Yang Family Tai Chi Discussion Board

That might be logical in a developmental sense. The original Daoist exercises were performed;

1) Sitting down.
2) Standing.
3) Moving.

Certainly, within qi cong, often holding the '3 ball' posture, precedes form traing, etc

[QUOTE]Originally posted by psalchemist: Greetings Heng Yu, I found your posting thought provoking...Psychological methods of neutralization...Although, perhaps, this extends beyond the realm of Taijiquan... Answer. Hi there! Well, that kind of depends upon why you practice taijiquan in the first pl...

Excellent posts all! I agree that some knowledge of the external is required to use the internal, as you can not have yin without yang. Then it depends upon where you access the arts and begin training. A combined external/internal syllabus tends to speed the process up, whereas a purely internal pa...

A very interesting discussion. Of course, there are such things as taiji fast forms. Why? Because once the form can be practiced slowly and correct, it is only logical to test that ability by varying the tempo of the form. Mastery should be able to be manifest at any speed in the end. However, the c...

This is a fascinating discussion. An opponent can be effected psychologically, simply by the way one presents themselves - presentation occurs on two levels; 1) The physical. 2) The psychological. When mind and body have reached the stage of unified existance, then the presentation is like a noose a...

What an interesting question! Sparring does exist, but only with the most advanced students-and only then, within those traditonal lineages where the true essence has not become lost. It is not easy, and is as much a psychological/spiritual state, as it is a physical one. Many schools of martial art...