Yang Family Tai Chi Discussion Board

The 24-form is not the only form to be influenced by the Li family. Don't forget the 88-form, that is in fact the long form, more or less unaltered. Except that it has the same 'flavour' as the more popular 24-form. This 88-form was based on the 81-form that Li Yulin (according to his grandson Li De...

Maybe there is some extra information here:

http://www.taiji.net.cn/jiaoliu/wlzt/20 ... 80_2.shtml

It is not a taijiquan movie made in Italy http://www.yangfamilytaichi.com/ubb/smile.gif In fact in the video with YZD en YJ that was produced during their first visit in the USA, YZD explains this very well. This video comes with a translation. I will try to scan the text tonight of this fragment an...

Hello, I have read somewhere that these table where in fact some type of high kitchen tables, more like counters. I have also seen a historical photograph with someone, in a low stance under such a table, but it didn't look very comfortable. I'm not against low stances, I have done traditional exter...

But both styles are linked, historically and by their movements and techniques. I practice Yang style and a bit of Chen style and I found doing both refreshing because it helps to understand the movements, places them into a wider context. Of course, when you want to climb onto the roof of a house y...

There is no historically veryfiable answer to your question. I think that naming the style was not the issue at that time. Yang Luchan never made a secret of his stay at Chenjiagou. The exact circumstances and his exact status there is a topic of debate, but that is not important really. The importa...

I may be able to help you there. If you have a broadband connection (or enough patience), you can download a clip from my site with the entire 32 form. This is the link: http://users.pandora.be/taiji/Videoclips.htm You can find another clip of the form here: http://www.taiji.de/taiji/head5e/index.ht...

Hi,

Your description makes a lot of sense to me. In fact it is more or less what I do already, but I wasn't aware of the all important part of forming this bridge with little finger and thumb. Thanks for your input. I will continue to train with this technique.

Marc

Hello Audi, I have already replied to your last message, or at least I thought I did but I can't see my answer here. Strange...and it is already the second time that this happens on this board. My answer was rather long (probably way too long http://www.yangfamilytaichi.com/ubb/smile.gif ). Basicall...

Hello, I have found a clip on the internet of a (German) guy who performs the Yang style Dao-13 form. It is on this page : http://www.innere-kuenste.de/html/videoclips.htm (Click the 13er Sabelform -link) No mistake possible, it is the same form as taught by YZD and YJ! But clearly learned from some...

Hello, On of the keys of not being double weighted and being able to absorb a force coming straight in, is the ability to really 'sit' into the back leg in an empty stance. Zheng Manqing was very much for an exercise where you would adopt the 'play the pipa' and/or the 'lift hands' posture on both s...

I completely agree. I never use stiff blades, even blunt ones during classes. The sword that I described is for personal practice and demos only. In classes we use unsharpened wushu variety stuff or telescopic swords. I also take another measure: I limit the number of students very strictly so that ...

Hello, Sorry for the late reply... I have the (black scabbard) sword on http://www.swordsdirect.com/tai_chi_swords.html It is really very nice. Wel balanced, 'real' steel. It can easily be sharpened if you would wish this, but basically they are unsharpened, although the point is sharp enough to hur...

Well, about the correct way of getting the index finger(s) out of the way...I wouldn't know for sure. I was taught not to grip the handle to tight. If you look at the clip of Yang Jun that I posted, it is as if he takes the time (when the sword is vertical)to tighten his grip, meaning that before th...

Hello, I do the 32 form. It is a modern form, but Yang-style, nothing els mixed in. Having said this there are quite some differences in performance with the videos that I have from Yang Jun doing the Yang Family sword form. The problem now of changing hands. This is right at the beginning and this ...