Historical Record · 1997–Present
The Archive
The historical record of Golden Eagle Martial Arts Centers and CMARC, from its founding in Alabama in 1997 to the present digital archive.
- 1997
- Founded
- 4
- Eras in the Record
- 3
- Legacy Pages Preserved
- 94
- Old URLs Mapped / 100
The Record
1997
The First Web Records
English-language pages on Choy Li Fut and Yang family Tai Chi appear online, when material of this kind was scarce for non-Chinese readers.
2000s
Citation Record
Encyclopedias and researchers begin citing three of those pages at their original addresses — the lineage studies that made them reference works.
2010s
Translations Accumulate
Translations of the Tai Chi classics, with source texts and translator’s notes, join the historical notes already in circulation.
2020s
Systematic Preservation
The record is re-established as an independent scholarly archive: sources dated, claims attributable, legacy addresses kept alive.
Collections
The archive is organized into standing collections. Each collection gathers entity records, preserved documents, and dated studies around one subject.
Special Study · In Progress
Routes of Transmission
A dated timeline of how Choy Li Fut, Bajiquan, and Yang Tai Chi travelled out of China — through Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia, into North America and Europe.
1900s → 1960s → Present
Biographical Records
Masters & Lineages
23 biographical records across five lineages, traced from Chan Heung's founding generation to the teachers who carried these arts abroad.
Textual Records
Classical Texts
Treatises of Tai Chi in English translation, with sources, recensions, and translation notes.
Curriculum Studies
Systems, Methods & Weapons
Five systems, curriculum methods, and weapon studies — including the Nine Dragon Trident.
Preserved at the Original Addresses
Three pages from the archive's first websites survive as artifacts at their original 1998–2003 URLs. External citations to these addresses remain valid.
Artifact · Cited by Wikipedia
Nine Dragon Trident
The 1998 weapon study of the Choy Li Fut three-pronged polearm, 九龍叉.
Artifact · Cited by Wikiwand
Li Shuwen
The biography of the Bajiquan spear master (1864–1934), recovered and restored.
Artifact · Cited by Wikipedia
Yang Chengfu
The biography of the Yang family patriarch (1883–1936), preserved at its original address.
Citing this archive
Historical pages at fixed paths such as/ninedragon.html,/lishu-wen.html, and/yangcheng-fu.htmlare preserved at their original web addresses. The canonical form of the site is https://www.goldeneaglemac.com.