Yang Family Tai Chi Discussion Board

I really understand what you said with: There are many way to test the effectiveness of Tai Chi beside putting a TJQ practitioner in fighting ring... BUT, and that´s a big one, effectiveness in which aspect? to show stability against a push? health improvement? balance improvement? fighting? if the ...

sorry, he is not using taijiquan. he may say he uses taiji as philosophy, or mind preparation, but not as fighting. tjq has a counter-attack strategy, which is not the case in the videos... how to make a bridge? as we say in southern style - how to get in contact with opponent, how to create/close s...

just to complement, I suppose more than 90% of tjq is effective like this, in fight:
https://www.facebook.com/fei123456/vide ... 52495858/

I just came back from a fantastic two-and-a-half-day seminar with Master Yang Jun. He talked extensively about Tai Chi theory in a fairly comprehensive way. There was no discussion of chemistry that I can recall, but there was a side class by one of the Academy Instructors on biomechanics. Master Y...

Yes, in fact, I bought some of his books and the neigong dvd set.
Here there's a brief description of his theory about abdominal breathing and store qi concepts.
http://www.fightingarts.com/reading/article.php?id=571

I gonna watch those vídeos again. xié xié

Thanks the explanations. Well, in fact, there are more details on books, it´s not only the "ab breathing" per se, but a combination of use of intention, hui yin coordination, reverse breathing, etc. which leads to abundant chi in lower dantien. it seems that the point is, focusing the mind...

What is the emphasis that Dr. Yang J. Ming puts on it? How does he see that it benefits his Tai Chi? Thanks, Audi Well, I only know about what I've read on his books: according to them, to be able to emit jin through the hands, one has to be able to store and circulate qi, so there are stages to ge...

Thank you by the very clear answer.

Does the YFTCC practise the microcosmic orbit as an exercise? I have read some of the Dr. Yang J. Ming books and he puts a lot of emphasis on the practice of the microcosmic orbit, as an unique qigong method, however, in the books about Yang Style - Fu Zhongwen, and reading the principles, and other...