Comments on: Branches of Chen taiji

By: JC Hendee

JC Hendee — Wed, 09 May 2007 23:51:02 +0000

the 19 form routine is by Chen Xiaowang; the 18 form routine is by Chen Zhenglei.

There is also the 13 forms (executed in Old Frame, New Frame, or Small Frame) by Zhu Tiancai. And to expand, the 42 forms of Wang Xian. Then there is the Standardized 36 forms, the Competition 56 Forms, the Application 32 and 32 Cannon Fist by Master Peter Wu. The number of shorter modern forms developed by masters and grandmasters are numerous.

By: lzy

lzy — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 04:30:57 +0000

1st section? it is up to the 3rd Pound Mortar?

By: wujimon

wujimon — Fri, 13 Jan 2006 14:03:08 +0000

If I’m short on time, I’d probably do the CXW 38 posture form for the variety it has. Though sometimes I just work on the first section of laojia over and over and that’s good too.

By: wujj

wujj — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 02:43:33 +0000

I’ve learned feng’s 24. It is a mix of lao jia and xin jia

By: lzy

lzy — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 14:58:48 +0000

i never learnt 18-19 before and never like the idea of shortened routines. i appreciate the reason they are created for the busy urban ppl but i guess usually these ppl have no time to do a 18 stroke set too :p

By: hanxiongbabei

hanxiongbabei — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 13:31:42 +0000

actually i done both but don’t quite know how 19 steps was derived and therefore found 18 steps easier.

but there is left hand punch in the 19 which the 18 doesn’t have. ok, will swing by taichiproduction when i have the time!

By: aikiman

aikiman — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 03:48:10 +0000

hanxiongbabei, if you have Lao Jia Yi Lu back ground, 18 stroke is easy to learn and if you already have Xin Jia background 19 steps can be pick up more easily, but for beginner then I would suggest, learn Lao Jia Yi Lu, 73 stroke

By: aikiman

aikiman — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 03:44:38 +0000

eseto, yes, I just found this blog yesterday, I usually hang around taichiproduction

By: eseto

eseto — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 03:14:47 +0000

ps. hanxiongbabei,there are good points about the 18 & 19 on
TAICHIPRODUCTIONS forum,just go to the cite.

By: eseto

eseto — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 03:07:59 +0000

did practice the 18 just old frame 1 simplified.
Aikiman, are u the same person posts on taichiproduction? u had the same
topic there, yes, there is dvd & vcd on the 18 form.