Yang Family Tai Chi Discussion Board

Beginner Series Workshops: Qi is an important element to all kind of disciplines among Chinese cultures. In term of the body condition, qi plays a very important role as well according to traditional Chinese medicine. If the body has no qi, it is but a corpse. If the qi is not strong, the body is in...

I wouldn't worry too much about it T. We have a fast set, as well as a two-man set, and our line is from the Sau Chung side. No big deal really, it's all good! In the end, it's the principles, intention, energy, and body method that matters most; the multi-various-forms that different branches pract...

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by brianandrews: <B>Erle Montaigue has a form he calls Yang Lu Chan's Form. It has fajing, slow/fast movements. Is his form recognized as Y...

saber:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMjAEra9 ... ed&search=

empty hand:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkfflUXU02Y

Part I. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_hCCTTG3UY&mode=related&search= II. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MIUxiBC5uc&mode=related&search= III. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSAaqb30hfU&mode=related&search= IV. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmOQUEQKbzs&mode=related&...

In case anyone hasn't seen these yet......

Saber:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjASY1_APf4

Sword:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VBIVGN30wU

Here is a little more info about the staff if anyone is interested..

http://www.gstaichi.org/english/taiChiStaff.php

Form descriptions:
http://www.gstaichi.org/english/taiChiStaffForm.php

42 Techniques Tai Chi Chuan Application Solo Form (small frame form): Sunday, January 07, 2007 9:00AM - 4:00PM, $150.00 @ Gin Soon TCC Federation HQ's (Boston's Chinatown) Video clip of what Vincent Chu is teaching this day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqehUJepehc Description: This application so...

Wow, I was just working on this very thing last week. I really could not come up with an effective counter in any real-time fashion, but I still have a lot to learn. My thinking is that once someone is inside (past your hands and arms) then the only thing you can do is step back, or grab and step ba...

T, there is also H Won in New York, who is a family student of Gin Soon Chu...

http://www.nytaichi.com/contents.htm

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Bob Ashmore: <B>The White Crane Spreads Wings that he does is really fascinating. I've been watching this quite closely, and I believe I...

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2"> I do see what Jerry mentions, but after several viewings it seems to me that these motions, while subtle, are not independant of his body movement, or "...

The skills are very subtle in this form clip, but also very apparent for those familiar with this form. If you watch the clip five or six times (I think I've watched it about twenty times now - lol), you will find more and more. Try watching the form from the feet up, and you will see the amazing po...

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Kalamondin: <B>Hi All, I found another neat video demonstrating the principles we talked about here. See the middle for a "no hands...

That sounds like a suspect school. It might be cool for the old ladies to get up and out of the house; nothing wrong with that, but for someone who is interested in authentic/traditional tai chi chuan training it is far off the mark.