Yang Family Tai Chi Discussion Board

Hi Folks, Well, my take on it is that the long form is far superior for many reasons. I practiced the 24-form (as well as the 32 sword form) for about three years before learning the traditional YCF form. I never did TCC before the 24 form, so I didn't have anything to compare it with. Now I do. Aft...

Well, since I've been in quite the reading mode lately, I've just finished two more books this weekend. Here's a little review if anyone is interested..... Return To Stillness (20 years with a Tai Chi Master) - written by Trevor Carolan - Note a bad little book, but a bit on the fluffy side. Althoug...

Very nice. It seems we have some Tai Chi celebs here then. Anyway, I should be getting his book any day now.

By the way, Louis Swaim, are you THE LS who did the "Mastering Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan" by Fu Zhongwen? I'm just asking because I just ordered it off of amazon.com. Also, you mentioned something in regards to Yeung Sau Chung's teachings. I would love to hear more on that particular subjec...

Yeah, I read those books also! I especially loved BKF's account of trying to do push hands with Yeung Sau Chung. He said his hands were like magnets, and Bruce could not move!! Cool, huh? The head of my current school is a disciple of YSC and he has lots of great pictures of him around the school. S...

Thanks for the comments guys. Actually, I did read that Howard Thomas book and I loved it! I also read "Iron and Silk," which is what I think you're referring to. Another great book is "Angry White Pajamas" - this is the true story of a man studying Aikido with the Tokyo riot pol...

Hi Folks,

I love to read about other folks tai chi learning experiences and travels. I especially love books about people traveling to other countries to learn from master X and whatnot. Does anyone know of any good books about personal tai chi journeys?

Thanks

I like the idea of "living my Tai Chi" instead of just doing my TC while practising the form. I will try to incoporate it into my daily activities. I timed myself again last night and this time it took exactly 15 and a half minutes. One thing I notice is.........The more "corrections&...

Hi, You know, it's funny to me. I keep reading about people who do the 108 YCF form in 20 to 30 minutes. This puzzles me because I try very hard to do my form as reasonably slow as possible, but cannot for the life of me get it to last longer than 14 minutes! Maybe, it's because I'm missing some det...

thanks for the info.

Hi All, I'm new to this forum and have found the information here to be just what I'm looking for! I really appreciate reading information, and comments from people who are more experienced than I. Anyway, I was wondering if anyone had any personal or otherwise, information on Gin Soon Chu and Vince...