Historical Record · 1997–Present
The Archive
The historical record of Golden Eagle Martial Arts Centers and GEMAC, from its founding in Alabama in 1997 to the present digital archive.
- 1997
- Founded
- 4
- Eras in the Record
- 3
- Legacy Pages Preserved
- 60+
- Old URLs Mapped
The Record
1997
Foundation
Golden Eagle Martial Arts Centers opens in northern Alabama, teaching Choy Li Fut kung fu and Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan.
2000s
Early Digital Archive
The school’s early websites document lineages, weapons, and classical texts for the North American martial arts community.
2010s
Expansion
Instruction grows across Huntsville, Athens, and Florence. Translations of Tai Chi classics and historical notes accumulate online.
2020s
Digital Preservation
The archive is re-established as a scholarly resource, preserving three decades of records, references, and historical documents.
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
Chinese Martial Arts in North America
A dated timeline of transmission: how Choy Li Fut, Bajiquan, and Yang Tai Chi reached and spread across North America.
1960s → 1990s → Present
Biographical Records
Masters & Lineages
Thirteen biographical records across four lineages, from Chan Heung's founding generation to North American transmission.
Textual Records
Classical Texts
Treatises of Tai Chi in English translation, with sources, recensions, and translation notes.
Curriculum Studies
Systems, Methods & Weapons
Two 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://goldeneaglemac.com.