Yang Family Tai Chi Discussion Board

I cannot speak of anything from Chen Weiming and I mean no offense to anyone but my sifu was a student of Tung Ying Chieh so I trust what he has told me and to be honest I tend to feel that this is really over thinking the issue. However If you are looking to the Tung family to answer the question ...

The People that can best answer your questions are, of course, the Tungs/Dongs. Kai Ying, Alex or Zeng Chen or their disciples like Chip Ellis or Janet Jin, etc. I am just a long time Taiji enthusiast who still has lots to learn. The following are my personal thoughts that do not speak for the Tungs...

After reading over Louis’s post I wondered…Hmm, If Chengfu taught Tung and Chen the same advanced set…then there should be similarities in their advanced sets. So, I took a quick glance at the link that Louis provided. http://brennantranslation.wordpress.com/2012/12/22/yang-style-taiji-sword/ The fi...

There is a second fast form from Tung Ying Chieh which is called….the fast form... and that one is a combination of his Yang Taijiquan and his prior training in Wu (Hao) style Taijiquan... "the fast form" is also known as the Family Fast Form. Some Good sources to see these Fast Forms are...

If I can find the time to study I will pick up the Mandarin course. I found a place online that is selling a full course for around $40. Hey, Bob You might want to give Memrise.com a look. As far as I can tell it's all free. "Learn a language 220 languages. Memrise is the fastest way to pick u...

In the other thread discussing Brennan's online translation of Yang Chengfu's first book, Taijiquan Shiyongfa , BBtrip asked why the form instructions in that book omitted the last Brush Knee before Advance Step, Deflect, Parry and Punch. I had speculated it was simply an editorial oversight in the...

"When a man from Chu was fording a river, his sword fell from the boat into the water. He immediately made a notch in the boat and declared, 'This is where my sword went in.' When the boat stopped, he went into the water to search for his sword in the spot indicated by the notch he had made. T...

Hello JWalt, The following is a mix of paraphrase and musing from stuff I have read, been taught or teach. My question is about Double Weightedness as it relates to feet and hands...Any comments? “In the art of Tai Chi Chuan, separating full and empty is the number one rule.” “The root of change and...

Sense for where the "weighted" feeling is in your feet while doing so. Your quote above requires a wordy answer so bear with me a little. For me and probably most who practice Taiji, that when in a bow stance it’s obvious that the weight is in the front foot. But, my answer to this questi...

Stand in front of a flat wall, position yourself close enough to said wall to comfortably do a bow stance and then execute the Yang style, or Wu style, version of the form named Push. My interpretation of your instructions caused me to “toe” the wall with my front foot. Meaning my toe was right up ...

ruben wrote:Thank you Louis for keep sharing your treasures with us.

Regards,

Rubén

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BB, That is the answer that 99.5% of the folks I've seen do this come up with and for how most people do it that answer is inevitable. However, it's not the correct way to do the exercise as I was taught it. And that is due to how most people approach the exercise. Which is that they stand with the...

Hi Audi! Thank you for sharing your toys. On a quick first read, the ball and tissue toys seem to be great examples that can show and produce tangible expressions of the energies and theories you’re teaching. It is very cool of you to take the time share with simple detailed explanations. The one th...

I find that there are many subtle concepts I wish to convey that are hard to express in a credible way if I leave open the option that I have some mysterious skill that my students do not . I wish more Taiji teachers thought like this. To circumvent this, I sometimes use exercise balls, soccer ball...

Hello Lewis,

Thank you for your response.
My first thought was that the Brush Knee was left out “inadvertently”.
Then I thought why assume; search for clarity.

Again, thank you for sharing this wonderful resource.

Peace
BB