The Neijiaquan Podcast - An Internal Martial Arts Podcast

Wu Jien Chuan / Four oz. Defeats 1000 lbs.

In this episode we first discuss Wu Jien Chuan from Wen Zee and Frank Allen's books. Then we return to the Tai Chi Classics and discuss the saying "Four Ounces Defeats One Thousand Pounds".

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Yang Ban Huo and Chuan You and their Students - More from the Tai Chi Classics

We look at the connection between the 2nd generation of the Yang Family, Yang Ban Huo  and the founder of the Wu style Chuan You. Then we look at Chuan You's top students, his son Wu Jien Chuan and the lesser known Wang Mao Zhai. Then we continue our discussion of the Tai Chi Chuan Treatise. 

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Wu Style Founder Chuan You and his son Wu Jien Chuan - Tai Chi Classics Continued

We discuss the founder of the Wu style Chuan You and his son Wu Jien Chuan. For an extended episode and bonus content visit our Patreon.

Yang Shao Jung’s Push Hands and ’Storing Qi in the Dantien’

We discuss BK Frantzis' account of Yang Shao Jung's class and look at Bai Hua's interpretation of the phrase "the top of the head must held lightly and the qi must sink to the dantien". Join our Patreon for bonus content and extended episodes. 

Yang Shao Jung & Bai Hua on the Tai Chi Chuan Treatise

In this episode we discuss Yang Cheng Fu's eldest son Yang Shao Jung. First his bio, then we look at BK Frantzis' description of Yang's classes in Hong Kong in the 1980s.

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TT Liang on Yang Ban Hou and The Tai Chi Chuan Treatise

In this episode we discuss Yang Ban Huo and we begin our look at the 2nd book of the Taiji Classics. We give some historical background the look at Bai Hua's interpretation of the first lines. 

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T.T. Liang on the 2nd and 3rd Generations of the Yang family and Bruce Frantzis on Tsai, Lieh, Jou and Kao energies in Tai Chi.

T.T. Liang on the second and third generations of the Yang family and BK Frantzis on the last four energies in Tai Chi Chuan of Tsai (Pull Down), Lieh (Split), Jou (Elbow) and Kao (Shoulder stroke).

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(Patreon Sample - Episode 3.13) - Forming of the Dan

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T.T. Liang on Yang Lu Chan and B.K. Frantzis on the Energies of Ji (press forward) and An (push downward).

We continue our look at T.T. Liang's stories of the Yang Family and their patriarch Yang Lu Chan. Then we look at the Tai Chi energies of Ji (Press forward) and An (push downward) from BK Frantzis' Power of Internal Martial Arts. - For extended version of episode and bonus episode subscribe to our Patreon. 

Yang Chen Fu Stories from T.T. Liang - The Energies of Ward Off and Roll Back in Tai Chi Chuan

In this episode we read a short essay from Yang Cheng Fu's eldest son and we look at more of T.T. Liang's tales of the Yang Family. Then we continue our series on the 8 Energies of Taiji beginning with Peng and Lu.

 

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