Yang Family Tai Chi Discussion Board

The preceding responses have numerous informative points. Rather than adding to what has already been discussed, I would like to introduce another perspective for consideration. As I am not particularly knowledgeable about functional anatomy the following may contain errors, but I hope that forum me...

Audi wrote: <<As I think about it, his weapon also seems to be the standard broadsword, rather than the special straighter and slimmer saber that Yang Zhenduo and Yang Jun use. I think the special saber is something Yang Chengfu came up with. Perhaps the difference in the practitioner's movements re...

I want to contribute an alternate viewpoint from the post by Jamie: <<Also look for a sword with the balance point within a couple of inches from the hilt.>> Many individuals seem to prefer swords that balance (POB) closer to the guard than is historically accurate, and this close POB is influenced ...

Try the following link to the Sword Forum International - Chinese Swords & Swordsmanship section: http://forums.swordforum.com/showthread.php?s=00a77cb5942e767e16fd182a771bfd15&postid=468409#post468409 Ed Vazquez posted an engineer's analysis of Chinese sword design on 11/1 & 11/2. There...

Psalchemist wrote: <<But how would one add a sense of empty space to the overall music to balance its busy essence? How will I instill the sense of quiessence? ( A Yang ten essential, are you familiar with the expression in Chen style ? )? Even the quietest hush would be full...???>> Quiescence is a...

It sounds like you have come up with a great approach.
Hope you can pull it off at some point in time.

Happy Playing (for both arts: musical & martial)
DP

Psalchemist, You wrote: << So if I understand your transmission accurately, ( Please correct me if I have erred ) This would create a kind of trilling, rapid succession, repitition/alternation of the sequence of the eight energies/notes consistently...??? Order proceeding according to the order whic...

Psalchemist, Chen style is probably off topic for both this thread and this forum, but since it is my preferred style and since you asked… In response to the questions: "As a Yang practitioner, I am not familiar with the formalities of Fajin in Chen style form...Are there many points of Fajin i...

Psalchemist wrote: "This might take years...A greater feel for the art of Tai~Chi, some further musical instruction..." Since you are talking possibly years prior to being able to delve into this project, let me suggest some ideas that could be used to simplify the task to some degree or t...

On tilting the head, here are a few other things to consider: The body tends to go in the direction of the head. This is perhaps easily illustrated through riding a bicycle, where if one looks (focuses attention) to the side of their path momentarily, the tendency is for the bicycle to veer off the ...

I have not posted to this board till now because I favor Chen over Yang style (although I've studied Yang style, including workshops on jian and dao with YZD+YJ). I've found the participants here to be very civil, considerate, thoughtful, informative, helpful, etc. and have been enjoying reading the...