Yang Style: Yang Zhen Duo

Yang Zhen Duo is the great grandson of Yang Lu Chan, the originator of Yang-style taiji. Here he is demonstrating the 13 posture. (Feel free to mute it) Yang Zhen Duo will be at the Tai Chi Symposium in Nashville this summer.

A bio and more info on the Yang family is available here.

Master Chen Zhenglei

Master Chen Zhenglei is the 19th generation lineage holder of the Chen taiji tradition. He'll be at the Tai Chi Symposium in Nashville in the Summer of 2009.

Fa Jin Demonstration by Chen Xio Wang

Chen-style grandmaster Chen Xio Wang demonstrates martial power. In taiji, the emission of power is called fa jin. It is soft and like a whip.

www.chenxiaowang.com

Ouch

This is the second installment in what will be a series of videos of martial force, either believable or not. I have an ongoing curiosity about these supposed demonstrations of power. I welcome your comments and thoughts on these. This one definitely looks painful, whether the students are playing along or not.

Hi Folks...

...sorry about pictures of my dog that appeared on the site briefly. New iPhone app...etc.

Dr. Yang demonstrates the short form

For Real?

International Tai Chi Chuan Symposium in Nashville

The International Tai Chi Chuan Symposium will be held in Nashville, TN. This is big news. More info to come.