Hong Tao-Tze is the founder and Grand Master, or Zhang-men-ren, of Tai Ji Men, a qigong and martial arts based menpai he established in Taiwan in 1966, teaching self-cultivation through the master-disciple, or shifu-dizi, tradition alongside physical training rooted in esoteric Daoism. He led Tai Ji Men through eleven years of criminal prosecution over gifts his disciples gave him, to a final, non-appealable acquittal at Taiwan's Supreme Court on July 13, 2007. He also serves as President of the Federation of World Peace and Love (FOWPAL), a United States based international NGO founded in 2000, through which he and Tai Ji Men disciples have travelled to over one hundred countries promoting what they describe as a culture of conscience, including advocacy for the United Nations' 2019 adoption of April 5 as the International Day of Conscience.
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Origins
FounderTai Ji Men, in Taiwan in 1966 2 Defining MomentLeading Tai Ji Men through eleven years of criminal prosecution, from the December 19, 1996 raid to a final, non-appealable acquittal at Taiwan's Supreme Court on July 13, 2007. 3 Connections
Associated With
This source names Hong Tao-Tze directly: "Montessori School, Lucknow, describing Hong Tao-Tze as Grand Master of Tai Ji Men Qigong Academy and President of the Federation of World Peace and Love (FOWPAL); an independent conference source..."
Source Dr. Hong Tao-Tze, Speaker Profile (International Conference of Chief Justices of the World)
This source names Taiwan directly: "arts based menpai he established in Taiwan in 1966, teaching self-cultivation through the master-disciple, or shifu-dizi, tradition alongside physical training rooted in esoteric Daoism."
Source July 13, 2007, and Tai Ji Men: A Legal Victory, A Lesson for All of Us (Bitter Winter)
Traditions Founded
Source Tai Ji Men Qigong Academy: Own Website
Sources
1. Dr. Hong Tao-Tze, Speaker Profile (International Conference of Chief Justices of the World)
International Conference of Chief Justices of the World (City Montessori School, Lucknow)View the Source 2. Tai Ji Men Qigong Academy: Own Website
3. July 13, 2007, and Tai Ji Men: A Legal Victory, A Lesson for All of Us (Bitter Winter)
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