Authenticity There are about a handful of major Tai Chi styles and Yang style is the most widely practiced and followed in the world. This…

In the Hand Form, Body Shape is closely linked to Footwork. The different stances have corresponding body shapes.

The upper body will then be light, the middle body flexible and the lower body sinking down and heavy.

Included in the Footwork is another stance called One Leg Standing Stance or Du Li.

Included in Footwork is another stance called the Empty Stance, or Empty-Full Stance.

Traditional Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan emphasizes training in five directions: Hand Technique, Gaze, Body Shape, Method, and Footwork. The Footwork is the foundation.

Grandmaster Yang Chengfu orally provided the Ten Essential Principles for the practice of Tai Chi Chuan to his senior student, Chen Wei Ming.