Appreciation of Sun-style Taiji Quan and Sword Routines

On this clip you can see the form slowed down and there's also a two person Ba Gua Sword practice.

Sun style Tai Chi - 2010

I started learning Sun style Tai Chi in 2005. This is me in 2010. All mistakes are mine.

I absolutely love this style. The form is usually done a bit faster but I tried slowing it down here. My late teacher David Martin studied directly with Sun Jian Yun and eventually became a formal disciple.

At the moment I try and do this form 6 times a day in two sessions of 3 forms.

Taijiquan Masters (Beijing, 1970's)

Fantastic old clip of different styles of Tai Chi.

The Thymus Chakra

 For those who are interested in the Thymus Chakra, the link below takes you to a really good article.

Thymus Chakra

If you want your Internal Martial Arts to Work: The Movable Center-line

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Cook Ding's Kitchen: Taijiquan and Communism

Cook Ding's Kitchen: Taijiquan and Communism: The Yang 24 short form was developed at the behest of the Chinese Communist party. They wanted to develop and promote a standardized version...

Grand san shou de Yang shao-hou (san sau)

This is a lot more spirited that a lot of the over stylized versions I've seen.