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Hi all! Has anyone ever taken or is taking the Yang Style Tai Chi? If so, any quick and helpful tips for a beginner?

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A friend of my family taught this style for a few years. She said the most common advice she provided beginners was to be patient and to just enjoy.

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The best victory is when the opponent surrenders

of its own accord before there are any actual

hostilities...It is best to win without fighting.

- Sun-tzu

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There are several different forms in the Yang style curriculum including weapons. Here's a couple of websites that you can learn a little more about it. As I have only studied Yang style, I couldn't really give you much of a comparison between different arts. I have found Tai Chi has taught me quite a bit about body mechanics, posture, relaxation, stance and meditation. Everybody practices Tai Chi differently and you'll soon be able to pick out who was a dancer, gymnist, or martial artist in their background just by the way they move. It's really interesting. Here are some web sites for you to check out.

http://www.taiji.de/taiji/head5e/index.htm

This place has several videos of the different forms for the various different families.

http://www.yangfamilytaichi.com/

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A few months ago I observed a class of Yang style tai chi. It has an interesting lineage.

"Never argue with an idiot because they'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience." ~ Dilbert
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Buy yourself Terry Dunn's Tai Chi for Health DVD. It is in no way a substitute for a real sifu but if you ever find yourself struggling to remember a posture or a flow from one posture to another it will be of great help. It certainly was to me in any case

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