tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201222618566180765.post3484513110765656798..comments2024-03-08T02:28:22.720-08:00Comments on Dojo Rat: Chang Tung Sheng: Yang Style Tai Chi ChuanDojo Rathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12057645566330892415noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201222618566180765.post-57456057119921585992017-12-30T22:02:33.744-08:002017-12-30T22:02:33.744-08:00When I studied Chang Style Tai Chi with Dr. Weng (...When I studied Chang Style Tai Chi with Dr. Weng (the Uke in almost all Chang’s available application videos), I asked him if Chang Style had a fast form, he said, “this is the fast form”!SCDavidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16849756009621791582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201222618566180765.post-21472496556311951852011-02-11T15:30:42.897-08:002011-02-11T15:30:42.897-08:00Most of the teachers I have had have recommended t...Most of the teachers I have had have recommended that once I have learned the form, I should practice it at widely differing speeds. <br /><br />Going slow lets you learn certain things, and going faster, other things. <br /><br />However, I am of the opinion that for beginners, slow is better--they have trouble slowing down, and they need to. Chang goes faster, but nothing he does seems rushed. Every moment seems well digested and understood.Toldainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00501926678749747844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201222618566180765.post-41460028060272320422011-02-11T10:41:56.596-08:002011-02-11T10:41:56.596-08:00Graet video!
I'm always struck by the many dif...Graet video!<br />I'm always struck by the many different flavours of the same form/style. Yang style is able to express the worst choregraphistic/dramatic/show off aspects as well as the best martial potentialities, depending o who does it, and with what background...Thanks for sharing<br />Best regards from Brittany<br />ErwanUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04625295260675570403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201222618566180765.post-1504726473137038122011-02-10T17:32:29.662-08:002011-02-10T17:32:29.662-08:00Great video! It certainly will give me a lot to c...Great video! It certainly will give me a lot to consider in how I practice my own Yang form.<br /><br />As if I don't have enough to worry about. Sheesh!Sean C. Ledighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047613071520466178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201222618566180765.post-13824405198475180502011-02-10T16:58:31.321-08:002011-02-10T16:58:31.321-08:00I studied Chang Tai Chi briefly with a second gene...I studied Chang Tai Chi briefly with a second generation student. My instructor said that Chang altered the Yang form slightly to adhere to his preference for grappling.<br /><br />We didn't perform the form that quickly, however. We kept it pretty slow like traditional Yang.kenposanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352684222619423340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201222618566180765.post-35490358179984870692011-02-10T11:17:02.086-08:002011-02-10T11:17:02.086-08:00What a great video Mr Dojo Rat: it's a real to...What a great video Mr Dojo Rat: it's a real tonic to all those excruciatingly slow silk clown videos that pass for tai chi these days. Good form should be handsome like a good tool or a windswept tree, not like a glittery butterfly. Cheers, N.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12933993971576680016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201222618566180765.post-57609091246570735272011-02-10T11:13:55.843-08:002011-02-10T11:13:55.843-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17860895387641515515noreply@blogger.com