Taijiquan journal

Taijiquan Journal is an American magazine with international circulation about the Chinese martial art and exercise of taijiquan (also known as t'ai chi ch'uan). Published in print on a quarterly basis from spring 2000 to fall 2004, it is now on hiatus, however continues online as Taijiquan Journal News. They also actively maintain a blog under the same title.
Taijiquan Journal made its mark as a thoughtful, critical, journalistically sound and artistic magazine. Each issue of the print edition had editor's notes on a particular topic, letters, an original cartoon "The Yang and the Rootless" by illustrator Jackie Urbanovic, columns, articles, reviews, and annual index.
Quite distinct from other taijiquan or martial arts magazines, the print edition of Taijiquan Journal included research, taijiquan profiles, how-to, history, application, philosophy, thought-pieces, opinions, essays, humor and well-balanced reviews of books and occasionally videos. A particularly influential article was "A Vision of the Future Role of Taiji in Western Health Care: A Summary of Clinical Research." The magazine was professionally designed and was nominated for an Utne Reader Alternative Press Award for "Best New Title." The blog features international news about taijiquan and book and media announcements.
The magazine and its spin-offs make an effort to be non-partisan in regards to coverage. Among masters featured in the print edition were Wu Tu'nan, Al Chungliang Huang, Maggie Newman, and Bataan Faigao. Martial arts historian Robert W. Smith served on the advisory board.
Taijiquan Journal News, and blog are edited by Barbara Davis, a noted taijiquan teacher and researcher based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Davis is also an associate editor of the Journal of Asian Martial Arts and author of The Taijiquan Classics: An Annotated Translation.

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