Taijiquan began to be practiced in Southamerica in the early 70's, almost isolated from US, Europe and China until the 90's when Internet connected us all. Here in RSF there's a lot of information and debate on TJQ's evolution in China, but not in the West, at least explicitly. I'm trying to catch up, so please help me with this chronological list attempt:
- there were many independent masters teaching there stuff, but no big schools back until
- Cheng Man Ching introduced TJQ in the US to the broad audience in the 60's
- Yang and Wu styles hit first, more focused on health and hua jin (rollback, etc) in PH
- Fast Forms and Two man sets
- Then Chen & Zhaobao and similars with focused in peng jin, fa jin, silkreeling and chinna
- Crossover with Shuai Chiao
- Then a change of focus from styles and applications to basic stuff like kettlebells and plyometrics
I'm sure I'm missing big facts of history, dates, names, impact of Bruce Lee, JMA, TWD, PH and SC tournaments, crossover with BG and XY, LHBF. Also Qigong and wushu. Any input would help a lot. Thanks!
Pablo
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