J. Justin Meehan recently underwent a traditional disciple ceremony making him a 20th generation lineage descendant of the Chen style of Taijiquan, under Master Zhang Xue Xin and Grand Master Feng Zhiquan of Beijing China.
Shir Fu J. Justin Meehan (right) at 2001 World Taiji Day (April 7) at Missouri Botanical Garden.
Mr. Meehan first began studying the Chinese martial arts and expecially Taijiquan in 1967 in New York. In 1981, he traveled to Beijing, China to study the original style of Taijiquan from the world famous teacher Grand Master Feng Zhiqiang. He continued his study in the U.S. under Master Zhang Xue Xin, who is Feng's senior U.S. disciple in the USA residing in San Francisco.
After 20 years of practice, he was formally accepted as a disciple and Chen Style Taijiquan representative. He teaches now in St. Louis and was one of the organizers of the World Tai Chi Day in St. Louis. He was instrumental in getting the Governor of the State of Missouri, Bob Holden and the mayor of St. Louis City to declare the first Saturday of April to be World Tai Chi Day in St. Louis, celebrated at the Missouri Botanical Garden. He is also president of the Taoist Research and Resource Forum.
Further information is available on his website: www.StlTaiji.com. He is bringing to St. Louis his Shir Fu, Master Zhang Xue Xin to teach Taiji Saturday, September 21, 2002.
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