Yang Family Tai Chi Discussion Board

hero taichi, If the terminology of "Michuan" is out in open, how come present lineage does not use it? If it is so secret then we would not have heard about it because only insiders would know about it. say what!! If it was taught within the family, then it defeats the word secret! I made ...

Another Yang stylist (a former teacher)mentioned that many names in taijiquan are not necessarily literal meaning or translation. The sea bottom point is allegedly on middle to upper rib area!
Classical acupuncturist on this site anyone?

ta1chi, I am not answering for Linda but just stating what I know from present sources! My objective yuanqi is working here but since no Yang lineage uses the word 'Michuan" it is safe to say it is not part of present Yang style. The usage of Laojia and Xinjia is usually dictated from family an...

Dong/Tung style is essentially Yang style per tis category or placement.

Kal, As far as I know, most do not go beyond push hands meaning the application of chi'na and throwing are rarely shown so therfore no further than touching hands is taught! I had asked in this thread but it is said the present Yang disciples do train other than touching hands! implying applications...

Which Yang stye Da Lu are we talking about?
Most Yang style tuishou does not go beyond push hands and the varaition do not extend into application and usage. WHy is this?

Vey few of modern taijiquan pioneers mention who their teachers were and that is a good thing! Teachers like Shi Ming, it seems (and other older masters) say that the skill of the teacher is in how he lives the arts in comparison to those just wanting to say they studied with a famous teacher and th...

Simon, Form differences seem to be the norm and there is no one group who will perform the same form the same. Rarely happens. Just enjoy the difference and see how the application works out. It seems that the art phase is more circular and longer and the 'martial' phases are perhaps 'faster' and mo...

Not a scholar but "yi qi gudang" is alluding to yiqi as root/buoyancy necessary for the outward (peng!) movement/energy to push a thing away. No yi qi so the yi qi gudang falls flat!

Simon,

Thanks.
The raise hands of my teacher's was similar to a Sun style Raise hands then it would progress to Slanted flying-Yang frame (upright) then brush knee (raising) tended to be high then place heel/toe to ground.

I will check out YK Chen's book.

Kwan Sai Hung used to give seminars in the Midwest in the mid 1980's (if my memory serves me) and he never stated who his taijiquan teacher was. The books about him allude to Chengfu era. I did attend his Beijing 24 form class but it was no different (in format) from the one I previously learnt and ...

Louis or Jerry, An old teacher of mine studied with Yang Shaohou and his version of the beginning posture 'qishi' was radically different from the Chengfu version. It has been some years but I took some notes but according to my memory, if it serves me right, Chen Weiming's book on taijiquan came ou...

guys, I recently saw some film of LiZheng, Zhongwen, Zhenduo, Wang Dianzhen (student of Jianhou) and a few others but the alleged Chengfu format/frame is still there! Yes, there are some moves that appear transitional in some and non existant in others. Shaohou seems to be one with the 'different' e...

Zhaobao is Chen style named after (Qingping (I think) who married into the nearby village of Zhaobao, hence the name.
Zhaobao has its own village/folk tradition and the merging of such with Chen family art created what is known today as Zhaobao!

tcc, let me define. Pre-Chengfu would be any form or representation thereof not following the present format we know today. If Jianhou or Shaohu ever taught a form within the vein of Chengfu then it is cannot be considered as so we go further back. I saw a video of someone named Dian who studied wit...