Yang Family Tai Chi Discussion Board

Greetings Hans-Peter,

PMFJI.

You wrote, in part >
Fu means peng
gai means an
Dui means ji
tun means lu?

I think I see what you mean, and I agree. That's very astute.

Regards,

David J

HI Jerry,

You wrote, in part, > It's possible you are seeing some text from the page behind the picture, <

That's it. What I see is the backwards text from the previous page.

Thanks,

David J

Hi lob, Audi, I believe that TCC was originated by a group of people working together, and the group consisted of diverse people knowledgeable in the areas of medicine, anatomy, martial arts, nutrition, etc. There are many ways in which a thorough-going exercise may be put together, and because of t...

Hi Jerry,

At the top left of these pages is a nice drawing of YCF in 'Snake Creeps Down.' What is written on the back of the drawing? It bleeds through a little in the image and I can't quite make it out.

Thanks,

David J

Hi All, Generally speaking, I think that waiting until you've a handle on the long form before taking on a weapon form is a good idea. This is standard practice in Tung's school. When people are young they seem to have more of a sense of how to move. Adults who have lost that sense may regain it wit...

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HI Graham, You wrote, > Here is a video of Du Yuzhi (Tu Yu-tse), student of Chen Yanxi (the father of Chen Fake) and Chen Minbiao (Small Frame and Hulei Frame Chen style): http://www.kongfu.org/film/fist/TU_taichi.wmv > This is the oldest Chen video I've ever seen, and I think the oldest out there. ...

Hi OYT, You wrote, > The ?Wudang? elements in the Yang Style are the (internal/soft) elements that we can find in the ?Classics?. Some say that Chen Changxing told to Yang Lu Chan about his »Wudang« teacher and give him the writings of that (Wudang) art. Some also said that Yang Lu Chan visited the ...

Hi WB, Several years ago I read, though I forget where, that unlike the Western idea that the mind resides in the brain, that some in the East consider the mind to reside throughout the body. Interestingly, since then I have read that if you removed all of the tissue in the human body (of someone), ...

HI psalchemist, Sorry I missed this when you posted it. You wrote, > P.S. I note an unknown posture name..."Drawing water from the well"?...Are you familiar with the Yang family style equivalent? < Other names include 'Grasping the Handle of the Hammer and Striking the Gong,' and 'Step (up...

Hi Polaris, You wrote, > I'm sorry DavidJ, my comments about CSF were actually for rvc_ve.< I see. OK, thanks. You wrote, > The restrictive clothing story is just false, Yang Lu-ch'an or the Palace Battalion members wouldn't have worn such clothing if such clothing even existed. < Please note that i...

Hi oldyangtaijiquan, We've been over this Jiang Fa tale before on this board. http://www.yangfamilytaichi.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000015.html Start with Mike's post dated 03-05-2001 08:04 PM about a third of the way down the page. I am told that Yang Lu Chan learned the oral history of TCC from the Chen...

Hi Polaris, You wrote, > I just want to add a comment to the statement: "Yang Lu Chan also developed the basis for Wu style so that the nobles that he taught could defend themselves indoors in fairly restrictive clothing." > This is a misconception, according to the Wu family themselves. W...

Hi OYT, You wrote, > - to "watered down" the martial art [the not possible version] I agree. He didn't need to water down anything. He was very talented and it is said that he studied 18 years to get to be unbeatable. When he was teaching the bodyguards and nobles - who was he going to tea...

Hi oldyangtaijiquan I don't know yet which YLC forms he does or if he teaches. My impression was that he learned the forms that Chen Chang Hsiang taught YLC. I don't know who taught him. I am trying to find out more about him. I got the idea that he shuns publicity. I'll tell you more if I can find ...