Yang Family Tai Chi Discussion Board

Jeff, Another thing that I have been told about the martial merits of small vs. large circle is their relative leverage applications. The large circles are conducive to throwing opponents a large distance away, done properly. The small circles are handy for quickly breaking whatever is in front of y...

Audi, I, too, have Eberhard's book, and have always been amused at his description of T'ai Chi Ch'uan practitioners. T'ai Chi Ch'uan did evolve from the Sung dynasty school that we call in the West the "Neo-Confucians." Their most famous exponents were Ch'eng Yi (1033-1107) and Chu Hsi (11...

Louis, This may not be the appropriate place to discuss another school, but since it involves Yang Ch'eng-fu's older brother, maybe I'll get away with it. Wu Kung-yi's form is indeed different, isn't it? He was sent to train with Yang Shao-hou when he was young, and the story is that his final form ...

G.M.,
I'm glad that was helpful.
One of the many reasons that dealing directly with the T'ai Chi families is usually the best way to go is that you can expect very practical instruction and avoid the "New Age" trap. However, New Agers are all over the place anymore...
Cheers,
P.

G.M., Ma Jiang Bao is the son of the late Ma Yueh-liang and his wife, the late Wu Ying-hua, of Shanghai. Wu Ying-hua was the late master Wu Chien-ch'uan's daughter, which makes Ma Jiang Bao Wu Chien-ch'uan's grandson. Wu Chien-ch'uan was a close friend and colleague of the late masters Yang Shao-hou...