Diving Into the Tai Chi Yang Style Long Form
Most people first encounter the tai chi yang style long form on a quiet morning in a public park, watching a group of practitioners move in what looks like slow-motion honey. It's mesmerizing to watch, but when you actually decide to learn it, the experience changes from "oh, that's relaxing" to "wait, which foot goes where again?" It's a massive undertaking, often consisting of 108 movements (though that number varies depending on who you ask), and it takes a good twenty minutes or more to complete a single round. ...