I train in the UK, and we learn roughly a move per session, and keep going over the form we've learned to date, refining it as we go. As I...
By "single form", do you mean "single move"? In other words, do you mean the movements that are chained together to make up a form?
Interesting discussion, and some of it must depend upon the style you're doing. In Chen style, striking is quite prominent. In the 18-move form...
Here's the Chen style 18 movement form (which also starts exactly the same as the Chen long first form). Is what you're doing like the beginning...
Er... thanks for that. If you disagree with my translation, why not help the original poster by giving him/her your translation?
Yeah, "Tai Chi Chuan" is the full name of the martial art. It roughly translates to "Yin Yang Boxing". People often call it "Tai Chi", but it's...
I asked a similar question recently... here
Thanks, everyone, for the replies. I should point out that whenever I get involved with something, I always find out as much as I can about it....
Basically, whatever style you do, it depends on your teacher. As Taoquan points out, Chen style training isn't more likely than any other to be...
I've just started reading Waysun Liao's Tai Chi Classics, and I'm a bit sceptical/confused about his chapter on the history of the art. He...
Cool, thanks for the response, and that all makes a lot of sense.
Your post is very interesting. I like your method of doing the form at speed. I've been doing the form really fast periodically, and it really...
Thankyou. I'll probably comment only infrequently, because I really am a total beginner, albeit one who reads as much as he possibly can; but I am...
I have very limited Tai Chi experience, so I'm hesitant to comment on... anything, really, but I agree with you, from what I've seen so far....
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