Yang Family Tai Chi Discussion Board

I am for it, Traditional Family sets will not be included they will be using some parts of Traditional sets as arranged in the 42 bare hand and sword 42 as far as I know. I am sure many have worked hard to have Wu Shu/Tai Chi included in the Olympics. More so it depends on the practitioner not the a...

I have a story as well. A co-worker was diagnosed as having high blood pressure and was given medication so I suggested for her to come to a couple classes, which she did. She was taught the Taoist breathing methods (breath controls the heart rate and so on) I suggested at the doctors appointment to...

Wushuer, That is interesting TCC being mostly a close range fighting system does indeed have many similarities to this type of wrestling. I have found getting in close is an advantage to striking systems and changing the angle of attack (facing liner attacks) yet with grapplers they seem to have a b...

I have had some experience with grapplers in friendly matches I do not believe they were aware that Tai Chi Chuan trains many grappling and chin na methods. Rolling with the punches, offering no resistance to place force on the ground fighters did spend a lot of time on the ground. I enjoy Tai Chi b...

I have found Form and application appearance may differ a great deal but the principles behind movement and stillness remain the same. I fully agree with conscious control of breath with coordinated movement during formwork but breath should be natural. “Were there is no breath there is pure steel”....

Hello all, I am a new member and would just like to say hello and participate in some discussions. Time is an interesting concept. My teacher would say investing time in practice is much like a savings account at the bank the more you put in the more one may gather or disperse at will. One could dis...