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What is the fundamental difference between Tai Ji Chuan's gait and Yang's gait?

Yangtaichi

The boxing ring is broad-minded, rigorous in structure, tall and straight in posture, smooth in movement, flexible in content, relaxed and natural, light and calm. The posture is cultivated, fair and concise, the training method is simple, the combination of looseness and softness is combined, and both rigidity and softness are combined. As Yang Chengfu said: "Tai Ji Chuan is an art of softness and rigidity, hiding needles in cotton." There are three postures: high, medium and low.

Wushu taiji

The movement is simple and compact, although the posture is small but not cramped, the movement is slow and steady, the hand does not exceed the toes, and it does not cling to the body when it is closed. The left and right hands are half of the body and do not cross each other. The forward and backward rotation of the chest and abdomen is always positive. Rigorous footwork, clear distinction between reality and reality, small and flexible. The step is to land on your toes first, and then slowly put down your whole feet and lay them flat. When lunging, the knees of the front legs should not exceed the toes, and the rear legs should not be straight and high. Boxing pays attention to starting, bearing, opening and closing, and its movements are coherent and smooth. It uses the transformation of internal force and internal qi to dominate the body, and achieves the unity of meaning, qi and shape through "keeping the spirit inside", "keeping the heart in the body" and "moving qi with the body, leaving meaning and reaching qi".