Chen-style tai chi
Chen Tai Ji Chuan was founded by the famous boxer Chen in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, creating five sets of old styles. Chen style has evolved from generation to generation, adding two sets of styles. After careful arrangement, the speed and strength of movements and the strength of body methods are also different. The first movement is simple, more flexible and less rigid, mainly based on the four positive forces of "shed sliding and pressing", supplemented by the use of "elbow leaning" four-corner hand. Combining rigidity with softness, strenuous exercise, mainly practicing silk winding strength, supplemented by strength. Inside and outside the whole body, the movement is harmonious, and both movement and movement are moving, which embodies the characteristics of rigidity in softness and stability in slowness; The second way (gun hammer) is complex, fast, compact, more rigid and less flexible. The main force is "leaning on the elbow", supplemented by "squeezing the shed"; Give priority to with hard work, jumping, prancing, flashing and shaking your feet. There is softness in rigidity, and rigidity, quickness and crispness in softness.
Chen Tai Ji Chuan's exercise principles and training methods also require the close coordination of heart, qi and body, qi exercises at will, the waist moves from the source, and the waist turns to the spine throughout. In the process of pushing hands, the principle of "winding adhesion" is mainly used, and "winding adhesion depends on me". In the process of sticking, the rules of "giving up, rowing, squeezing and pressing" are used to help brake, give up who I am, listen to the strength and make efforts to defeat the enemy.
Biography of yang taiji
Yang Luchan, a native of Yongnian, Hebei Province, studied under Chen Changxing, Chenjiagou, wen county, Henan Province. On the basis of old-fashioned Tai Ji Chuan, he developed "Yang-style Tai Ji Chuan" with his son Yang Jianhou and grandson Yang Chengfu. Its boxing path gradually deleted the original vertical jump, vibration, strength and other actions of Chen Lao's frame, changed from middle frame to Yang Cheng-fu's, and gradually changed to Yang Shi's big frame, which is now widely circulated.
Yang-style Tai Ji Chuan boxing frame is simple in stretching, rigorous in structure, tall and straight in posture, smooth in movement, flexible in content, relaxed and natural, light and calm. Posture development, fairness and simplicity, simple training methods, from loose to soft, from soft to hard, both rigid and flexible. As Yang Chengfu said, "Tai Ji Chuan is the art of combining rigidity with softness, hiding needles in cotton". There are three postures: high, medium and low.
Wu's Taiji Biography
Wu Yuxiang, a native of Yongnian, Hebei Province in the late Qing Dynasty, loved skills after returning from Chenjiagou, Yangluchan. He studied under Old Taiji Biography, and later under Chen Qingping's Zhao Bao. After revision, he created "Wu-style Tai Ji Chuan".
Tai Ji Chuan is a form of martial arts, which is different from both Chen's old frame and new frame, and Yang's big frame and small frame. This is an independent school. Its movements are simple and compact, its posture is small but not cramped, its movements are slow and steady, its hands don't exceed its toes, it doesn't cling to its body when it is closed, and its left and right hands each hold half of its body and don't cross each other. The forward and backward rotation of the chest and abdomen is always positive. Rigorous footwork, distinguishing between reality and reality, small and flexible. When stepping, touch the ground with your toes first, and then slowly put down your whole foot and step flat. When lunging, the knees of the front legs should not exceed the toes, and the rear legs should not be straight and high. Boxing pays attention to starting, bearing, opening and closing, and its movements are coherent and smooth. It dominates the body with the transformation of internal strength and internal qi, with "God should restrain", "Mind should restrain first, then", "God should be carried by heart, body should be carried by God, meaning should start from it, meaning should move with it, meaning should reach it, meaning should reach it, and meaning cannot be separated"
Wutai Jichuan
Wu-style Tai Ji Chuan is famous for its femininity, relaxed and natural movements, continuous relaxation and unique quiet beauty. Although the boxing frame is small, it has the foundation of a big frame and is developed and compact. It stretches itself in compactness and is unconstrained. Push the hand correctly and strictly, be delicate with iron bars, be quiet and not act rashly, and be good at being kind.
Sun taiji biography
Sun Lutang, a native of Wanxian County, Hebei Province, loved martial arts since childhood. I studied Xingyiquan from Li, then from Li's teacher Guo, and then from Cheng. After years of research and practice, I have profound kung fu. Later, he studied Tai Ji Chuan from Hao Weizhen, and added the essence of three boxing methods, namely, Bagua, Xingyiquan and Taiji, to create a "Sun-style Tai Ji Chuan". The characteristics of Sun-style Tai Ji Chuan are: advance and retreat, step by step, and retreat. The movements are flexible, agile and natural, the footwork is clear when practicing, and the whole practice is like flowing water. Every turn is connected by "opening" and "closing", so it is also called "opening and closing Tai Chi Chuan".