MODERN AND SIMPLIFIED TAICHI FORMS

Taichi has now become a popular community bonding activity, and a sports event competed at Major Games and championships. Many schools have since shifted to teach modern Taichi Forms with focus on beautiful moves, difficult jumps, costumes to meet such competition needs (aesthetic components of the art).

Very often, modern Taichi Forms incorporates a mixture of moves from various Taichi Style (Chen, Yang, Wu,Sun). The routines are usually choreographed for competition purposes to score points for difficulty levels, flexibility and so on. Little efforts are made to go in-depth to explore the essence and culture of each style. In reality, you probably needs a life time to master just one style, to do it correctly and reap its health benefits. Hence, many students who claimed have taken part in many performances or competitions, might just be learning different sets of routines, not the essentials and fundamentals of the art.

traditional taichi training

Traditional Taichi training focus a lot on health and personal well-being objectives. It is not widely available these days as most community programs or schools prefer to conduct modern Forms that are shorter and more fanciful in moves. Traditional Taichi training requires a lot of self-discipline and patience, as the outcome is not a medal or training for a show. You will only reap its benefits if you practise diligently over a period of time, and incorporate Taichi training into your lifestyle.

Traditional Taichi training is also about character development. You learn the importance and relevance of letting go, and living in harmony with yourself and people around you, as this balances the Yin and Yang in our lives. With correct mindset, correct practice and Taichi Forms, you can then achieve proper coordination of your breathing, and benefit from better circulation, calmness, and energy flow.

Traditional WU-STYLE 108

Wu-Style 108 (吴式108) is a small frame Taichi with compact moves, distinctive hand form, and parallel footwork (rather than expansive movements of arms and legs). When practiced regularly, Wu-Style Taichi offers many health benefits with the powerful flow of your internal energy. The routines takes approximately 45 mins to complete. 

traditional WU-STYLE 108 Fast form (贯串)

This fast form routine takes about 20 mins to complete. It is the advance version of the Traditional 108 steps.  The steps are the same but the execution of the moves are different. The Fast Form has more circular movements, with emphasis on flow, rhythm, and application. It is only suitable for students whom have practiced the Regular Form for 24 months.

traditional Wu-Style Push Hand

Many think that Push Hand is for fighting, or Push Hand is like wrestling. Traditional Wu-Style Taichi Push Hand (推手) teaches one to understand what is Listening Power (听劲). It shows one how to respond and re-direct external forces away using listening power, co-ordination, and force leverage. It’s about living in harmony, to be humble, to accommodate where possible, to deflect when needed. We never teach Push Hand with fighting or winning in mind. The advance level (taught to internal students only) will explain in detail, pressure point leverage, joint locks etc. This course is open to students whom have practiced the Regular Form for 24 months.