How forms have the tai chi chuan?
The Chen style I know reliably that it has a total of three forms; The first (forgot what its called) “soft” form, which is most recognizable in its “slow motion” nature, the second “hard” Pao Chui (cannon fist) form, which ressembles Shaolin Kung Fu, and then finally the third small frame routine, the Chen small frame form was taught to Hao Wei Zheng, who created his own style called either the “Hao” or “Wu” style and don’t ask me to explain how the Hao Wei Zheng style is also called the Wu style, something to do with him training under some dude surnamed “Wu” and because of lineage issues he had to call his style the “Wu” style. I believe it had something to do with Hao Wei Zheng having studied both under the Chen stylist who taught him the small frame, the third frame in the Chen style, and then later on under Yang Lu Chan, and then after that, Yang Lu Chan’s student who was surnamed “Wu.” Because the Hao Wei Zheng style borrowed so much from the Wu style, it was known as the Wu sty
