Luo Mei Juan

Tai Chi Master

Colorful clothes and words,
At the side a sharp sword !

- Dao De Jing (chap 53)

Master Luo has more than 15 years of experience teaching tai chi to students from around the world.  She operates the Long Tou Shan Martial Arts School in Yangshuo, China, formerly known as the Wu Wei Center.  She has also taught in Bali, Indonesia, and is frequently a visiting practitioner at the Kamalaya Spa and Resort in Ko Samui, Thailand.  She currently teaches in Colorado, USA.

From her youngest days with her father, a Kung Fu master, Mei loved the martial arts. However as her father is very traditional, he refused to teach his skills to a girl. So Mei took up dancing until she was old enough to learn by herself. Initially Mei started to take lessons in Yang style Tai Chi from local teachers and practiced both the long and short forms. Having already studied Yuan (circle) Neng (energy) Gong with a Taoist Wudang Master, at the age of seventeen she also learnt acupuncture from Doctor Lei Long Hung who introduced Mei to traditional medicine. Now practicing Tai Chi everyday Mei wanted to learn more styles and this led her to Chen Village in 1996 the home of the Chen Family and 19th Generation Master, Chen Zheng Lei who is recognised by the government as one of the ten great martial arts masters of China.

Already teaching students in the park and on the waterfront in Yangshuo, in 2003 Mei applied to become a Tai Chi Master and took the written and practical exams which also required her to demonstrate her teaching skills with a group of beginners before the examination panel. Having been accredited as a 6th Level Master by the Chinese Wushu Association, and encouraged by her teachers she began to enter competitions winning her silver medals at the Chen Village Elite Tai Chi Tournament in 2004.

Mei has continued to win gold and silver medals for taijiquan and sword at regional and international competitions. Though she is proficient at both sword and hand styles her speciality is a form of freestyle Chen taijiquan which allows her to select steps from the Lao Jia and the Xin Jia (long forms) and improvise her own sequences. Since 2003 Mei has been apprenticed to Chen Zheng Lei, and returns annually to Chen Village for three weeks every year to study with him.

In 2007 the Chinese Wushu Association invited Mei to be examined as an Advanced Level Wushu Coach and was subsequently invited to participate in the Beijing Olympics Wushu Competition in 2008: Mei won two gold medals and a ticket to the Olympics. In 2009 she won two gold medals at the annual Chinese Wushu Association competition.  Also in 2009, four of Mei's students won gold medals at the Guangxi Wushu competition.

Mei also regularly gives demonstrations and presentations at public events. She teaches in China, the U.S., Thailand and Indonesia and is available for master classes in both Yang and Chen Style Tai Chi, hand, sword and fan. Mei also gives lessons in Qi Gong, Yoga, massage and traditional healing techniques.  Mei speaks Chinese and English. 

 John L Payne, author of 'The Presence of the Soul & The Healing of Individuals, Families and Nations', wrote:

 "Mei is the most wonderful Tai Chi teacher I have ever worked with. She radiates enthusiasm, passion and genuine concern for each of her students. It was a great pleasure to work with her. For Mei, Tai Chi is not a dance as many others would have you believe, but the enhancing and realisation of our inner authentic power in the form of Chi. Mei is truly a master!"

 You can download Mei's pocket guide to the Yang 24 Step Tai Chi Short Form here.