Erle Montaigue has been practising the martial/healing art of T'ai Chi Ch'uan
since 1968. His teachers include Master Wong Eog (1968), Master Chu King Hung
(1973) London, Grand-master Chang Yiu-Chun one of only two disciples of Yang
Shou-hou. Erle became the first student of Master Chu in London in 1973. Chu was
one of three disciples of Yang Sau-chung, (1909-1985) the eldest son of the
great master Yang Cheng-Fu. Erle was formally introduced to Yang Sau-chung in
1981 when he visited him at his home in Hong-Kong to have his form corrected.
In 1985, Erle and eight of his students became the first Westerners to be asked
to perform at the all China National Wushu Tournament in Yinchuan China. There,
Erle was tested by four of the world's greatest Chinese masters and was awarded
the degree of "MASTER", the only Westerner to be given this honour. Erle now
regards Chang Yiu-Chun as his main teacher from whom he learnt the "Old Yang
Style" & The Dim-Mak. Erle's books, videos and articles have helped to change
the way that people look at the internal martial arts. His videos are viewed all
around the world and his books are sold in China. He is the Chairman of the
WORLD TAIJI BOXING ASSOCIATION, Chairman of the WORLD THERAPEUTIC MOVEMENT
ASSOCIATION, Vice Chairman of the FEDERATION OF AUSTRALASIAN WUSHU AND KUNG-FU
ORGANIZATIONS, Editor of COMBAT AND HEALING MAGAZINE and has his own column in
"Australasian Fighting Arts Magazine." He is also the Australasian Correspondent
for Fighting Arts International, the prestigious British International Martial
Arts Magazine and writes his own column for this magazine.
In 1995 May, Erle Montaigue became the first westerner to go to China to learn
from the Original Wudang Shan group, namely one Liang Shiah-kan, the keeper of
the original Dim-Mak Qi Disruptive Forms.
Erle and family now make their home in the UK. He continues to teach mainly advanced teachers and also plays in his family rock band, MOONTAGU.
A Brief History