Yang Family Tai Chi Discussion Board

Thank you. Any help is a great starting point, and I now have a little idea of how to proceed. Though, any more insight would be greatly appreciated.

Tai chi chuan, though definitely for health and longevity, also is a martial art. Thus implying self-defense. I have just begun my 103 training, and in practicing, I am wondering how to apply my practice to self-defense? The slow, smooth movements are essential to the form (right and left ward off),...