华总会长丹斯里方天兴、丹斯里李金友及彭忠良校长在2009年第11届国际中文书展推介《定步太极拳21式》新书。右一为作者陈良保。
1. 《定步太极拳21式》新书出版及其他
大联出版社最近出版一部新书，书名《定步太极拳21式》。它是由一位教了40多年太极拳的陈良保师傅所著。这部中英双语新书，提供了一套作者所创编的简易太极健身功法，可以让读者自学。此书对该功法招式动作的叙述，简明易懂，同时附有清晰的连续照片辅助说明，外加一套高素质的DVD光碟，由陈师傅亲自示范功法的每一个招式动作。
“ 定步太极拳21式 ”这套新创编的简易健身功法与传统的太极拳比较，有其独自的特色与不同点。陈丽萍专科医生在该书的序文中这么写道：“现在陈良保师傅更进一步，他去除了传统太极拳的动步部分而创编了21式定步太极拳。这的确是一项创举。对那些纯粹为了健康而想学太极拳的人来说，学习这套功法是最适合不过了。由于去掉了动步，学习者无需学习那些烦难的动步动作，却可以集中练习主要的招式，来炼气、行气，同时能更好地维持身体的平衡和重心，以沉浸于太极拳所赋予的宁静之中。”
2009年3月，陈良保师傅率领一个9人团队，第一次以“定步太极拳21式”参加第7屆香港国际武术节“集体健身功法”项目比赛，获得裁判团的赏识，而荣获银牌奖。
2.陈良保师傅履历
陈良保师傅现年69岁，毕业南洋大学中国语言文学系及新加坡大学中文系。1972年至1995年，他先后在新山、关丹及吉隆坡师训学院担任华文组主任兼讲师。1995年底自吉隆坡师礼国达师训学院退休。
陈师傅在各所师训学院服务期间，都积极在院内推广太极拳，成立太极拳学会，并亲自教导学员学习太极拳。他也曾协助组织成立彭亨郑子太极拳社于关丹，并担任总教练职务前后10年。
2005年陈师傅自己创办陈良保太极拳馆于雪兰莪蒲种公主城，专职教导太极拳。其馆址如下：
8-2, Jalan Puteri 2/2
Bandar Puteri Puchong
47100 Puchong, Selangor.
其联络电话及传真: 03-8075 4352 手機：016-2257525 网址：contact@typtaichi.com
Publication of “The 21 Rooted Steps Tai Chi” .
This book entitled “ The 21 Rooted Steps Tai Chi ” has just been published by Syarikat Penerbitan Ta Lian, Kuala Lumpur. It is written by Master Tan Yong Pow – a teacher of Tai Chi for more than 40 years. It is a self-instructional book on a new form of physical exercise created by Master Tan. It is a bilingual book that caters for Eglish and Mandarin readers. It is easy to understand as it is in plain language and is in a step-by-step approach. To further enhance the reader’s understanding, this book contains vivid photos and a high quality DVD which show very clearly the correct sequence of movements.
“The 21 Rooted Steps Tai Chi” is in fact a new and simple form of Tai Chi sequence of movements compared with the various traditional forms of Tai Chi.. As Dr. Tan Lay Peng, a medical specialist, mentioned in her foreword for the book, “ Master Tan has simplified it one step further by eliminating moving footwork in his 21 Rooted Steps Tai Chi. This is indeed a refreshing approach, especially for those who are interested in tapping into the health benefits of Tai Chi without getting into the more complicated moves. With no moving steps accompanying the postures, one can now concentrate on other vital aspects of Tai Chi like cultivating and mobilising the ' chi ', maintaining perfect body balance and weight equilibrium and generally embracing the calming influence of Tai Chi.”
“The 21 Rooted Steps Tai Chi” competed for the first time at the 7th Hong Kong Wushu International Championship 2009. It was performed by a team of nine participants lead by Master Tan Yong Pow. Their performance greatly impressed the judges and won them the Silver Medal in the Group Physical Exercise Competition.
“ The 21 Rooted Steps Tai Chi ” is a hardcover book of 10"x 7.5" and is available at RM48 per copy in many reputable book shops now.
Master Tan Yong Pow，The Author
Master Tan Yong Pow graduated from two universities in Singapore - the Nanyang University and the University of Singapore. He majored in Chinese Language and Literature. After his graduation, he served as a teacher trainer from 1972 to 1995 in the capitals of Pahang, Johore and Kuala Lumpur.
Master Tan first started teaching Tai Chi way back in 1967. Since then, he continued teaching it
diligently for more than 40 years - a record that few people could surpass in Malaysia..When he was
serving in the teacher training colleges in Kuantan and Johore Bahru, he took the initiative to form Tai Chi clubs and personally taught the members. When he was in Kuantan from 1976 to 1992, he also helped form the Pahang Chengzi Tai Chi Chuan Association. From Kuantan, he was transferred to Kuala Lumpur and attached to the teachers` college there until his retirement at the end of 1995.
However, even after his retirement, his passion to teach Tai Chi remained very strong. When he had finally decided to reside in Puchong, Selangor, he formed a Tai Chi centre there by the name of Tan Yong Pow Tai Chi Chuan Health & Training Centre at 8-2 Jalan Puteri 2/2, Puchong, Selangor. He can be contacted by Tel & Fax: 03-80754352 or H/P: 016-2257525 or email: contact@typtaichi.com