Sun Style Tai Chi Competition Forms: Teaching and Learning

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Publish Date: 1999-06-01
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1. Technical Characteristics of the Sun Style Tai Chi Competition Form
Traditional Sun Style Tai Chi, created by Master Sun Lutang by integrating Xingyi, Bagua, and Tai Chi, has the following characteristics: advancing and retreating in harmony, stepping forward must follow, stepping back must withdraw, movements are smooth, round, agile, and natural, and when changing direction, they often connect with "opening" and "closing." To meet the needs of domestic and international exchanges and competitions, the Chinese Wushu Academy organized Tai Chi experts to create and review the Sun Style Tai Chi Competition Form, which has become one of the competition events for Tai Chi, sword, and push hands across the country. The Sun Style Tai Chi Competition Form has the following technical characteristics:
(1) The Sun Style Tai Chi integrates Xingyi, Bagua, and Tai Chi, with its bodywork and footwork reflecting the characteristics of Xingyi and Bagua. When advancing, the rear foot must follow; when retreating, the front foot must withdraw. The footwork is flexible, agile, and compact.
(2) The Sun Style Tai Chi Competition Form fully embodies the principle of Tai Chi, which uses the form of the post-natal world but not its strength, with movement and stillness alternating naturally. The movements are steady yet light, with power breaking but intent unbroken. The entire form practiced is like flowing clouds and water, continuous and unbroken.
(3) The frame is appropriately high and low, with movements natural and free of dualistic tendencies, aligning with human physiological characteristics, making it suitable for practitioners of all constitutions and ages.