GrahamB wrote:Why don't you ever see these things in Chen style?
origami_itto wrote:GrahamB wrote:Why don't you ever see these things in Chen style?
Because the Yang's are about 75 years ahead of the curve, working on improving the method since the 1850s, and the Chens didn't start getting the innovations till the 1910s.
GrahamB wrote:Why don't you ever see these things in Chen style?
Appledog wrote:origami_itto wrote:GrahamB wrote:Why don't you ever see these things in Chen style?
Because the Yang's are about 75 years ahead of the curve, working on improving the method since the 1850s, and the Chens didn't start getting the innovations till the 1910s.
What innovations? A san shou form? You think there's no san shou forms? Who told you this?
There are a lot of forms like this. It's a bit strange to suggest Chen style doesn't have one. Pretty much every martial art I have ever seen has one.
There is however an issue around creating pre-arranged sparring forms for tai chi, that would be difficult to explain here. And will quickly explain why you don't see a form like this promoted as a 'standard' form in Chen, and why you DO see it in Yang.
origami_itto wrote:Does Chen have them or do they (the imaginary "a priori" Chen style standards and practices committee) not believe in the Idea of it?
I know the practical method guys don't even believe in stretching, so I guess the opinions vary.
Trick wrote: free hand push-hands(including leg skills) is far better and more appropriate practice .
wayne hansen wrote:Just because people don’t get it dosent mean it is not valuable
I think like a lot of things it is doomed to disappear due to lack of talented practicioners
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