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Greetings all, A Taiji student charts the progression of his growth in the fundamentals of Taiji. He uses informative drawings captioned with interesting insights. It’s from a Chen POV but might want to check it out anyway. :) http://brisbanechentaichi.weebly.com/skill-knowledge.html ***Note: Some o...

Greetings Bob,

Happy New Year!

That's the exact same video that I posted for you here:
http://yangfamilytaichi.com/phpBB3/view ... =22&t=3937

To all on this board—Happy New Year!

Especially to you…you, who through the years, have done your best to answer all the Yang Style Taiji questions to the best of your knowledge and ability that you could stand.

It is very much appreciated.

Greetings Bob,

Hope you find this Wu Style find a little more interesting than the last.

http://youtu.be/xnwNU4MoR6k?t=12m27s

The link should start at 12:27.

Greetings all, Spotted a video posted on another site that I thought it would be of interest to some people here. Yang style 188 is the unofficial title for the video. http://www.56.com/u39/v_Njk5NzcxMDA.html The Taiji player starts his 188 Form around the 9:12 mark. about 8 1/2 minutes into the cli...

Greeting Bob, You came across just fine. I was not aware of the difference between Eddie Wu and Wu/Ma lineages. Even if they are minor differences I should have done a little homework before lumping them together. Should you have the time and desire, I really would be interested in hearing and seein...

Greetings Bob, Thank you for posting this link. Sifu Ma makes some very good points in this article. However I did not train in the Wu/Ma lineage I trained in the Wu lineage of Si Kung Eddie Wu, so there are some, very minor, differences in the transmission of the art. Sorry for the assumption. I do...

Greetings Bob, In your posts, you often mention your Wu style background. I read an interesting interview with Ma Yueh-liang's son, Ma-Jiang Bao. In the interview, he talks about Wu style’s divergence from Yang style, fast form and weapons play. Question: It is said that Wu style Taijiquan is the on...

Greetings Audi, I doubt you intended it, but the wording of “your Fast Form” “your curriculum” has a certain implication that I cannot put into words. Separation, distance? This is an embrassingly insecure admission, but It slightly, only slightly makes me wonder: Does he want me to validate why I k...

Greetings Louis, Saw a video today of Zhao Youbin playing Yang style Taiji. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ipfOlt_PcA#t=00m37s I liked his movement. So, I Googled, and found a bio about his father, Zhao Bin, that states his connection to the Yang Family. Then, I saw your Post about Brennan’s Wu/Hao...

I did not get to watch the linked Tung Kai Ying video just yet due to its length, but I will soon I am sure it is rather good. Greetings T, You don't have to watch the whole video. I've reset the links to start at the specific time of the examples I have suggested for comparison. All you have to do...

Greeting All,

Master Yang Jun Push Hands Demo
Thought some might find it interesting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seebIzFS05A

Another move from the FF helped me understand the intention of Playing the Lute. Most demos of this application are done in a downward application. The FF application causes the Opponent’s front foot to lift so that he cannot apply power. It’s kind of like lifting him in the air using his wrist and...

Greeting Drew, Thanks for the Tips on Jesse tsao. Though you say it’s Tung Fast Form, Jesse’s description of what he teaches as Fast Form doesn’t seem to explicitly say he is teaching Tung FF. "Yang Style Tai Chi Fast Form is a traditional practice with self-defense as its main focus. It trains...

Greetings Bob, Thanks for the link to the article on Wu Style Fast Boxing . http://taiji-europa.eu/tai-chi-taiji/tai-chi-styles/wu-style/wu-style-tai-chi-chuan/ I found these statement interesting. Ma himself told me in 1992 when my teacher Li Liqun, one of Ma’s senior disciples formally introduced ...