According to Yang Cheng-Fu, the curriculum of The Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan's
System is composed of Solo Forms, Weapons forms,
Push Hand Exercises
and Power Development Exercises. In the Solo Forms, there are the 85 Movements
Solo Form which is divided into small, medium
and large frames; the 108 Movements Solo Form; the Long Form also known as
Tai Chi Chung
Chuan; the Fast Form; the 13 Animals Form or 13
Postures, and the 2-Person
Sparring Set. The school also teaches a series of short forms that have been choreographed by
Master Vincent Chu. In the Push Hand Exercises, there are the Walking; Stationary Step
Single and Double Joint Hand; Active Step Single and
Double Joint Hand; Open
& Close; Great
Pulling; Four
Corners & Four Directions; Lan Cho Hua (pick up
the broken flowers)and Dynamic Push Hands. In
the Weapons Forms, there are the Staff Form; the 13
Spear Techniques
Form; the Small Flower Spear Form; the Knife Form; the
Sword Form and the Special Weapon Form also known as
halbert. In the Power Development
Exercises, also known as Qigong, there is the
Wu Chi Posture, Tai Chi Chuan Qigong
and others.
The Gin Soon Tai Chi Chuan Federation's headquarter offers some of these
forms. As far as we can verify, we are the only school in the country that
offers some of these authentic forms. The student undergoes a training that is
extensive and intensive, from a teacher who has a broad and deep knowledge of the art.
Many who have observed the classes have remarked at the completeness of the
curriculum and the depth of the instructions. "We have not seen anything like it
anywhere." "We thought Tai Chi Chuan covered only one form! Now we see that it
has a variety of sets to study over the years." "The manipulation of Qi is
something we have not seen before."
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