Small vs Large Circle Tai Chi Forms

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Small vs Large Circle Tai Chi Forms

Postby littlepanda on Wed Apr 18, 2018 6:20 am



Large = External

Small = Internal
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Re: Small vs Large Circle Tai Chi Forms

Postby Bao on Wed Apr 18, 2018 8:32 am

What he calls "large frame" I would simply call "bad Tai Chi".
...though his explanation of large frame is absolutely how most people understand Tai Chi Chuan in today's modern area... regardless style, form or frame.... :P
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Re: Small vs Large Circle Tai Chi Forms

Postby wayne hansen on Wed Apr 18, 2018 9:45 am

Go easy on him Bao
This guy has some serious back problems
Saying that both examples he gives are large frame he does not really understand small frame
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Re: Small vs Large Circle Tai Chi Forms

Postby Bao on Wed Apr 18, 2018 10:10 am

I respect the man. It wasn't meant as an attack on him. Just on how people understand Tai Chi nowadays.

wayne hansen wrote:Saying that both examples he gives are large frame he does not really understand small frame


I don't know if he understand any of the definitions, but don't I think he tried to define neither large or small frame. But rather he meant the difference between "common health tai chi" and more traditional tai chi. Also, small frame can mean slightly different things in different schools. I like how Chen small frame traditionally is defined and how wu (yuxiang) /hao define their frame.
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