Greg J wrote:Hi everyone,
This somewhat heady article from the Journal of Martial Arts Studies looks at four relatively new Taiji document finds. It begins with an examination of the historical and sociological dimensions that have influenced both the practice and interpretations of Taiji's ancient origins, and then goes into the four new documents - summarizing first what they reveal and then exploring the implications they have on Taiji creation myths.
"If authentic, the four documents will, indeed, require revision of our writing of taijiquan’s history, but the bigger story may be the reigniting of the century-old culture war between traditionalists and modernizers, the commercial competition between villages claiming to be the birthplace of taijiquan, and the political struggle between official and dissident scholars..." (p 32).
https://publications.cardiffuniversityp ... ew/729/749
Best,
Greg
edededed wrote:However, Chen style is noticeably different, with different movements such as "jingangdaodui" (Buddhist attendant pounds the mortar), different "raise hands," etc. Interestingly, these differences are also shared with Zhaobao and Huleijia stylse as well - which suggest a large division of "Yang-likes" and "Chen-likes" for taijiquan.
Wuyizidi wrote:
4. known fact: Chen Changxing taught Yang Luchan pure Taiji.
5. known fact: Chen Village went through severe economic decline. Very few people practiced martial art. Chen Fake was one of the few left.
6. known fact: Chen Village went through decades more of decline. With only a few studying in secret with Chen Fake's descendants and students (Feng Zhiqiang).
edededed wrote:However, Chen style is noticeably different, with different movements such as "jingangdaodui" (Buddhist attendant pounds the mortar), different "raise hands," etc.
jbb73 wrote:Wuyizidi wrote:
4. known fact: Chen Changxing taught Yang Luchan pure Taiji.
(Concerning point 4 - where from can we really know what CCX taught YLC?)
GrahamB wrote:However, (for me at least), the big difference is silk reeling. Chen has it, traditional Yang (via the Yang Cheng-Fu line) doesn't. You can see this in the performance of the "official" Yang form by family representatives.
In the Chen style, silk reeling is seen as probably the key thing that defines Taijiquan. So, it's a big difference.
Bao wrote:
All Tai Chi (and bagua, as well as other styles) teach smooth, spiraling movements coordinated from the Dan Tian. But it’s only Chen stylists who claims that this is something unique to their style. Because they focus much on this concept it’s more pronounced in their art than in most others, I can agree on that. But it’s certainly nothing unique or special.
But it’s a great asset to have silk reeling as a very strong foundation concept. They certainly do this very good.
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