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by T
Wed Jul 12, 2017 8:33 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Lost desire to do taijiquan
Replies: 21
Views: 15777

Re: Lost desire to do taijiquan

Thanks. I have discovered that I very much like the William CC Chen version of the Cheng Manching version of Yang style. I have also discovered that I very much like Sun Style (likely my xingyi background talking there). For the first time in a long time I am having trouble stopping myself when I am...
by T
Fri Jun 30, 2017 9:04 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Lost desire to do taijiquan
Replies: 21
Views: 15777

Re: Lost desire to do taijiquan

Well, it has been awhile since I posted in this thread. Have decided it is time to put Yang style (Tung Ying Chieh Lineage) aside. I greatly appreciate all my Shifu taught me, and I am grateful for his endorsement to be a teacher. The decision has not come easily and I have been doing this for over ...
by T
Mon May 15, 2017 8:33 pm
Forum: Tai Chi Chuan - Barehand Form
Topic: Yang Taiji Practitioner loses bad to Boxer/MMA challenger
Replies: 20
Views: 14847

Re: Yang Taiji Practitioner loses bad to Boxer/MMA challenge

This whole thing upsets me from the fact that many in Traditional Martial arts can't fight, and believe they can, all the way to Xu Xiaodong finding himself in big trouble over this
by T
Thu Dec 15, 2016 2:58 pm
Forum: Tai Chi Theory and Principles
Topic: Turning the Head in Repulse Monkey
Replies: 17
Views: 12385

Re: Turning the Head in Repulse Monkey

Thank You for the conversation.
by T
Wed Dec 14, 2016 9:28 pm
Forum: Tai Chi Theory and Principles
Topic: Turning the Head in Repulse Monkey
Replies: 17
Views: 12385

Re: Turning the Head in Repulse Monkey

I am not exactly sure how to take that post, but I will respond with this I have been training Traditional Yang in a Tung Ying Chieh lineage for over 20 years, Trained Chen for a few years too; So I hardly call that jumping the gun. I have trained taiji for health and martial arts because that is ho...
by T
Wed Dec 14, 2016 12:29 pm
Forum: Tai Chi Theory and Principles
Topic: Turning the Head in Repulse Monkey
Replies: 17
Views: 12385

Re: Turning the Head in Repulse Monkey

Some place along the line, we had an argument about the "repulse monkey" form, Yang style. Some do it with the head turn once to the left and once to the right. However, some do it without having the head turned at all. People do not wish to commit which form is correct; and don't like to...
by T
Tue Dec 13, 2016 9:26 pm
Forum: Tai Chi Theory and Principles
Topic: Turning the Head in Repulse Monkey
Replies: 17
Views: 12385

Re: Turning the Head in Repulse Monkey

Hunyuan Taijiquan although has its origins in Chen (Feng Zhiqiang was a student of Chen Fake), even the Chen family does not claim it as Chen style. As for calling Zhabao taijiquan Wudang, I would not tell that to a Zhaobao person ;) There are many competition styles used in international competitio...
by T
Tue Dec 13, 2016 6:59 pm
Forum: Tai Chi Theory and Principles
Topic: Turning the Head in Repulse Monkey
Replies: 17
Views: 12385

Re: Turning the Head in Repulse Monkey

ChiDragon Yes, if you are familiar with traditional Yang you will recognize Beijing 24 as a Yang style, if you are very familiar with traditional Yang you will see it is not the same, it is not a duplicate, it is similar, some postures are a little different in 24, see 白鹤凉翅 White Crane Spreads its W...
by T
Tue Dec 13, 2016 12:24 pm
Forum: Tai Chi Theory and Principles
Topic: Turning the Head in Repulse Monkey
Replies: 17
Views: 12385

Re: Turning the Head in Repulse Monkey

ChiDragon I did read the link, but I knew that before I read it. Another person that played a part in the making of 24 form was Li Tianji (uncle to Li Deyin) who for some reason is not listed in the Wiki article you linked. But that does not change the fact that it did not come from the Yang family....
by T
Mon Dec 12, 2016 8:39 pm
Forum: Tai Chi Theory and Principles
Topic: Turning the Head in Repulse Monkey
Replies: 17
Views: 12385

Re: Turning the Head in Repulse Monkey

In the Beijing 24 form (Yang 24) some of the postures are similar to that of traditional Yang, but they are not same as traditional Yang style. Also unless you are following the 24 form that is from the PRC then there is a lot of variation within 24 form as well. However with that said, done properl...
by T
Tue Jun 14, 2016 8:31 pm
Forum: Website Announcements and Support
Topic: The best TaiChi video I had ever watched--Yang 85 in 1960
Replies: 2
Views: 8554

Re: The best TaiChi video I had ever watched--Yang 85 in 196

That video is of the late Tung Huling, oldest son of Tung Ying Chieh.

Also he was a good friend of my shifu who was also a student of Tung Ying Chieh
by T
Thu May 19, 2016 8:47 pm
Forum: Tai Chi Health Benefits
Topic: Traditional Chinese Medicine "Combat Lifesaver"
Replies: 3
Views: 7123

Re: Traditional Chinese Medicine "Combat Lifesaver"

Huangdi Neijing, 黃帝內經
aka The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Medicine
by T
Tue Mar 08, 2016 6:43 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Put off Tai Chi by all this lineage and "authenticity" dross
Replies: 6
Views: 8050

Re: Put off Tai Chi by all this lineage and "authenticity" d

Lineage is only a place to start looking. And there are many out there that think they have a lineage because they trained with someone a couple times. If that were true I could claim a lineage to the Chen family...and I can't...because training with one of the Chen family a few times does not put m...
by T
Wed Jan 13, 2016 9:41 pm
Forum: Tai Chi Chuan - Barehand Form
Topic: Many different styles of yang tai chi
Replies: 41
Views: 62233

Re: Many different styles of yang tai chi

Subitai

Welcome.

I believe we have run into each other on another forum. Glad to see you here.

I have not yet had a chance to look at the videos, but I will when time allows

T
by T
Mon Nov 30, 2015 12:29 am
Forum: Teaching Tai Chi
Topic: Tai Chi and Discrimination
Replies: 6
Views: 8579

Re: Tai Chi and Discrimination

Thank You, But I know all about Fulan gong I need to know and I know all I care to know, no further information is required. Also the Fulan Gong aspect you introduced has nothing to do with the Original post.