Left: Chen Style's "Six Sealing and Four Closing"
Right: Wu Style's "Cloud Hands" (Fast Set)
These two applications present a clear contrast of the styles. Chen Style Taijiquan uses Chan Su Jin or, Silk Reeling Cocoon Energy to both neutralize and redirect the opponent’s aggression, while Wu Style's Fast Set uses centrifugal force, with more upright, circular momentum to absorb the opponent’s force and upset their central equilibrium. Both styles engage the opponent’s aggression with lightness and sensitivity, maintain contact, and exploit weaknesses in the opponent’s situation.
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This original translation is based on the First edition classic by the Henan Publishing Company, and features Ma Yueh Liang in over 225 drawings. The Wu Style Taiji Fast Set is Wu Style's original form that was created by Wu Quan You, Wu Jian Quan's father, from his studies with both Yang Luchan and Yang Banhou, and which further served to develop both Wu's Long Form and the Wu Style System. A Special Package joining the Wu Fast Set book with the Wu Fast Set video at a savings is also available here.
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After we sold out of the last translation of The Medical Classic of the Yellow Emperor, we thought we'd never find another replacement until rediscovering a translation, by Dr. Maoshing Ni, Ph.D., which profiles the oldest theoretical basis of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the Five Elements, as well as provides philosophical insights into nearly all internal arts such as Bagua, Xingyi, T'ai Chi, and Chi Kung. This classic text is joined with an all-encompassing two-volume video series of the Swimming Dragon Chi Kung with step-by-step instruction for Moving, Standing, & Sitting Meditation, as well as Healing Sounds. Check out this book and video special as well as other book & video packages, and we think you'll like what you see "Beyond the Emperor’s Olde Clothes..."
