Yang Sau Chung, son of Yang Cheng Fu

Teacher of some of the greats, including Gin Soon Chu and Fong Ha

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[5950231]

Perhaps the form was influenced by the Wu style form, I've seen Wu style masters perform in the same manner.

[TaoBoxer]

close.... But the other way around. The Wu style was founded by students of this mans father, Yang Cheng Fu.

Lewitt

[5950231]

what's with all the leaning? does it not violate the principles?

[TaoBoxer]

Some say it does. I say no. If Yang Sifu is doing it, it's propbably right, dont you think??

Lewitt

[chijsun]

A thing of beauty. This exact form is taught in Boston at Gin Soon Tai Chi club. If you have ever had the priviledge of seeing Master Chu do the form, you would think it was the same person on the video above. Same movements, same posture, exactly. Amazingly connected and fluid tai chi.

[TaoBoxer]

I attended Chu Sifu's banquet dinner this year. It was great to see him, his sons, and all of their students.

Lewitt

[drdankness]

thats because most of the "yang" out there is not the real deal. in the family forms, the back always looks like that.

[piaten]

I did, and its impressive! These guys you mention represent high level Taichi skill, unlike Yang Zhen Duo and Yang Jun, who have yet to show real skill on video.

[ATMfromNJ]

@yoda93100 Not true. Gin-Soon federation (the Chu Family), H Won Gim of NYC (one of Chu's disciples), and other students from Yang Sifu's lineage are teaching the art the way it was meant to be taught. I highly suggest you seek out these schools and see for yourself. There is certainly a lot of hogwash out there, but the real thing flourishes. You just need to know where to look.

[yoda93100]

he was greedy he did not want any one outside his own family to know real tai chi he and his friend maid a lot of money with out with out giving away the real thing good job he and his pals now have tai chi mess up so bad theres no way to save it good job guys

[ATMfromNJ]

@USN288 Chu Gin-Soon's son Vincent and his disciple H Won Gim can also issue and control. They are both very highly skilled practitioners and will carry on the lineage and pass this knowledge to future generations. Most people will never experience this kind of tai chi gong fu.

[JazzRastaf]

@5950231 yes it does :)

Do not think any member of the Yang family ever revealed the form done right publicly. Yang Cheng Fu also leans forward on his fotos.

[barcher]

What a precious gift it is to have this available to the public. This is real tai chi.

[JianChuanTaiChi]

Loyaute is correct. By the way, the 'leaning' you see in the video is the same as the photos of Yang Cheng Fu and is also the way which was transmitted to Wu style founder Quan You. Some Yang style practitioners these days dont do it, so it must have been changed by someone after Yang Cheng Fu/Yang Sou Chung or maybe someone outside the yang family and Wu family even.

[Loyaute]

@TaoBoxer

Wu style was founded by a student of Yang Luchan who was Yang Chengfu's grandfather. The student was Wu Quanyou. His son's name was Wu Jianquan. Yang Shaohou, Yang Chengfu and Wu Jianquan (as well as Sun Lutang) all taught at the same martial arts school in Beijing from 1914-1928. That is probably why there are many similarities between the forms.

[ATMfromNJ]

@piaten do a search on Gin-Soon, Vincent Chu, and H Won Gim. I'm sure you can find a video or two.