Above all, in my opinion, the depth and comprehensiveness of traditional Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan as an expression of Taoist thought and practical application should be lauded. This includes the teachings as passed down by the entire Yang family lineage beginning with Yang Lu Chan and his heirs, regardless of their branches.
All those who learn, train and work toward the evolution of this immense martial and health practice deserve to be celebrated, because whoever seriously develops its features is involved in maintaining and passing down an incredibly profound activity, which was projected to be an integral and comprehensive contribution toward human advancement and progress.
Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan is integral because it allows its practitioners to work on and develop themselves with highly detailed and useful methods that create a naturally harmonious environment that is mechanically valid in its physicality and at the same time generative in its energetic response.
The work involved in training provides deep and lasting physical, energetic and emotional transformation for students and teachers alike whether or not practitioners are adept at comprehe
nding and applying the basic principles and practice methods that underlie Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan. However, when the foundational concepts inherent in the style are taken into account and applied, even if they are not fully or deeply comprehended, the levels of development that can be achieved become a consistent value added to the
lives of all who take the time to work on its methods. This is one of the main reasons why what my master once said to me, “One lifetime is not enough.” has become very clear.
Therefore, it is my intention in presenting these writings and in teaching this program to provide factual and verifiable statements as often as possible. It is also my objective to be candid when my affirmations, teachings or exposition of what I have learned are based on my opinions.