Posted by bruce ching on January 01, 1999 at 10:05:49:
In Reply to: Wu principles posted by S. on December 30, 1998 at 22:28:00:
: The old photos are not a good guide, YCF had too many taken.
: I realize the YZD is going aroung saying that the perpendicular people
: have misunderstood his father, that leaning is Ok. YZD leans as part of his
: extended, large frame form.
: He is not a good representative of Yang style. Sorry!
I'm curious about this. Who is a good Yang style representative? And if
YCF had "too many" pictures taken, why does that mean the pictures are not
a good guide? Forms from Yang Chengfu's sons, and from his disciple
Dong Yingjie, all use a forward lean. YCF's disciple Fu Zhongwen used
a less pronounced lean late in his life, but doesn't FZW's son Fu Shengyuan
have a very recognizable forward lean in his form? Cheng Man-ch'ing, who
studied under YCF, used a vertical posture when demonstrating form, but
had a forward lean when he pushed out his push-hand demo partners.
- bruce ching