There are five major styles of T'ai Chi Ch'uan, each named after the Chinese family from whom they originated:
- Chen style
- Yang style
- Wu style of Wu Ch'uan-yu (Wu Quanyuo) and Wu Chien-ch'uan (Wu Jianquan)
- Wu or Wu/Hao style of Wu Yu-hsiang (Wu Yuxiang)
- Sun style
Chen Style (Founder: Chen Wangting)
The Chen Style is divided into two kinds frames: the old frame and the new frame. The old frame original has seven kind of styles, pass through unceasingly transmit with the refinement, finally has formed the Chen type Taijiquan the first and second groups style. The new frame repertoire also has two kinds; One kind of its sequence of operation are the same as the old frame, but the posture and turned circle are smaller than older frame. Also, it has removed the original certain difficulty movements; Another kind of movement exquisite is compact, gradually to add the circle after practicing, also named fort frame.
It specialized in:
Revealed strong and hide soft, hard and soft put together, the movement screw, entangled the line, the technique is changeable, suddenly hides suddenly presently, the speed alternated with; The breath is fastidious "the lower part of abdomen does the internal circulation"; The posture spacious is low and deep, and has the stamina, jumps with shakes the foot movement.
Yang Style (Yang Chengfu)
Yang Lushan (1800-1873) who came from Hebei Yungnan, is a child-worker in Henan Wen County Chen village Chen family, learned Taiji from Chen Changhsing. When he grew up he returned to the native place, later he taught the fist skill from Beijing, after his grandson Yang Chengfu (1883-1936) unceasingly revises the fists, make it as the big rack stereotype, it becomes the present most popular Yang type Taijiquan.
It specialized in:
Movement obliging, stretches succinctly, speed even, continuous unceasingly, entire posture structure rigorous, center just complete, clear full calm, vigorous and serious, can naturally display the style, the unique style of beautiful image.
Wu style of Wu Quanyuo and Wu Jianquan
The Manchu nationality person, the end of the Qing Hebei , initially
obeisanced Yang Lushan to study the big rack Taijiquan, latter he
obeisanced Yang Lushan second son Yang Panhou to study the small
rack, by famous of friendly soft. His son Wu Chienchuan (1870-1942),
in inherits his father to pass on Taijiquan in the foundation Yang
type small rack, he unceasingly to revise, caused the fist type
continuously, the fist does not jump, the compatibility is more
widespread, the latter person called it as Wu type small rack, the
Wu type Taijiquan which namely at present spreads.
It specialized in:
Stating by soft, movement naturally relaxed, continuously, fist
type exquisite nimble, fist frame open and develop but compact,
and the compact has its stretches, does not reveal cautious.
Wu or Wu/Hao Style (Founder: Wu Yuhsiang)
Born in Yongding, Hebei Province, China at the end of the Qing Dynasty,
Wu Yuhsiang (1782-1880) initially was instructed by Yang Lushan
to study Chen type old frame Taijiquan, get it basecally, for advanced
studies, latter studied Chen Chingping with Chen type the new frame
Taijiquan, trained after many years he developed a unique style.
It specialized in:
Posture compact, Step strict, the actual situation is distinct,
the chest, the abdomen maintains the center revolve in the onset
and throughout retreat, gets rid of only between the foot, the two
hand manages half body seperately.
Sun Style (Founder: Sun Lutang)
Born in Dingxian, Hebei Province, China at the end of the Qing Dynasty, Sun Lutang (1860-1933), was skilled in shape, the Eight Diagrams. In the Republic of China first year studies the Taijiquan from Hao Weichen, abundantly picks various strongth, achieves mastery through a comprehensive, originally creates the Sun type Taijiquan.
It specialized in:
The onset and retreat follows, the movement stretches, the keen nature, the transformation direction mostly by open close elbow agilely, also it called "Open close lives step of Taijiquan".
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