Xue Sheng
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Went to another Yang style school about 2 hours from my home, and I have to say they were amazing, it was the best Yang style I have ever seen. Not surprising since the teacher is very likely one of the last people alive that had Yang Chengfu as a long time teacher.
I watched some of his students do the long form that had been training with him for 6 years and they were by far better than I after 12 years with my Sifu. The form was slightly different but the amazing part was that it was different in all the right places if that make any sense. It made the form and Qi flowed so much better and you could tell the power was so much stronger just because of those changes. Actually they were not changes, what I do, what most of us do has been changed, his is closer to the original. (sorry but this includes the current Yang family style too) I also saw a straight sword form I had never seen before and that is when it all hit me.
He only teaches serious student and I was given permission to train with him, but surprisingly enough I turned it down. I would have to start from the beginning in Yang style all over again and although I have no problem with starting from the beginning it hit me all of a sudden that if I am going to start from the beginning why not go back to Chen.
I always liked Chen better and it appears that there may be a group associated with Chen Zhenglei in my area that are actually more serious than I first thought. Also my wife’s family in Beijing has come across Chen style people in Beijing that we did not find when we were there (but we were not looking for Chen). And when I was there the most impressive Tai Chi I saw was by 2 guys doing Chen style.
I also recently found out that an invitation to stop by and have tea when I was in China was not just a polite gesture on the part of Sifu Chen and his wife when my wife was his translator. It was in earnest, we have been invited again via e-mail; they thought we were there now.
All roads appear to be pointing to Chen. I will still pursue Wing Chun (something else I have always liked) as I previously said in another post. But after seeing the Yang style master’s class, and I kid you not it was very very impressive, I seemed to be set free of Yang style all together.
Just thought I would post this, since I was successful at resisting ranting today. :asian:
I watched some of his students do the long form that had been training with him for 6 years and they were by far better than I after 12 years with my Sifu. The form was slightly different but the amazing part was that it was different in all the right places if that make any sense. It made the form and Qi flowed so much better and you could tell the power was so much stronger just because of those changes. Actually they were not changes, what I do, what most of us do has been changed, his is closer to the original. (sorry but this includes the current Yang family style too) I also saw a straight sword form I had never seen before and that is when it all hit me.
He only teaches serious student and I was given permission to train with him, but surprisingly enough I turned it down. I would have to start from the beginning in Yang style all over again and although I have no problem with starting from the beginning it hit me all of a sudden that if I am going to start from the beginning why not go back to Chen.
I always liked Chen better and it appears that there may be a group associated with Chen Zhenglei in my area that are actually more serious than I first thought. Also my wife’s family in Beijing has come across Chen style people in Beijing that we did not find when we were there (but we were not looking for Chen). And when I was there the most impressive Tai Chi I saw was by 2 guys doing Chen style.
I also recently found out that an invitation to stop by and have tea when I was in China was not just a polite gesture on the part of Sifu Chen and his wife when my wife was his translator. It was in earnest, we have been invited again via e-mail; they thought we were there now.
All roads appear to be pointing to Chen. I will still pursue Wing Chun (something else I have always liked) as I previously said in another post. But after seeing the Yang style master’s class, and I kid you not it was very very impressive, I seemed to be set free of Yang style all together.
Just thought I would post this, since I was successful at resisting ranting today. :asian: