Yang Family Tai Chi Discussion Board

Hi everyone, I've been thinking lately about the weapon forms in the Yang style. I know that the Yang barehand form was derived from the Chen form. Yang Chengfu is given credit for the traditional Yang form practiced today, but there is not much information on the weapons forms. Were these derived f...

Thanks Bob for your reply. I agree with everything you said and I by no means think that I have truly learned the form. I understand that the form will take a lifetime to understand. I pick up something new each time I do the form and I think it's one of the great things about tai chi. The slow even...

Hi everyone. I'm new to this board and to tai chi. I've been training in the Yang Style since February and nearing completion of the long form. I am interested in tai chi for both its health benefits and its martial applications. The school I'm in teaches a two-man matched fighting form once the stu...