Yang Family Tai Chi Discussion Board

Hi Audi, thanks for the insightful post! I'll try to answer your two questions, but please know that I'm trying to empty my cup a bit recently, so the answers may seem a bit convoluted in an attempt to try not to assume that I actually know something about this topic :) In terms of changing from yin...

Notes on push hands and principles: -when pushing hands with the majority of taijiquan players, I have noted that as a general rule, they will have either very good peng, or very good lu, be able to use ji, and be able to use an as a direct shove (not in its real manifestation as a downward energy)....

I have come across the principle of leading the force with the fingers in quite a few places, including Wu shi taijiquan and xingyibaguazhang. This doesn't mean that the fingers are the part that moves the body, as the body must always move from the legs and dantien, but what it means is that the fi...

Most excellent!! I even own some of those books

I'll certainly check out the ones I don't have.
Hopefully I can get them through my school's library system.

Thanks for the suggestions!!

Hello Mr.Swaim! Thank you for the suggestion. What I am currently doing is a very short (30 p) biography of YCF and his place in the Chinese martial arts community, as well as his overall impact on the world. So in essence, I need to balance biographical information about him with the impact of his ...

I used to wear Feiyu's, but they don't survive my workouts for much longer than about two months (my main style is xingyiquan), so these days I use pumas. Pumas tend to last really well and also have flat soles, which are so important for internal martial arts practice.

Hello, my name is Robert Coons. I am writing a short biography of Yang Chengfu for a fourth year seminar in the field of history and I am looking for some valuable sources to aid me in giving a level account of his life and influence in the world of taijiquan. My basic premise is that Yang Chengfu i...