Which Taiji system has the most martial?

Thanks for that Cloudhandz and I know where your coming from, all I can say is seek out one of his instructors and all will come to light.

regards

 

No worries.

I've been to one of Breachers seminars a while back and also met and trained with one of Earles other (ex)foremost guys in the UK who used to organize trips to Oz..

My ex classmate also happened to have gone to school with Breacher so already knew him and met up with him a few times, the old yang we were doing was the same. I'm sure theres some good guys in Earles camp.

happy training

 

All is lost. Kill me now.

 

Well you know if you wanna go and be all diplomatic about it..Your always holding back FQ!

 

wow!! is your keyboard dead? that other thread was giving me nose bleeds

 

In answer to the OP, I agree that the martial qualities of Chen are the most overt but that does not mean better or more effective - just easier to see. Taiji for me is not about the application of techniques, it is about the application of principles. IMO all styles of Taiji teach these same principles and that is what I understand by "Tai chi is Tai chi". The inner essence of the teaching is the same and the outer movements are of little concern provided they flow from this inner essence.

 

Hi Cloudhandz, I got some clarification on this from my instructor, which ties in with what you say. Here is what he had to say on the matter;

"Chen Pan-ling was a respected martial artist and a historian of the
internal arts. He too studied with Yang Shou-ho, who was also the
teacher of Chang Yiu-chun - Erle's teacher.

Chen Pan-Ling's taiji postures are very similar to ours although the
sequence varies slightly as he modified it!

He published a book in the 60's which pretty much showed that the
Yangs had an old explosive form and it (amongst other publications by
Douglas Wile) vindicated what Erle had been saying all along!"
regards

 

Plenty of Chen teachers in Manchester/Stockport.