http://wujimon.com/2006/07/11/yang-family-tai-chi-chuan-long-form-dvd/ "But I don't want to go among mad people." says Alice to the Cat Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:32:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 http://wujimon.com/2006/07/11/yang-family-tai-chi-chuan-long-form-dvd/#comment-1849 wujimon Tue, 15 Aug 2006 09:44:02 +0000 http://wujimon.wordpress.com/2006/07/11/yang-family-tai-chi-chuan-long-form-dvd/#comment-1849 Hi Chris. Thanks for the heads up on the demo dvd. I'll keep that in mind if I consider getting it, but at this time, I think not :) Hi Chris.
Thanks for the heads up on the demo dvd. I’ll keep that in mind if I consider getting it, but at this time, I think not

]]> http://wujimon.com/2006/07/11/yang-family-tai-chi-chuan-long-form-dvd/#comment-1848 Chris @ Martial Development Tue, 15 Aug 2006 08:37:00 +0000 http://wujimon.wordpress.com/2006/07/11/yang-family-tai-chi-chuan-long-form-dvd/#comment-1848 The Yang Family Demonstration DVD includes the long form, demonstration (48) form, sword and saber, but no push hands or applications. The production quality is at least as good as the previous DVD, or so I hear. The Yang Family Demonstration DVD includes the long form, demonstration (48) form, sword and saber, but no push hands or applications. The production quality is at least as good as the previous DVD, or so I hear.

]]> http://wujimon.com/2006/07/11/yang-family-tai-chi-chuan-long-form-dvd/#comment-1847 wujimon » Secret Fighting Applications of Chen Style Taiji Quan DVD Sun, 23 Jul 2006 03:28:51 +0000 http://wujimon.wordpress.com/2006/07/11/yang-family-tai-chi-chuan-long-form-dvd/#comment-1847 [...] For the application, the “attacker” didn’t really put too much energy behind the attacks. A lot of the time, it went quite slow, which is ok in showing applications. It may be a bit unfair, but I am comparing this to my recent review of the Yang Family Tai Chi Long Form DVD, as I now consider that to be a baseline for comparison.  In the Yang DVD, the attacker would come in hard, perhaps not 100%, but around 65% or so, enough to know that you’d here a pretty good “whack” if he hit you.  In comparison, the attacker in the Chen video came in at what I would estimate to be like 25 - 30% energy and sometimes just merely holding the hand out there for the movement to show. [...] [...] For the application, the “attacker” didn’t really put too much energy behind the attacks. A lot of the time, it went quite slow, which is ok in showing applications. It may be a bit unfair, but I am comparing this to my recent review of the Yang Family Tai Chi Long Form DVD, as I now consider that to be a baseline for comparison.  In the Yang DVD, the attacker would come in hard, perhaps not 100%, but around 65% or so, enough to know that you’d here a pretty good “whack” if he hit you.  In comparison, the attacker in the Chen video came in at what I would estimate to be like 25 - 30% energy and sometimes just merely holding the hand out there for the movement to show. [...]

]]> http://wujimon.com/2006/07/11/yang-family-tai-chi-chuan-long-form-dvd/#comment-1846 wujimon Thu, 13 Jul 2006 12:17:20 +0000 http://wujimon.wordpress.com/2006/07/11/yang-family-tai-chi-chuan-long-form-dvd/#comment-1846 Hi Chessman. I agree that the price is rather high, but I took a gamble, and for me, it paid off. I'm very happy with the purchase. I was also shocked by the amount of applications shown. To me, this is how things should be. Hi Chessman. I agree that the price is rather high, but I took a gamble, and for me, it paid off. I’m very happy with the purchase. I was also shocked by the amount of applications shown. To me, this is how things should be.

]]> http://wujimon.com/2006/07/11/yang-family-tai-chi-chuan-long-form-dvd/#comment-1845 chessman71 Wed, 12 Jul 2006 03:55:05 +0000 http://wujimon.wordpress.com/2006/07/11/yang-family-tai-chi-chuan-long-form-dvd/#comment-1845 Wuji, Good revew of the disk. I simply wouldn't buy it at all without some sort of review, the price is too high for me and I'd have to pay international shipping. With your review, people now can decide if it's worth it for them. I'm a bit surprised that he went into as much detail as you say considering what was said about him doing seminars on Empty Flower. Perhaps the DVD is better than the seminar, who knows? If they produce DVDs on the sword and push hands, then that would be great! We'll keep our eyes out. Wuji,
Good revew of the disk. I simply wouldn’t buy it at all without some sort of review, the price is too high for me and I’d have to pay international shipping. With your review, people now can decide if it’s worth it for them.
I’m a bit surprised that he went into as much detail as you say considering what was said about him doing seminars on Empty Flower. Perhaps the DVD is better than the seminar, who knows?
If they produce DVDs on the sword and push hands, then that would be great! We’ll keep our eyes out.

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