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Thanks for your replies. I sometimes feel that my teacher lying to me. should not be having these doubts. It's probably best to move on.

I sort of asked this question before, but I'd appreciate more insight. Is Tai Chi originally a short form developed into a long form so that teachers could make more money? Is it originally a Daoist martial art that is watered down with superficial movements? Finally, is push hands originally a...

The teacher says it's Yang style. He has never done push hands with me. The form is quite short, 40 or so movementas, I think. He says the long form is just exercise and has no real martial value. He also teaches Liu he ba fa which I have been learning for several months now. The form seems...

My teacher teachers Tai Chi. He says that it is the real Tai Chi and all the other tai chi I have seen is just exercise and show. He says his Tai Chi is a real martial art. The problem is I don't know whether to believe him or not. His Tai Chi is very short and looks nothing like anything I've...