Someone said the other day- ''Yang taiji is for those who cant do chen taiji.''
what are your opinions to this?
In some ways yes-
1. Yang Lu chan did simplify his chen taiji knowledge for the royal family in Beijing because of its stomping, jumping, low stances, ect. He changed it into a more softer and continual form with the change in tempo and fajing.
some ways no-
1. availability- yang taiji is more established and is more well known, while there are few and far between chen style masters teaching. some taiji people can only find a yang teacher and are happy with that.