Monday, October 15, 2007

Tai Chi Sword, 32 Standard Simplified Form, Yang Style

32 Sword Form, Simplified, Yang Style, Taijiquan Jian. By Michael P. Garofalo. This popular webpage includes a comprehensive bibliography, scores of links to webpages; an extensive listing of the names and name variations for each movement in English, Chinese, French, German, and Spanish; a detailed analysis of each posture and movement sequence with explanations and numbered illustrations and detailed instructions; selected quotations; comments on 20 Taijiquan sword techniques; a comprehensive media bibliography; a chart of performance times; and, a comparison of the 32 and 55 sword forms in the Yang style. This is the standard, simplified, orthodox, 1957, 32 Taiji Sword Form, in the Yang Style of T'ai Chi Ch'uan. © Michael P. Garofalo, Valley Spirit Taijiquan, Green Way Research, Red Bluff, California, January 2008. 245Kb+.

32 Taijiquan Simplified Sword Form

20 T'ai Chi Ch'uan Sword Techniques

55 Classical Yang Taiji Sword




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4 comments:

  1. Anonymous12:45 PM PDT

    Hello Mike,

    This is a very good comparison of the 32 and 53 forms.
    Recently, I saw someone who is a disciple of Yang Zhenduo perform the 67 Yang sword form. Is this form identical with the 53 form, just counted differently like the long Yang hand form with 85 or 103, 108 movements?

    Elvira

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  2. Michael P. Garofalo3:17 PM PDT

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  3. Michael P. Garofalo3:20 PM PDT

    Elvira,

    The "Yang Family" 67 sword form is listed at: http://www.yangfamilytaichi.com/about/forms/sword-67
    With just the lists to look at: the counting is different, opening and closing are included or not, fewer or more Falling Flowers, etc.. Otherwise, the same form.

    There are media versions of the "Yang Family" 67 sword form both by Yang Zehnduo (VHS) and his grandson Yang Jun (DVD). They are rather expensive, so I have not purchased them.

    I own both the book and DVD by Yang Jwing-Ming, Pd.D., called "Taiji Sword, Classical Yang Style." These are excellent paired resources, and reasonably priced.

    Best wishes,

    Mike

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  4. Steve Gray6:05 AM PST

    Hi, Mike. Thanks for your efforts on the 32 form. I've been learning this one (in a class) for the past few months, and I looked a bit on the 'net for such things this summer, but there was precious little information.

    I was pleasantly surprised today when I found your pages, and I have to say that it's great to have a resource like yours to refer to.

    I've found the sword form(s) to be quite challenging, but also quite rewarding once the pieces finally fall into place.

    Thanks again, and keep up the good work!

    -Steve-

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