What is Old Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan like at Silent Dragon?
Because we are not the average Tai Chi school, and because I dont want to waste either my time or yours, I want to make clear what Tai Chi at Silent Dragon entails. We teach the original 19th century old style Tai Chi Chuan of Yang, Cheng Fu, or Yang, Lo Sin. This is the original Yang family style, from which is descended the long 108 movement Yang form (the old form is 128 moves) and the short 36 move form of Cheng, Man-Ching. This includes not just the form, but also the basic energies, the traditional applications, and the philosophical underpinnings needed to develop your own applications on the spur of the moment. But Tai Chi is much more than just the form. Tai Chi Chuan translates to Supreme Ultimate Fist, which is another way of saying, My Kung Fu is better than your Kung Fu. We teach the internal and external exercises necessary to develop a powerful, useful 19th century martial art that will work in todays world. It is not necessary to devote decades of study and twenty hours
