Yang Family Tai Chi Discussion Board

Here is a link to a very interesting blog (in Chinese) and a couple, perhaps rare photos.

http://younker.tianyablog.com/blogger/v ... &PageNo=10

Is there a way to post photos on this discussion board?

Jeff

Check the instructions under adding images:

http://www.yangfamilytaichi.com/ubb/ubbcode.html

If you have a photo which is not online somewhere, send it to me and I'll set it up for you.

Hi!
Gu Rou Chen, Could tell me (if you know) who are those masters that appear in the picture? I just can recognize to Yang Chengfu and I would like to know who are they.
Thanks!
César

from front left:
Yang Chengfu, Sun Lutang, Liu Baichuan, Li Jinglin, Du Xinwu, Zheng Zuoping, Tian Zhaolin,

from left in back row:
Su Jingqu, Qian Xijiao, Gao Zhendong

from right in back row:

Shen Erqiao, Huang Yuanxiu, Zhu Guiting

Photo from 1929.

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[This message has been edited by JerryKarin (edited 05-16-2004).]

A nice piece of Calligraphy by Li Jinglin, master of the double-edged sword:

("Cloud peak, naked blade")



[This message has been edited by JerryKarin (edited 05-16-2004).]

Here is a nice portrait of Yang Chengfu from yetaiji.com (note Yang Chengfu's calligraphy and signature on the card):



[This message has been edited by JerryKarin (edited 05-16-2004).]

Jerry,

Small correction:

from right in back row:

Shen Erqiao, Huang Yuanxiu, Chu Guiting

(you had Zhu Guiting)

It was actually some material on him (Chu3) that I was recently given by one of his students that I found to be quite interesting, including a complete set of photos of his form. I will try to post some of them once I get done travelling this month.

Jeff

Gu Rou Chen, Öî a misprint, possibly µ—, or is this another pronunciation for the one withÑÔ×ÖÅÔ?


[This message has been edited by JerryKarin (edited 05-16-2004).]

Greetings,

Yes, his name should be µ—. There's a short bio for Chu Guiting in the ¾«Ñ¡Ì«¼«È­´Çµä, p. 34.

--Louis

Uh oh, looks like those pics don't show up unless you have registered for the yetaichi site. I'll try to come up with a way around that.

Jerry,

I sent some photos of Chu Guiting to jerry@yangfamily.com; don't know if you still use that address. I have more photos if you want to post them.

Jeff

jerry@yangfamilytaichi.com . I haven't received them yet.

Here are the photos Jeff sent me. I have reduced the size a bit and compressed them. Click on the thumbnails for larger versions.

http://www.yangfamilytaichi.com/rep/Chu ... g_pics.htm

Greetings Jerry,

Re: A nice piece of Calligraphy by Li Jinglin, master of the double-edged sword:
("Cloud peak, naked blade")

This piece appeared in Chen Weiming’s sword book, and Barbara Davis reproduced it in her translation, Chen Weiming, _Taiji Sword and Other Writings-_ (North Atlantic Books, p. 3). It should read right-to-left (jian guang ling yun)—something like, “the glint of the sword rides among the clouds.” According to Liang Shiqiu, lingyun is a compound meaning to ‘ride the high clouds,’ and he adds, “usually said of a person’s ambition or aspiration.” I see in the Hanyu Da Cidian that the poet Du Fu evidently coined a term, “ling yun bi” (cloud-riding brush?), which may have inspired this usage. I suppose too that “jian guang” could be read “glory of the sword” here, given the overtone of aspiration, but it could be taken different ways.

I just happened to revisit this Li Jinglin thing, as I’ve been playing with the little endorsement texts in the front of Yang Chengfu’s book.

Take care,
Louis