Zhaobao Taijiquan

[Xue Sheng]

What can I say this style intrigues me

Zhaobao Taijiquan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhaobao_Tai_Chi)

Zhaobao Lineage tree from – Formosa Neijia (http://chessman71.wordpress.com/2006/07/27/zhaobao-taiji-lineage-tree/)

This is a rare form
Taiji-Zhao Bao taiji-Wang Chang An - 9 sound without touching the ground
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A97_YdQKbzw)
Push hands and Applications - Wang Changan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thk08ONUZMk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhlyMJCHr7w

[Myrmidon]

Interesting style... Chen and Zhaobao share many things...

[CrushingFist]

The best things are hardest to find?

[Myrmidon]

The best things are hardest to find?

If you know what to look for, they can be found...

[Xue Sheng]

The best things are hardest to find?



If you know what to look for, they can be found...


Oh I know where there are a few real live Zhaobao teachers however one is based on the West coast and shows up on my coast, 4 hours away from me, once a year and the others are in China. I am equally as sure you will find them in Taiwan and in other area too.

I'm just to busy training other things :asian:

[Xue Sheng]

Interesting style... Chen and Zhaobao share many things...

Not surprising since the generally excepted origin of Zhaobao (http://www.answers.com/topic/zhaobao-taijiquan) is a Chen family member Chen Qingping (http://www.answers.com/topic/chen-qingping)

However there is a contingent out there from the Zhaobao side disputing this origin. And since arguments over origin and lineage are so common in CMA it is really not all that surprising.