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by vajrab
Tue Feb 13, 2001 2:03 am
Forum: Tai Chi Theory and Principles
Topic: First rule of self defense
Replies: 59
Views: 17376

I think awareness of where you are and the high probability of someone having a weapon and the consequences that may happen and NOT "opening up the opponent" and other stuff. Most encounters are mind games and people who are intent on using weapons are an extremenly high probability. Too m...
by vajrab
Tue Feb 13, 2001 1:52 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Yang style History
Replies: 8
Views: 7809

People talk of Yang style as if there is only 1 variant. Yang Shaohou, Yang Banhou and students of Yang Luchan all manifested variants of Yang style. Why pretend as if there is only one way of doing Yang style. We know that disposition, depth of training, degree of study and other martial endeavours...
by vajrab
Tue Feb 13, 2001 1:39 am
Forum: Tai Chi Chuan - Barehand Form
Topic: Yang Fast Form
Replies: 28
Views: 10861

There is no such Fast Form in Yang style. It was an innovation of other students who studied a Yang form. Perhaps there are some who may know the true story on who was the actual inventor of the fast form. Was it Tung Yingchieh?