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He says he's a senior student of CMC, but I never hear about him when students of CMC are discussed.

I use it regularly and have not caught teh AIDS yet.

Didn't Yang Chen Fu start later in life too? If I remember right he didn't show much of an interest in taiji when he was younger, but got into it later in life.

I practice both the Eight Section Brocade and the Yang Short Form daily. However, I practice the Eight Section Brocade only once while I go over the form at least three times.

Have I seen any...

Brush knee and push...lots and lots of applications from this posture.

Thanks for the input guys. I appreciate it. I have access to training partners during class but not outside of class. So I do get to do some application stuff with real life people once per week. ...

How useful do you guys feel it is to train applications in the air without a partner? How useful is the imagination? Obviously one cannot train chin na but what about blocking and striking type...

Didn't read his bio but maybe he was teaching the beginner's classes under the supervision of his teacher? Just trying to give the guy the benefit of the doubt.

If both instructors are good then you can pretty much go with either art. It's just a matter of personal preference. Have fun.

These are all teachers certified under William CC Chen:

Sifu John Hindman
4834 Minden Place
Los Angeles, CA 90041
phone: 323-257-7858
email: hindman.avirov@sbcglobal.net

Sifu Michael...

Sifu Sam Barnes
Red Road School of Tai Chi
PO Box 491761
Brentwood, CA 90049
phone: 310-872-6112
email: Eeskah@aol.com

LOL

That is so wrong, yet so funny

"3. She/He is a superior martial artist, but does not act as if she/he is a superior human being. Humility goes a long way and, if you know your stuff, your students will recognize that and...

thanks, I'll try that

I was going to put this in the chi kung/meditation thread but felt it may be more appropriate here since it has to do with health.

Just wondering if anyone knows of any specific chi kung methods...

I disagree. What is "not so martial" about the form when CMC was know as not only a healer but great fighter as well. Some of CMC's students include William CC Chen and TT Liang who were also known...

Great! Thanks for the info!

Popping noise in the knee? Even tho it doesn't hurt I hope you're not causing any damage to your knees. This is why finding a teacher is so important, you may be doing something wrong during the...

where is it going to be held?

I would actually try and find a teacher. It is very difficult to learn taiji from a book or video. There is alot of stuff that you will miss out on if you don't have a teacher.

Yes, CMC taught the Yang style...although he modified it by taking out some of the repititions in the long form. He was a student of Yang Chen Fu who as you know was the grandson of Yang Lu Chan...