The origin of the American Institute of Taoism and Wudang Songxi school
The origin of Wudang Songxi School comes from the Wudang line. Zhang Sanfeng passed the Wudang school boxing to Zhang Songxi. On the basis of inheriting the Wudang school boxing, Zhang Songxi also took the essence of the eight martial arts of "Seng, Yue, Du, Zhao, Hong, Zhi, Hui, and Hua" in the Yangtze and Yellow River regions, forming With the unique Wudang Songxi School boxing, Wudang Kungfu has become famous all over the world since then. "Boxing originate from the philosophy of book of change(yi jing), and "the theory came from the ancient Chinese medicine" is the fundamental of this school; "Alternating Eight Methods" is its basic martial arts law; "faces south and back north" is the principle in its practice;”grasp the tension, hold the arteries, hitting acupoints and vital points" are the core of its martial arts. Its content includes five major contents: medicine, martial arts, qi, row fight and martial virtues. The most famous contemporary inheritors are Sichuan You Mingsheng, Huang Yanzhong and Shanghai Wang Weishen.
Zhang Jiali, the 13th generation of authentic heir of the Songxi School, is a famous Wudang martial art master who integrates Wudang Songxi, Xingyi, Eight Trigrams, Tai Chi and Chinese Medicine. Zhang Jiali (1969～), a native of Dangshan, Anhui Province, was a monk in Wudangshan Wulong Palace in 1989. He was a student of Li Guangfu, the chairman of the Chinese Taoist Association, and he was given the Tao title: Xuanming. In 2015, it was transferred to Zhongyue Temple of Henan Taoist Association, and his Tao name is Lili. In 2015, he became a pupil of Huang Zhijie, who is the vice president of the Quanzhen Longmen Sect Chinese Taoist Association and the president of the Henan Taoist Association, and he gave the Taoist title: Li Heng. He is the current Vice President of China Martial Arts World Sports Association, President of Wudang Inner Family Boxing Research Association, Special Researcher of China Wudang Boxing Research Association, Chief Coach of Wudang Songxi School Boxing Research Association, Deputy Secretary General of International Santen Federation, Chinese Medicine Physician , Zhejiang Taoist Association martial arts head coach, world-renowned martial artist, international martial arts nine-duan, world martial arts top 100.
In 2017, Daoist Zhang Jiali accepted Yi Xin as the 14th generation disciple of Wudang, Dao name: Li Xin. In order to promote Wudang Songxi School of martial arts and medicine, Yixin (the initiator) established the American Taoist Education Association in 2018. The [American Taoist Education Association] aims to establish a friendly learning and communication platform in a wide range of cultural, academic, artistic, medical, health and intellectual regions. Master the natural "T
ao" method, physical health, wisdom, and longevity, benefit the world, benefit the people and heart for good.
美国道教学会的由来 及武当松溪派
武当松溪派的本源出自武当一脉。张三丰把武当派拳术传至张松溪，张松溪在继承武当派拳术的基础上，又兼取长江、黄河一带“僧、岳、杜、赵、洪、智、慧、化”八家拳术之精华，形成了独树一帜的武当松溪派拳术，武当功夫从此名扬天下，蔚为大观。“拳起于易，理成于医”，乃该派的根本拳理;“交替八法”是其基本技击法则;“面南背北”是其练功练拳中的原则;“抓筋拿脉、打穴击要”，是其技击核心。其内容包括药、技击、气、排打、武德五大内容。当代最为著名的传承人为四川游明生、黄延忠、上海王维慎等老前辈。
松溪派第13代正宗传人张加立为是集武当松溪、形意、八卦、太极、中医于一身的武当武术名家。张加立（1969～），安徽砀山人，1989年出家于武当山五龙宫，拜中国道教协会会长李光福为师，赐道号：玄明。2015年传度于河南道教协会中岳庙，道号为：理立。2015年拜全真龙门派中国道教协会副会长，河南省道教协会会长黄至杰为师，赐道号：理亨。中国武术世界运动协会副主席、武当内家拳法研究会会长、中国武当拳法研究会特邀研究员、武当山松溪派拳法研究会总教练、国际散手道联合会副总秘书长、中医医师、浙江道教协会武术总教练、世界著名武术家、国际武术九段、世界武林百杰。
2017年张加立道长接纳易新为武当十四代弟子，道名：理新。为弘扬武当松溪派武道、医道，易新（发起人）于2018年创立美国道教学会，【美国道教学会】的成立旨在传播武当松溪派道教、功法与医法等一系列涉及道教文化、学术、艺术、医学、健体康智等领域，构建广泛的、友好的、学习交流平台。通达自然“道”法、体健智康寿长、济世利人上善。