Hey Tim I was wondering what the overall make up of your Yang Style is? I know that you studied the Medium Frame, but what does that generally entail?
It follows the same sequence as the more common big frame form, but the footwork is different (instead of long bow steps there is a lot of follow stepping).
There are also variations is some of the forms that look more like the Wu Jianquan form than ang Chenfu's form.
Thanks Tim. I'm thinking about maybe doing some privates with you on it. I think it would be nice to broaden my Yang TJQ tradition.
As someone who's practiced many different martial arts, including kickboxing, and a little BJJ. I feel something is missing from the Big Frame style. Although I am considering taking up Judo as a supplement. =)
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students in my big frame class take lots of supplements, Centrum Silver is the most popular.
I would believe that the big frame forms are to help familiarize the dynamic movements of tai chi, then the medium and smaller frames help to internalize the movments into smaller, compact, and more subtle explosive movements.
It is important not to confuse exercise or power training with training movements for application.
Actually, practicing all movements "big" and then gradually making them smaller is not necessary.
Would a boxer first learn to throw exaggerated punches in long and low stances to help them learn how to box? It would do just the opposite, ingraining bad habits and wasting time.
Movements should be trained as they are to be applied. If the technique calls for a big movement, the movement should be practiced big. Techniques that call for tight movements should be practiced tight...
Didn't Yang Cheng fu make the form bigger because he was very big?
To my knowledge YCF taught the large frame to develop a smooth Jin - its like physical therapy designed to stretch and strengthen the joints, especially the legs.
Fa jin movements were removed from the form to facilitate this and subsequebntly practised as seperate exercises.
yes, yes tim, very true, thanks for clarifying that YOU DA MAN YOU DA MAN!lol
yes, yes tim, very true, thanks for clarifying that
Anybody know of some middle frame video?
First hit on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gtWXB5Kzcc
Yangjia Michuan Taijiquan is considered middle frame, right? This guy in LA has a couple videos up now. What do you think?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0Gxjb-0lpU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QidV6-GaZRM
I don't know much about the Miquan version, but it's an interesting form.
Tim,
You mentioned you do this form with follow step. Why this form and not the Sun form which is designed with follow step?
Tim said: "It follows the same sequence as the more common big frame form, but the footwork is different ..."
The way I read Tim's reply is that the form in it's original has different footwork, not that he himself performed the footwork differently as a matter of choice ... I could be wrong.