Thirty-something years old practicing which Tai Chi is better

To talk about a little personal opinion, just for reference.

According to the information provided by the owner, you are interested in the basic functions of Taijiquan.

The owner of this age, learning taijiquan is certainly not like the retired comrades to move muscles and bones, kill time. You must have a yearning for taijiquan culture, because taijiquan is, after all, a part of traditional Chinese culture. No matter which kind of taijiquan you learn, you certainly will not "only know what it is, do not know what it is", stay at the level of broadcasting exercises, you may have an in-depth understanding of taijiquan boxing theory, may also explore the fitness and health functions of the content, perhaps you will also pay attention to cultural heritage and dissemination of things. Personally, I think that people in their thirties who want to start practicing Taijiquan have a high degree of initiative, unlike children who are asked by their parents. At this age, they have a certain amount of Chinese culture, and they can understand and accept some of the theoretical aspects of Tai Chi, unlike foreigners who are confused when they hear about yin and yang.

You have heard that Chen is good, so you should have heard it from a friend who practiced Chen. In fact, Chen, Yang, Wu, Wu and Sun Taijiquan schools, no matter which school, the basic boxing theory is the same, different only the external performance characteristics.

Some of the above friends recommend Yang style, some recommend Chen style, each has its own reasons, are correct. However, I personally believe that you can learn either type of Taijiquan. All schools of Taijiquan have their origins in the Chen style. In the course of teaching Taijiquan in the capital, the Yangs softened some of the power movements to suit the physical conditions of the princes and nobles, and eventually developed the Yang style. The Wu Style, which was developed from the Yang Style, was even more softened in its movements. Due to its wide spread, Yang Style became the most practiced style. After the liberation, the 24 Simplified Taijiquan Forms created by the National Sports Commission to popularize Taijiquan were based on the 24 movements of Yang Style Taijiquan. Chen style, on the other hand, has retained some of the original power generation and jumping movements, plus a certain sense of rhythm, which is more sought after by young people and practiced by many. The Wu style developed from the Chen style and the Sun style developed from the Wu style are not practiced by as many people as the Yang style and are not as widely spread as the Yang and Chen styles.

From a fitness point of view, no matter which one you learn, it requires you to have a virtual collar and top entry, sink your shoulders and drop your elbows, bring your arms with your body, rise and fall and call out, and be loose and soft ......, which all have a good fitness effect. From the point of view of actual combat, all schools of Taijiquan practice to a certain extent, there are push hands exercises, all to introduce the fall of the air, borrowing power to play power, dip sticky even with ......, they can be actual combat. From the point of view of competition, in different regions and levels of Taijiquan competitions, all schools of Taijiquan have competition programs. In my personal opinion, to say which one is more suitable for fitness and which one is more suitable for actual combat. Is one-sided.

The teacher is needed. "The master leads the door, the practice is in the individual", there is a teacher to teach, progress can be faster. Follow the CD-ROM to learn, learn to learn only a shape movement, inside the things no one said, you have to practice for a long time in order to have some understanding. For some movements, just watching the CD-ROM, there is no one to correct the irregular movements, which can easily cause physical injuries (many friends hurt their knees by practicing taijiquan because of irregular movements). It is too difficult to learn taijiquan by oneself by reading books. When I attended the taijiquan class, I missed two classes, and held a book on 24-style taijiquan, trying to make up for it myself, but I found that the body movement is not something that an ordinary person like me can learn from reading books. A very simple movement, how to read a book can not be understood, and the teacher said, immediately understand.

This is a long-winded way of saying, "I don't know what to say, but I think it's a good idea. You can observe the various schools of taijiquan, communicate with people who practice it, and then choose your own favorite learning. I think the most important thing is to see what kind of teacher you have around you, it is important to have a good teacher around you. Maybe one day, if you don't pay attention, he will forge you into a master. (Hey, hey, just kidding). In fact, all schools of taijiquan are similar, learn one, the other will be very easy.