Re: Yang Zhaopeng
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2018 5:51 pm
Agree with Bao, Tian Zhaolin actually learnt his taiji mostly from Jianhou and some from Shaohou. Later in life he was ordered by the family to become a disciple of YCF, but I think this was mostly a matter of Chinese concerns about beifen (generation) within that particular kungfu family.
When you look at the forms and curriculum passed down by Tian style people in, say, Shanghai, with the Baduanjin, at least 3 different frames, much more lively footwork, more circles, plus the increased emphasis on qinna and some quite scary fajin (depending on the practitioner), the differences between what they practice and what pure YCF lineages practice is pretty obvious.
Regarding Jia Anshu / the Yongnian people, my impression on my trip to Yongnian is that they may have preserved some of the old ancillary sets but in terms of taiji skill I did not see anything particularly special.
When you look at the forms and curriculum passed down by Tian style people in, say, Shanghai, with the Baduanjin, at least 3 different frames, much more lively footwork, more circles, plus the increased emphasis on qinna and some quite scary fajin (depending on the practitioner), the differences between what they practice and what pure YCF lineages practice is pretty obvious.
Regarding Jia Anshu / the Yongnian people, my impression on my trip to Yongnian is that they may have preserved some of the old ancillary sets but in terms of taiji skill I did not see anything particularly special.