Coach Jan Lucanus 2X Tai Chi World Cup Champion

Spreading Tai Chi as a human performance tool.

HIGH PERFORMANCE Tai Chi with actors, athletes & INNOVATORS

Dr. Anita Goel & Andy Russell

Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD

Dr. Anita Goel & Andy Russell

I've been honored to share Tai Chi with nueroscience luminaries Dr. Anita Goel, VC Andy Russell, and his team at SonicAge.

Kathryn Ficarra

Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD

Dr. Anita Goel & Andy Russell

Working with Executive Leadership coach and game industry veteran Kathryn Ficarra to bring Tai Chi into her ecosystem.

Paula Garces

Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD

Fan favorite from the Harold & Kumar series and director for Netflix's On My Block, Paula and I collaborated to bring energetic realism to her character in the Aluna franchise.

Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD

Spreading awareness of the benefits of Tai Chi with the help of Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD, Adam Winokur of NDASA, and Adan Weinberg.

Edan Sheklow, LAPD Trainer

Finding crossover with Tai Chi World Cup style rules and the LAPD's use-of-force guidelines with officer Edan Sheklow.

Mateo Arias

Edan Sheklow, LAPD Trainer

I trained Mateo for his Tai Chi scene in The Good Kids, building off his experience from Disney's Kickin' It.

Angelic Zambrana

Edan Sheklow, LAPD Trainer

Ilona Bito, World Champion

Angelic trained Push Hands for my action series Justice For Hire. See more of her work on Gossip Girl and Law & Order: SVU.

Ilona Bito, World Champion

Edan Sheklow, LAPD Trainer

Ilona Bito, World Champion

I coached 2X Tai Chi World Cup Champion Ilona Bito to represent the US Tai Chi Push Hands Team in Taiwan.

About Jan's Tai Chi

What is Tai Chi?

Tai Chi (Taiji Quan, Tai Chi Chuan) is an ancient Chinese martial art. In regards to ancient teachings, we are reframing older language to suite the modern mind. Jan Lucanus coaches Tai Chi as a human performance tool. Jan works with top athletes, CEOs, and those seeking access to practical power in daily life.

Lineage

Jan's parents both trained Tai Chi & Kung Fu, and raised him around their masters in New York's Chinatown. Jan studied directly under masters from a range of disciplines, including Shaolin monks Shi Yan Ming and Shi Xing Peng, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Professor John Machado, and Lama Kung Fu Master David Ross. Jan also fought semi-pro Sanshou (Chinese Kickboxing mixed with Mongolian Wrestling) under renowned Beijing Coach Li Ti Liang on the NY International Sanshou Team under Captain Novell G. Bell. Jan was privileged to study Wu Style Tai Chi under Sifu Keith Tong (lineage to Grandmaster Wu Gong Yi), Liu Ho Ba Fa Water Boxing under Sifu Cheng Ki Chang, and Reverse-Breathing Yang Style Tai Chi under Grandmaster William C. C. Chen (disciple of Grandmaster Cheng Man-ch'ing). In 2004, Jan was recruited onto the US Tai Chi Push Hands Team by Push Hands World Champion, coach, and chess prodigy Josh Waitzkin. Jan was later elected Captain of the US Tai Chi Push Hands Team (2009-2011) and coached the team alongside his father, World Champion Jan C. Childress.

Push Hands is Pressure Redirection

Tai Chi is also played as a very fast competitive sport known as Tuishou or Push Hands. Jan's unique adaptation of Tai Chi Push Hands is a system of knowing yourself and others through pressure exercises with partners. This exercises greatly assist in making the cerebral become kinesthetic, train tactical empathy by helping you relate to tension in your partners, and allow us to strategize from long form pattern recognition.

WHAT I TEACH

Tai Chi Form

Basics & Advanced

Private sessions only.

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Tai Chi Form

Basics & Advanced

A form is a choreographed set of movements linked by breath work and visualization. Jan teaches 3 forms of Tai Chi - Wu Style, Reverse-Brea...

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Nei Kung

Weightlifting for Intention

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Nei Kung

Weightlifting for Intention

Isolated breathwork and visualization system for efficient energy cultivation and storage.

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Push Hands

The Mindful Wrestling™ System

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Push Hands

The Mindful Wrestling™ System

A system of knowing yourself and others through pressure exercises with partners. Develop Tactical Empathy to achieve goals. For all levels...

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Meditation Tools

Intensive Visualization

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Meditation Tools

Intensive Visualization

Practical techniques for life-enhancement, strategically timed throughout your day.

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Sports Push Hands

World Class Athleticism

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Sports Push Hands

World Class Athleticism

The sport that tests Tai Chi philosophies under immense pressure and speed. Jan coaches from his experience as Captain of the US Tai Chi Pu...

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NOTEWORTHY VideoS

The 1st NO BS Tai Chi Seminar in America

This Sports Tai Chi Push Hands seminar was filmed (by my 6-year-old son) as part of the Shaolin America Defense Academy’s 10th Anniversary celebration. I was invited by the wonderfully open-minded combat veteran Sensei Donnie Jeffcoat to share my favorite sport of Tuishou with a dedicated group of martial artists. We had a lot of fun, as I love making practical, repeatable techniques accessible to people of all skill levels. Tai Chi is a human performance tool. Add it to your arsenal.

Video Essay - Coach Jan's Tai Chi Stops a Homeless Attacker as an Example of Spiritual Martial Arts in Action

Martial arts and spirituality are designed to coexist, especially in the face of real world violence. Thank you @bosque.de.fresnos for this highlighting a challenging moment in my martial journey defending churchgoers from a violent man just over a year ago in this beautifully articulated video essay. There is no pleasure in true violence for a martial artist, but there is gratitude for the training we undergo when it can be used as service to protect others. Deep gratitude for John Machado and Coach Josh Waitzkin for their pivotal understanding of how Tai Chi and BJJ work together, and Rener Gracie for gems on real world violence that he shares for the education of all.

I’m HEAD JUDGE of the 1st World Series of Taiji Push Hands 💪☯️

I’m honored to officially announce I’ll be the HEAD JUDGE of the very first World Series of Taiji Push Hands (@worldseriesofpushhands). ALL martial artists, BJJ players, grapplers, wrestlers, and tough people are welcome to compete for the $1,000 PRIZE. In the spirit of Kendo, you’ll have to face off against the head judge after beating all competitors, so I suggest watching my Tai Chi YouTube channel as part of your preparation.

UFC meets Tai Chi (1/7) - Brendan Weafer & Jan Lucanus

Ultimate Fighter and Strikeforce veteran Brendan Weafer plays his first Sports Tai Chi Push Hands match with Coach Jan Lucanus. After our session, Brendan expressed appreciation for the unique grappling approach that the sport of Taiwanese Tai Chi World Cup Push Hands provides. Specifically, the emphasize on control and spacial manipulation using primarily the mid-section of the body, while Muay Thai would emphasize the head and wrestling would emphasize the legs. Tai Chi Push Hands compliments any movement discipline.

Push Hands FINALS 3rd Tai Chi World Cup - Jan Lucanus vs Chen Zhi-Wei - Taichung, Taiwan 2010

In this final match of the 3rd Tai Chi World Cup 70kg-75kg weight class, Chen Zhi-Wei (of the Shi Zhong Tai Chi College, and the younger brother of 5x world champion Chen Chi-Cheng) outscores Jan Lucanus (Captain of the William C. C. Chen Push Hands Team) by 1 point for the gold medal win in this Moving Step Push Hands match.

Breakdown - Coach Jan's Tai Chi vs Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (standup) by Ben Cohen of Wing Chun DC

Based on my friendly open sparring session, this analysis video was made by Sifu Ben Cohen of Wing Chun DC: Coach Jan Lucanus (white pants) uses the science of pushing to disrupt the takedown strategies of more sophisticated throwing artists, then executed throws when they are off-balance or winded. It should be noted that this practice session is using Extreme Push Hands rules (full body grappling, push out of ring for 1 point, 2 points for any throw), and has no groundfighting. Therefore, the BJJ player can only utilize his standup grappling game. Learning Push Hands benefits every type of movement system, especially grappling and football.

Podcasts & Interviews

Noble Warrior Podcast hosted by Dr. CK Lin

Jan Lucanus shares Tai Chi for the high performance mindset.

Jan Lucanus on the Leadership on Purpose podcast hosted by Kathryn Ficarra

Jan Lucanus on how Tai Chi is his foundation for life as a media professional.

5 vs 5 Questions with Jan Lucanus hosted by Naxo De La Encina

Team Spain's head coach of Tai Chi Tuishou, Naxo, interviews World Cup Champion Jan Lucanus.

Coach Jan's Tai Chi Blog

Contact

Private and Group Sessions

All training is by appointment only in person or online.

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HIGH PERFORMANCE Tai Chi with actors, athletes & INNOVATORS

Dr. Anita Goel & Andy Russell

Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD

Dr. Anita Goel & Andy Russell

Kathryn Ficarra

Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD

Dr. Anita Goel & Andy Russell

Paula Garces

Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD

Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD

Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD

Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD

Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD

Edan Sheklow, LAPD Trainer

Edan Sheklow, LAPD Trainer

Edan Sheklow, LAPD Trainer

Mateo Arias

Edan Sheklow, LAPD Trainer

Edan Sheklow, LAPD Trainer

Angelic Zambrana

Edan Sheklow, LAPD Trainer

Ilona Bito, World Champion

Ilona Bito, World Champion

Edan Sheklow, LAPD Trainer

Ilona Bito, World Champion

About Jan's Tai Chi

What is Tai Chi?

Lineage

Push Hands is Pressure Redirection

WHAT I TEACH

Tai Chi Form

Basics & Advanced

Tai Chi Form

Basics & Advanced

Nei Kung

Weightlifting for Intention

Nei Kung

Weightlifting for Intention

Push Hands

The Mindful Wrestling™ System

Push Hands

The Mindful Wrestling™ System

Meditation Tools

Intensive Visualization

Meditation Tools

Intensive Visualization

Sports Push Hands

World Class Athleticism

Sports Push Hands

World Class Athleticism

NOTEWORTHY VideoS

The 1st NO BS Tai Chi Seminar in America

Video Essay - Coach Jan's Tai Chi Stops a Homeless Attacker as an Example of Spiritual Martial Arts in Action

I’m HEAD JUDGE of the 1st World Series of Taiji Push Hands 💪☯️

UFC meets Tai Chi (1/7) - Brendan Weafer & Jan Lucanus

Push Hands FINALS 3rd Tai Chi World Cup - Jan Lucanus vs Chen Zhi-Wei - Taichung, Taiwan 2010

Breakdown - Coach Jan's Tai Chi vs Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (standup) by Ben Cohen of Wing Chun DC

Podcasts & Interviews

Noble Warrior Podcast hosted by Dr. CK Lin

Jan Lucanus on the Leadership on Purpose podcast hosted by Kathryn Ficarra

5 vs 5 Questions with Jan Lucanus hosted by Naxo De La Encina

Coach Jan's Tai Chi Blog

Contact

PRIVATE & GROUP CLASSES, EVENTS, AND COMPETITIVE TRAINING

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