Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan Essentials

Author: Zhen Xingpu
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Publish Date: 2002-11-01
Features: The Tai Chi section of this book includes: Yang Style Great Stance Tai Chi, Yang Style Small Stance Tai Chi, and Tai Chi Push Hands. After the Yang Style Tai Chi establishes the Great Stance, Yang Style Small Stance Tai Chi has been inherited by Wu Style Tai Chi, so it is only recognized as knowledge for later generations. The Yang Style Tai Chi Sword section includes: Yang Style Tai Chi Sword. The Yang Style Tai Chi Sword still retains traditional routines with names matching their practices, such as San Huan Tuo Yue (Three Rings Surround the Moon), Ying Feng Fan Chi (Gentle Breeze Fans Dust), Bai Hu Lan Wei (White Tiger Catches Tail), Ye Ma Tiao Jian (Wild Horse Jumps Stream), and Li Yu Tiao Long Men (Carp Jumps Dragon Gate), which are highly appreciable. The Yang Style Tai Chi Dao section includes: Tai Chi Dao solo practice and sparring. It is the development and perfection of Yang Style Tai Chi Dao. The Yang Style Tai Chi Long Weapon section includes: Yang Style Tai Chi Gun, Tai Chi Nian Lian Gun solo practice and sparring; Tai Chi Shi San Qiang and sparring. Yang Style Tai Chi Gun and Tai Chi Nian Lian Gun are supplements to Yang Style Tai Chi weapons; Tai Chi Shi San Qiang solo practice and sparring are the inheritance and development of Yang Style Tai Chi staff techniques. Traditional routines emphasize the combination of body and application, with "body" meaning physical practice and "application" meaning applying what is learned. Teacher Jiang once said, "Learning Tai Chi without practicing sparring is like blooming flowers without fruit." Sparring routines are treasures for self-defense and combat. Through this book, one can see the entirety of Yang Style Tai Chi weapons, thus avoiding the loss of Yang Style Tai Chi heritage due to past "oral tradition and physical teaching."