I trained Yang style Tai Ji out in Calif for several years,,and thought I was doing pretty good.Even learned a short staff form.
Came down here to Florida about 3 years ago and started training Wu Tai Ji Quan, under Vanessa Wu in Sarasota about 2 years ago. When she saw me do my 48 form,,she was kind and didnt say much.. . But spending time with her Ive improved my 24 form quite a bit. But I wish that we did more work on Push hands.. In my Go-Ju training we do quite a bit of push hand type exercises..
I wish that I had started Tai Ji Quan at a much younger time in my life. I had seen it quite a bit,,and even tried to go through the forms with some Tai Ji folks in the Philippines. But I was young and just didnt appreciate what
it had to offer.
I feel now that it has really helped my form work in the "hard" styles in both my open hand forms and kobudo..I needed to learn how to soften up a bit,, and in that it seemed to help smooth out the movements in my forms practice and to use my waist more.
Mike
Zane Thomas <zanes.the.name@...> wrote:
Hi Mike,
Where are you studying wushi taichi quan, for how long, and do you feel it adds
anything to your previous studies?
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. But spending time with her Ive improved my 24 form quite a bit. But I wish that we did more work on Push hands.. In my Go-Ju training we do quite a bit of push hand type exercises..
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