The webmasters of this site do not advocate the breaking of any law. This book contains material by the yang family and famous students, spanning more than 50 years of the yang family legacy. This is because the south is the bringer of warmth and good fortune. The level form is demonstrated with front, back and angle views and a complete breakdown and instruction is given for the development of the form. Push hands is a basic exercise for two partners that is practiced by students of tai. Indeed, tai chi chuan, the grand ultimate, is the art closest to the pure physics of the universe as described translated through ancient and arcane language of another culture by the tao. Taiji forum exists to showcase the many ways in which taijiquan tai chi chuan, qigong chi kungchi gung and other chinese internal arts are taught and practiced in europe, the usa and beyond.
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