J. Justin Meehan, or Sifu Justin as his students call him, has spent 45 years in the martial arts, and 40 years specifically studying Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan). He is President of the Chinese Internal Arts Association and has studied Taiji under some of the world's most renowned Masters, including:
Yang Taiji under William CC Chen and Yang Zheng-Duo.
Chen Taiji under Feng Zhiqiang, Chen Xiao Wang, Ma Hong, and Zhang Xue Xin.
He was a member of the first U.S. Sports Delegation invited to study the original Chen-style Taiji in Beijing, China, under Master Feng Zhiqiang in 1981. Since 1991, he has studied under Master Feng's Senior U.S. Representative, Master Zhang Xue Xin in San Francisco, President of the U.S. Feng Zhiqiang Chen Taiji Association. Sifu Justin is also the senior U.S. disciple of Master Zhang Xue Xin, making him a 20th generation Chen Taijiquan lineage holder through Master Zhang Xue Xin and Grandmaster Feng Zhiqiang. He is the authorized Missouri representative of Master Zhang and the U.S. Feng Zhiqiang Chen Taiji Association. He has taught at Saint Louis University, for course credit ad Meramac College in St. Louis, and at the Missouri Botanical Gardens.
In addition to teaching Taiji, Sifu Justin is a well-known author on the subject of Taiji with over 30 articles printed in the leading Tai Chi and Martial Arts mafazines, including selection as among the "best of the best" in the book The Ultimate Guide to Tai Chi.
Sifu Justin is also well known as a tournament director and chief judge for Chinese Internal Arts competition, including Chen, Yang, Wy, Sword and other Taiji styles for form competition as well as both Fixed and Moving Push Hands competitions. He sponsored the first three Midwestern Chinese Internal Arts Championships. His students have distinguished themselves in both regional and national Chinese Martial Arts championships in Taiji form, Push Hands, and Sword competitions.
In addition to Taiji, Sifu Justin also teaches Qigong, which he has studied for over 25 years. He has studied Buddhist, Taoist, Er mei, Medicat and Hun Yuan systems. He is a certified health maintenance Qigong Instructor under Master Liang Shou Yu (author of Qigong Empowerment), as well as an authorized teacher of the Hun Yuan Qigong system of Master Feng Zhiqiang under Master Zhang Xue Xin of San Francisco. He is a recognized professional member of the U.S. Qigong Association.
He currently teaches the Chen-style system of Master Feng Zhiqiang, also referred to as Hun Yuan Xin Yi Chen Taiji and Qigong a the Missouri Botanical Gardens and at floored.
