Bruce Kumar Frantzis

Bruce Kumar Frantzis

Bruce Kumar Frantzis (* April 1949 , New York City ) is a Taijiquan teacher and author who is well known in the USA but also in Europe . In addition to Taijiquan, he also teaches other internal martial arts such as Xingyiquan or Baguazhang .

Frantzis grew up in Manhattan , New York City. At the age of twelve he came into contact with martial arts for the first time. He trained with enthusiasm in Judo, Karate , and Jiu Jitsu as well as Aikido . At the age of 18 he left his parents and moved to Japan to train aikido and karate.

His travels included a two-year trip to India and the People's Republic of China in the late 1970s.

Works

His best-known work is probably "Opening the Energy Gates of your body" (in German: opening the energy gates of the body), in which he describes the basic exercises and principles of Taijiquan. It represents a kind of beginner's work in Taijiquan. In addition to exercises, it also contains chapters on Chinese healing art and the theory of meridians.

• The Power of Internal Martial Arts: Combat Secrets of Ba Gua, Tai Chi, and Hsing-I , ISBN 978-1-55643-253-8
• Relaxing Into Your Being , ISBN 978-1-55643-407-5
• Open the body's energy gates. The way to mastery. A practical initiation into Daoist Qi-Gong , ISBN 978-3-89385-394-6
• Tai Chi: Health for Life: How and Why It Works for Health, Stress Relief and Longevity , ISBN 978-1-58394-144-7
• The Great Stillness: Body Awareness, Moving Meditation & Sexual Chi Gung , ISBN 978-1-55643-408-2
• The Body's Energy Gates Open Chi Gung to Lifelong Health , ISBN 978-3-89385-516-2
• The Great Silence The Water Method of Taoist Meditation , ISBN 978-3-89385-546-9

Web links

• Literature by and about Bruce Kumar Frantzis in the catalog of the German National Library