Yang Family Tai Chi Discussion Board

Thanks for the responses ! I mean “application”; as the fighting technique related or represented by a particular movement in TaiChi Chuan form. As I was told, one of the dan-bien application is to fight against two opponents ( simultaneously defend and hit a front attacker and a side attacker). The...

I was told that Dan-bien has two main aplications: - against two atackers, one in front and other coming aside - against two punches from one front atacker I couldn't really understand the eficiency of the application against the side atacker (defending the punch and atacking with the back of the &q...

Thanks for the survey and testimonies; in fact this was the idea behind rising up this topic. Anyway, let’s keep waiting for more replies from further TC practitioners.

Hi, It is truly good to know about you Wushuer, but it appears to be a unique, or rare case, because all friends I have, described to me the very same symptoms I described before. Some of them practices just TC, others also practices more MA disciplines as HSing or PaKua, but all of us practice a lo...

I had been noticing that TC practicing is somewhat linked with sexual activity. I think that the chinese calls it as sperm (spirit) alchemy. During the last years I had been noticing that the frequency of the relations is decreasing and even the “impulse” is also not allways present as it was someti...

Audi, I think you hit the nail on the head ! In Taichi Chuan we should be conscious of all body parts all the time, this is a good combat attitude. Being aware of the tongue and chest (mouth), could help the practioner to resist in case of being hit on the head and even minimize the damage. Best reg...

Hi Gene,
Thanks a lot !

From your description it appears to be a Tui-Shou without touching the opponent, just feeling the energy and going along ...

Would you give a description of this exercises ?

Yes, I also had heard that the tongue links the two channels for the macrocosmic orbit meditation but should it also applies to TaiChiChuan form execution, a Martial Art ?

Does anyone knows if there is some kind of silk reeling training inside the Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan ?

Should I practice the Tai Chi Chuan (form execution) with the tongue touching the upper cavity of the mouth or leave it down ?

Really ?
I though it was a traditional weapon as the sword and the saber.
Do you know which was the MA that inserted the FAN as a weapon ?

Thanks for the information !

The 49 movements form is the demonstration and competition form (as stated in the video title), that one will be used in China in the Olympics Games ?

And what about the 42 movement competition form ? It will be no longer the official one ?

Yesterday I saw a FAN form exibition with movements very similar as in the saber form.

Does the TC Yang Style has a FAN form ?