Flavio Toniolo, master of Taiji Quan
Maestro Flavio Toniolo is the only Westerner to be officiale be recognized as a disciple of Hou Tie Cheng of Tianjin, China, the 6th generation of the Yang style.
He has been practicing Taiji Quan style since he was 23 with the best Yang masters in the world in Milan, London, and China.
Now he teaches in Italy in Vicenza and Verona.
A style for the generations
Yang Zhen Ji (楊振基)
Second born son of the Grand Master Yang Cheng Fu, born in 1921, he started at the age of 6 studying under his father and elder brother. He worked hard to master and maintain the essence of Taiji Quan. He made the Yang style famous and has won many competition in varied martial disciplines.
Hou Tie Cheng
Born in 1951 in Quqiao in the heart of the province of Hebel. As a disciple of Yang Zhenji, he was able to study with the brothers Yang Zhenduo and Yang Zhenguo along with other masters from the family Yang, among them the famous Fu Zhong Wen. He became a point of world-wide reference in Beijing of Taiji Quan of the Yang family style.
Ermanno Cozzi
Considered one of the most renowned masters in Italy and Europe, Ermanno Cozzi is one of the few admitted to the court of the Yang Family. He learned directly from Master Yang Sau Chung, elder son of the Grand Master Yang Cheng Fu.
"The thought is our first movement"
If we get to know our body, we will learn to develop our personal strength and gradually build the basis of our health that will last for life.
With these concepts, I developed “La Via Taji” in 1989.