Yang Ban Hou small frame (Xiao Jia)

[@ambulocetusnatans]

This must be similar to the form learned by Wu Yuxiang, because that Single Whip and a few other moves are close to the way they do it in Wu(Hao) style

[@davidpearlman9250]

Very nicely done:-)

[@ericdang54]

Hi, I have been doing Yang Large Frame for a few years... Can you tell me where I can learn Yang Small Frame Tai Chi please?

[@bursuk]

Hey Eric. I found this video and saw your comment. I am not associated with this video (or lineage), but I will try to answer your question because I prefer the small-frame styles. Yang Ban Hou, son of Yang tai chi founder Yang Lu Chan, didn't have many students because of his violent temper. But he had one important student, Wu Chuan Yu, founder of Wu tai chi, who inherited the small-frame style from Yang. The art was passed on to Ma Yueh Liang and Wu Ying Hua, and brought from Beijing to Shanghai in the 1920s. The husband-and-wife team taught thousands in southern China and lived until the late 1990s. While it's almost impossible to learn the small-frame Wu style in the U.S., it's probably the closest to what Yang Ban Hou taught. Short of that, I found the small-frame Sun style to be similar to Wu in many ways. The added free stepping makes it very powerful, and it's also one of the fastest to learn. Dr. Paul Lam teaches the Sun competition form (so the 73, not the traditional 97) for health, and has certified thousands of teachers in the U.S. us.taichiproductions.com/dvds/intermediate/sun-style-73-forms-free-1st-lesson/ Tim Cartmell offers a 5-DVD series on traditional Sun tai chi: www.plumpub.com/sales/dvd/dvdcoll_sunlutang.htm (scroll down to No. 4). Finally, Professor Cheng Man Ching's medium-frame Yang style is a good bridge between the large and small frames. Practiced mainly for health, it's an extremely detailed style, with every posture minutely broken down. Cheng taught in New York, so the style was born there, but I think now you can find excellent instruction in almost every major city. Cheng was loved and adored by his students, so his style still has a family feel to it. I can recommend teachers William C. Phillips (Patience Tai Chi) and Mike Pekor in New York. Pekor shows the whole form here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qp3Nm52vh9qIfZo I haven't been able to find a single Wu teacher or school in the U.S. that I would recommend, but here is the official Wu style association page: www.wustyle.com/ I hope you have better luck than I did! (^_^)

[@ericdang6539]

@@bursukThanks, I just found the reply... I actually practiced the Cheng Man Ching form

[@guiullermogabrielbazan9922]

@@ericdang6539 hi, the Zheng man Ching Style is not the large frame. Not the small either. is an adaptation he made and over time became a branch of his own. Is preety different to YCF teachings.

[@ericdang6539]

@@guiullermogabrielbazan9922 Thank you

[@ericdang6539]

@@guiullermogabrielbazan9922 thanks