I was thinking the same thing when I went to the local park on World
Tai Chi Day. There was a kung fu school sponsoring the event and I
joined thinking no one has probably heard of hwa yu, but to my
surprise there were 18 tai chi teachers there and each one was
different. I laughed in my mind seeing some many styles and
thinking, here I am thinking no one has heard of hwa yu, and here are
18 tai chi teachers and 13 of the tai chi styles I never heard of.
But the principles were there. Its funny how tai chi has evolved.

--- In hwayutaichi@yahoogroups.com, "mark.mcgee4" <mmcgee@...> wrote:
>
> --- In hwayutaichi@yahoogroups.com, "santino112" <pirate112@> wrote:
> >
> > happy world tai chi day everyone!
> >
>
> Greetings! Were you able to participate this year? I work on
weekends, so haven't been able
> to go for several years.
>
> We always found it interesting at World T'ai Chi Day events how
many T'ai Chi people had
> never heard of Hwa Yu. Some had heard about Liu Ho Ba Fa and Water
Boxing. People who
> watched the Hwa Yu Form commented on the strength and beauty of the
movements.
>
> For everyone who participated this year or last, what was your
experience?
>
> Thanks! Mark
>