Chen.quest.ion

Tung Yingchieh (1898-1961)

Here, this is a good one. Dong Yingjie, as I learned the name. As far as I can see, the Dongs took the pure YCF form and amplified its elements, to ensure a strong continued transmission. What do I mean by this? I’m not certain myself, but I want to find out as time unfolds.

I found this while looking on the Web for contemporary Yang style video clips that I like the look of.  I’m about ready to give up.  I have some great historical clips posted here already.

But here’s this Shaolin school in Canada with a highly trained Chinese master in charge, and on this page you can see him doing “Shaolin Chan Tai Chi” (aka Chen Style, as you’ll see).  http://www.shaolintemple.ca/videos.php

Surely I’ve mentioned before that Chen’s resemblance to Shaolin is what got me fired up to learn taichi in the first place?  Great styles all: traditional Shaolin Quan; Chen Taijiquan; Yang Taijiquan.   To name a few.           

118 Yang-Style Taiji (fast) – 1

Thanks to Formosa Neijia for finding this. Since I’m trying to learn the Yang long form, I am grabbing this for a good quick visual reference. Wang Yu-sheng’s stance looks very low to me, for Yang style. I have no wish to emulate this. But it is quite a strong, interesting presentation overall.  For more expert commentary, visit the place where I got the info: http://formosaneijia.com/2007/wang-yu-shengs-yang-taiji/