Patrick A Kelly



Patrick A Kelly began Taiji with an experienced student of Master Huang Xingxian in 1973. In 1977 he moved to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where he studied full time in Master Huang's school. In 1979, following tradition, Master Huang accepted Patrick Kelly as his personal disciple - the only non-Chinese to ever enter Huang's inner-school. From that time Patrick Kelly travelled and taught beween Asia, Australasia and Europe. At the express wish of his teacher, Patrick Kelly established a Europe wide teaching network, where 40 senior students (20+ years Taiji and 14+ years with Patrick) and 100 close students (average 14 to 20 years Taiji) teach some thousands of students through their independent schools.

Simultaneously Patrick worked closely both within the Sufi tradition with the Naqshibandi Shaikh Abdullah Dougan for 14 years until Abdullah's death in 1987 and for 30 years with the old Raja Yogi Mounimaharaj of Rajasthan who died in 2007 at more than 105 years old.

This true contact, both external and internal, with the 3 great streams of esoteric teachings - the Asian, the Indian and the Middle Eastern - now supports Patrick's teaching, which aims to lead people deeply inside themselves towards the one formless Source, which has no name.

The results of Patrick's experiences enliven his teaching,
which might be condensed to a few words:
�Seek a broad balance of experience in life � understand others,
change yourself,
with gratitude for whatever life brings.
Deepen consciousness � using any helpful exercises or meditations,
inward through the 3 levels of human existence,
etheric, astral and celestial
(jing, qi and shen).
Reach out for the Beyond � realising, as the Beyond grows within,
that your outer human existence is next to nothing.�
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Singapore 50th Anniversary Article by Patrick A Kelly.
Master Huang Xingxian accomplished a great work in establishing and evolving his Taiji teaching within South-East Asia and congratulations are due to the Singapore Taiji Society for successfully reaching its 50th anniversary. This success is not independent of the great contributions of Sia Mok-Tai and Samuel Kuah as head instructors over those years during which I have had contact with the Society. Though to manage such a society involves difficulties, these fade into the past and lose their importance in the light of the overall success the Singapore Taiji Society has had in helping the citizens of Singapore through the teaching of the refined and genuine methods of Master Huang�s Taijiquan. more...



Questions and Answers with Patrick A Kelly.
What have you gained from your years of Taiji work? Internal evolution is the main result of practise under the direction of a genuine teacher. Effort and sacrifice is the cost. In my early twenties, with 10 years training in Western martial arts, some knowledge of yoga and meditation, and about to complete my university studies, I made the decision to concentrate my life on the search for inner meaning and development. Boxing and wrestling had no depth, Yoga had depth but was too passive, while meditation lacked balance without some complementary training. more...[EN, DE, FR, IT, NL, ES]