level 4

Josephine teaches in Ottawa, and hosts Eli Montaigues annual workshop in Ottawa.

News

Sept. 17-8 Workshop with Eli Montaigue in Ottawa, CA Eli Montaigue Taiji Workshop September 17 & 18, 2011 Ottawa, Ontario Name ____________________________________________ Address ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Phone ___________________________________________ E-Mail ___________________________________________ The cost of this workshop is $200.00 payable with this registration form. Please send the above form and the signed waiver and release form (below) and your payment to: Josephine Anderson 570 Byron Avenue Ottawa, Ontario Canada K2A 0E4 Further details as to location and exact start and end times of the workshop will be sent to you as available. If you have any questions, please contact Josephine at (613) 729-9991 or doubledragonott@aol.com Eli Montaigue will covering the Old Yang-style form - Yang Lu Chan form, Bagua, Small San Sau and elements of push hands. Thank you.WAIVER AND RELEASE OF ...
Posted Jun 29, 2011 6:17 AM by Ron Charron
May Seminars With Eli and Erle Montaigue By Josephine Anderson On the weekend of May 8th and 9th (2010), I was proud to host a workshop for Eli Montaigue, head of the WTBA, and son to Erle Montaigue, the founder of this fighting and healing system. This the the third workshop Eli has conducted for the WTBA community here in Ottawa, and following in the tradition of this system, he delivered with superlative skill and grace, insights into both subtleties of energy, and the martial effectiveness of the forms of the Yang Lu Chen form and Small San sau, which press such energy, as a healing agent, into practical use. And of course, as Eli alternated with seamless ease between Yang Lu Chen and The Small Sau ...
Posted May 17, 2010 11:41 AM by Ron Charron

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Events

Sept. 17-18 Taiji Workshop with Eli Montaigue, Ottawa Canada

Eli Montaigue will be coming to Ottawa to lead a Taiji Workshop on September 17th and 18th 2011.

On Sat. morning, from 9:30 to 12 noon, the workshop will be held at ST. Paul's Eastern United Church at 473 Cumberland Sandyhill.
At 1:30 after we come back for lunch until five in the afternoon, and for the rest of the workshop, on Sunday as well, it will be held at the Royal Canadian legion hall at 330 Kent st. at the corner of Kent and MacLaren. Same times on Sunday in terms of the starting time, and the breaking for lunch, and will be ending at 4:30.

For more information and to sign-up, please click on this link:

Sept. 17-8 Workshop with Eli Montaigue in Ottawa, CA

Posted Aug 24, 2011 5:36 AM by Ron Charron

May 1 & 2, 2010 - Ottawa - Eli Montaigue Taiji Workshop

Eli Montaigue, world head of the WTBA, will be giving a 2-day seminar in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada -

Dates: May 1 & 2, 2010

Yang Lu-ch'an's form

Push Hands

Fighting Techniques

And more.

Training will be 4 to 5 hours per day with an hour for lunch.

For more information please email the following information to info@doubledragontaichi.ca

Name
Address
Phone
Email

Investment: $200 Can

Further details as to location and exact start and end times of the workshops will be emailed to you.

Book Now!

Posted Feb 12, 2010 1:11 PM by Ron Charron

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Eli Montaigue Taiji Seminar hosted in Ottawa by Double Dragon Studio

For more information or inquiries, email info@doubledragontaichi.ca

Group photo May 2010 WTBA Workshop

Erle Montaigue's YouTube Channel

TheWorld Taiji Boxing Association

"The WTBA is an organisation of like minds from all over the world coming together in friendship and harmony (well most times).

Erle Montaigue began the Australian Taiji Boxing Association back in 1979. It soon became clear that the organisation had outgrown the 'Australian' part so we changed it to the World Taiji Boxing Association.

Erle Montaigue is the head of the WTBA worldwide and we have a number of Country Representatives around the world. These are students and friends who have trained with Erle for many years and have risen to a high level of competence in Erle's system of Internal Gung-fu.

We now have representatives in around 30 countries with well over 10,000 students being in some way associated with the WTBA as 'WTBA members'.

There is no real hierarchy in the WTBA as this is how Erle Montaigue likes it, plain and simple without titles or bowing down to anyone, just a bunch of friends training together with a like goal of harmony and great good health and along the way perhaps some self defence.

The WTBA has no uniforms or any other patches or other lofty names like 'Sensei' or Master or Loucher etc. We are simply here to help each other up the ladder."

From Erle Montaigue's WTBA page - Click here to read in full.

What is T'ai Chi?

The Meaning of the Name

The full name of T'ai Chi is T'ai Chi Ch'uan or Taijiquan. The two main spellings, based on two methods of transcribing Chinese characters into English, are T'ai Chi Ch'uan (also spelled T'ai Chi Chuan) and Taijiquan. Here it will simply be referred to as T'ai Chi, the short form most commonly known to the public.

T'ai Chi Chuan or Taijiquan is generally translated into English as "Grand Ultimate Fist" or "Supreme Ultimate Fist." "Tai" mean grand or supreme and "Chi" , in this context, meaning ultimate. "Fist" is the literal translation of chuan/quan, while the more formal meaning is "force." Thus it can also be translated as "Grand/Supreme Ultimate Force." It is generally agreed that the idea of supreme/grand ultimate is related to the Chinese concept of yin and yang, which is an expression of all dynamic dualities or pairs of opposites such as male/female, light/dark, active/passive, forceful/yielding, and infinite other such dualities. The whole of T'aichi is based on dualities and their interaction as is, according to Chinese thought, all of life. The "chuan" or "quan" aspect of the name is usually thought of as the way of achieving this yin/yang or supreme ultimate discipline.

What is it?

Variously, T'ai Chi is thought to be exercises intended for health, spiritual development, or self-defence. It is all of these.

Based on the ancient system of Chinese medicine (balancing yin and yang energies ), T'ai Chi movements were carefully developed to

Internal/External Martial Arts
Five Major Styles of T'ai Chi