Yang Style Tai Chi Dao/Saber/Broadsword Forms This weapon is known in Chinese as the dao, translated into English as “broadsword,” “saber,” or “knife.” The single-edged dao is not to be confused with the jian, or the double-edged straight sword.
Yang Style Tai Chi Dao Partner Form The Yang Tai Chi dao partner form is first learned solo, on parts A and B, before being performed with a partner.
Yang Style Tai Chi Dao Solo Form The Yang Tai Chi dao solo form is secondary to the partner form in our system. Learning the partner form first makes it easier to understand the movements of the solo form.
Yang Style Tai Chi Jian Straight Sword Form The jian, or straight, double-edged sword, is the premier weapon of Tai Chi Ch’uan. With its refined sweeps and cuts, the jian is the weapon of an officer or scholar whereas the dao, or saber/broadsword, is the chopping and hacking instrument of the foot soldier.
This form is also known as the 13 Posture Sword Form, the 13 Energies Sword Form, or the 13 Dynamics Sword Form, based on the 13 basic dynamics of Tai Chi Straight Sword.
Yang Style Tai Chi Spear The spear is the last weapon taught in our system. This form was not originally taught by Grandmaster Tchoung, but passed down to us through one of his students, Sifu Eric Eastman.
Stephen Bay (left) with Sifu Harvey Kurland (right) at a walking stick workshop in 2019.
