The Yang-style Tai Chi Quan
By admin on 2014-12-16

The originator of the Yang-style Tai Chi Chuan was Yang Luchan (1800-1873) from Yongnian in Hebei Province. When he was still a boy, Yang started to learn Tai Chi Chuan from Chen Changxing in the Chenjia Valley y. After grown up, he returned to his native town to teach the art. To fit the need of common people, Yang Luchan made some changes, and dropped some highly difficult moves, such as force irritating, broad jumps and foot thumping. His son shortened the routine which was further simplified by his grandson. The grandson's form of the Yang-style Tai Chi Chuan was later taken as the protocol of the Yang-style Chuan. Because of its comfortable postures, simplicity and practicability, this form has become the most popular routine for exercise and practise.

The Yang-style Tai Chi Chuan features agreeable movements and actions combining hardness, softness and naturalness. When practising, performers should relax to form softness which transforms into hardness thus combining the hard and the soft. The Yang-style Tai Chi Quan is divided into three sub routines, namely high-posture, middle-posture and low-posture routines.