Yang Family Tai Chi Discussion Board

You sound refreshingly undogmatic — I’d be glad to give your class a go. Perhaps a bit of BS from tai chi teachers is not as rare as you think.

Best of luck

woodenfish

Hi Bob Thanks for your informative reply. What you actually said about my suggestion that there may have been a martial element in the origins of TCC was: “It doesn't really matter, does it? Would knowing the exact origin right down to the date, time, place, who, what, where, why or how TCC got it's...

Hi Bob Thanks for taking the time to respond to my post. It’s true that the origins of TCC are not known for sure. The story of how it evolved, most likely in different forms and places and at different times, is just one part of the long and complex cultural history of China. I find that story inte...

I wanted a practice. For many years I felt in tune with the outlook of Buddhism and other Eastern religions, and studied them at length. What I lacked was some daily practice to help me keep their world-view in focus, to help mind and body stay in shape together. I tried sitting meditation, karate a...

Hello Dannyboy I put off studying Tai Chi for a long time for the same reason as you, and eventually solved the problem by chance: my wife and I took shelter from a sudden rainstorm in the doorway of a dilapidated inner-city Kung Fu dojo, run by a Chinese teacher who (it turned out) also taught Qi G...