The front view of the same person is here. But it is something to see.
The Combined 42 Forms
Part two is here , and part three is here. For those of you who use the Fu Jhongwen book, noted below, Master Xie has been described as performing the form closest to the way Master Fu did it. Here is a list of the postures. Here is an audio guide through parts 1 and 2 of the form part 1 is mostly brush knee, part two has needle-at-sea-bottom and ends with wave-hands-like-clouds. Here is Xia Yu Rong , who teaches in Singapore, doing most of the form, first here , and then here. Here is a person on Youtube , Milton McGriff, doing a pretty good job on the long form, photographed from behind.
Here is part one , then part two , then part three. An additional session filmed from behind is found in this part one , and part two. The should be learned slow. But one way to test your stability, execution, focus, etc. It is said that he once observed a white crane preying on a snake, and mimiced their movements to create the unique Tai Chi martial art style. Initially, Tai Chi was practiced as a fighting form, emphasizing strength, balance, flexibility, and speed.
Through time it has evolved into a soft, slow, and gentle form of exercise which can be practiced by people of all ages. Tai Chi Village Improve your mental and physical health. Site Map Widget Site Map. More than different known martial arts styles are practiced in China.
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There are two Chinese Martial Art systems, the internal and the external systems. The emphasize stability and have limited jumps and kicks.
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They emphasize linear movements, breathing combined with sound, strength, speed and hard power impact contact, jumps, and kicks. A Note to Readers from the egreenway. In , over 1,, webpages excluding graphics were served to readers around the world from the Cloud Hands website.
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Bobbert has been practicing martial arts for nearly 50 years. He's studied several styles, has Black Belts in Aikido Nidan , rank in two styles of karate and arnis and 25 years practicing Tai Chi that included two trips to China. He includes Qi Gong breathing which he believes is an integral part of both aikido and tai chi. For instance, the Chen style has two sets of Forms, the first set is the 83 Forms known in Chinese as the first road and it takes approximately 35 minutes to complete these Forms.
It was said that if you work hard at the 83 Forms full time for three years, then you are ready to learn the second set. This may be suitable if we make Tai Chi a University course. Students can study the first set full time for three years as a Bachelor degree, then make the second set a post-graduate degree. While many enthusiasts would like to see this made reality, for most of us, this is not suitable.
Take another example, the classical Yang style, the 88 Forms takes approximately 30 to 40 minutes to practise, not to mention how long it will take to learn. After learning it, if you were to practise just three rounds of the set per day then you will need approximately two hours.
Most of our students will find it difficult to devote 2 hours per day for practise. The Origin of the 24 Forms. Based on the Yang style, and by eliminating many repetitions and retaining the essential principles of Tai Chi, the 88 Forms was condensed to only 24 Forms. The 24 Forms is easier to learn, to remember and practice, the set takes around five minutes.
A busy person can do three rounds in 20 minutes including warm up exercises. The 24 Forms very quickly became the most popular Forms in the world. The 24 Forms is divided into four sections. The 24 Forms has incorporated the essential tai chi principles. After the creation of The 24 Forms, there comes a growing demand for more challenging Forms for the purposes of further studies and demonstration. The combined Forms were created based on combining and condensing classical Forms of the four major styles, namely Chen, Yang, Wu and Sun.
This idea proved to be very popular and effective. In the space age, we want to learn everything quickly, and to obtain the maximal benefits within minimal time. This is not meant to negate the need of time and patience to learn and practice Tai Chi.
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It is possible to achieve a specific goal with less time if we define our goal clearly and plan carefully. The Origin of the 42 Forms. In the late eighties, the Chinese Sports Committee realised the need to standardise competition Forms. It had chosen the four major styles and a combined Forms. These five sets of Forms were created by different teams of experts.
All sets of Forms thus created were named after their style, e. The combined Forms are The 42 Forms. Since the creation of these Forms, they become the essential and most sought-after sets for competitions. Books and videos have been made for these Forms by the Chinese Sports Authority. The immense popularity of The 42 Forms since its creation is an indication of how well it was composed.
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For the first time in the history of the Asian Games, Wushu martial arts was included as an item for competition. The 42 Forms is the only Forms being chosen to represent Tai Chi. In fact, the creation of these sets have much further benefits than being useful in competitions. Standardised sets help to improve Tai Chi in general.