Tian Zhaolin style Yang family Taiji - grasp sparrow's tail 1
Course 2: Tian Zhaolin Yang Style Taijiquan Grasp Sparrow's Tail part 1:The Tian Zhaolin lineage of Yang style Taijiquan is sometimes called Old Yang style and emphasizes the middle frame of Yang style Taiji practice as transmitted from Yang Jianhou, the son of Yang style founder Yang Luchan.This lineage is especially famous in Shanghai and I was officially requested by my teacher Yin Qing to teach this style in 2012. I also have experience in another lineage promoted by Master Shen Zaiwan which I studied with various teachers in Canada before being introduced to Master Yin.The Tian transmission has various special features not seen in the more popular large frame style from Yang Chengfu including: alternation between slow and fast movements, changes between high, middle and low postures, a rotating and circular approach to martial energy, much more emphasis on abdomen, waist and back flexibility. After more than 16 years of studying this style I've decided to finally hang out my tile and offer detailed and authentic instruction online.Tian style is much more complex than other branches of Yang style and the middle frame is halfway between the slow and steady large from and the fast and explosive small frame style.The style is broken into three sections which depending on how the movements are counted may have as many as 150 movements. I will teach the first section this year and this month I will teach the first section of grasp sparrow's tail, one of the most important Yang style movements.The whole movement is understood as: Horizontal Peng, Front facing Peng, Lu, Ji and An. However, the movements of this style have many more details than large posture Yang style and must be learned properly since grasp sparrow's tail is the foundational movement of the entire style.This month we will learn horizontal peng which consists of: Xu Bu Bao Qiu: empty stance hold the ball, done is both a single leg standing post and part of the movement, Hu Xiong: protect the chest, an intermediary movement which uses “Ji” or pressing power to block an attack against the sternum or solar-plexus. Xie Ma Bu Peng: slanted horse stance peng, a posture which can be done as both a standing post, as well as defense and attack against various techniques, Zhuan Shen Lu: turning roll back, a unique horizontal version of the famous rollback from Yang style which is used to make an opponent lose their balance or joint lock them. Hu Tou Chuang Zhang: guard the head and finger strike the throat, this is used as an attack after defending against an upper body attack, Bao Qiu: hold the ball, often intepreted as a shoulder lock. You can repeat the movement in a straight line as many times as you want and you will have the choice of doing it in a high, middle or full horse stance.In this course we will mainly learn two standing post techniques, one in Mabu/horse stance and one in Xu Bu/empty stance. This will train your posture and relaxation in a deep posture which opens the dang, kua and yao ( inguinal fold and waist/lower back) and one which trains power manifestation standing on one leg, a very important part of Yang style practice.The first class will be published on Gumroad on Saturday July 11 and all subsequent classes will be uploaded on Saturdays over the course of four weeks.I am also happy to receive videos of your practice to offer correction and will give you instructions about how to share videos if you reach out to me.This is a very unique method of Yang style and my hope is that in the future we may be able to set up some live classes with Master Yin who is the lineage bearer and gatekeeper of the style.Our lineage is: Yang Luchan: Yang style founder who popularized Taijiquan in Beijing, Yang Jianhou: son of Yang Luchan who specialized in middle frame, Tian Zhaolin: the head student of Yang Jianhou, Wang Chengjie: one of the top disciples of Tian Zhaolin, Yin Qing: master Wang's top student, Me: nothing special, but I hope that I can pass down this excellent style in a correct and authentic way which will benefit you. Class details:When and Where: recordings of movements and explanations will be uploaded to gumroad every four Saturdays starting July 11.What's included: full instruction of grasp sparrow's tail first section.How much: $80 USD (around the price you would pay to attend four classes of Taijiquan in any major city).Note: this movement comes after the opening movement which I have already taught, so if you want to learn the set movement by movement you can check it out. If you want to get a new way to train grasp sparrow's tail, I bet that unless you've studied our lineage you haven't learned this before and it is very valuable for body method development!!What else: anyone who takes this course is invited to continue learning Tian style and it is my hope that we can spread this unique lineage in the West according to the request of my teacher. By joining this and future programs you will be part of an authentic and unique transmission of Taijiquan which is not compromised by the late 20th century official standardization of the style and still contains all traditional elements which have often been lost in other methods. I will also be regularly visiting with master Yin over the next two years, so you will be getting access to my own development as I advance in the style (this is why I waited until now to start teaching online, although I've been teaching in person for many years).
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