In developing a new Taiji form one faces many directional stresses: Why, Where, What, and How.
Why do you need to diverge from what history has given us? Where can you teach a new form and find a new audience for this form? What does this new form give us that we don't already have? And, fourth, how do you construct a new form?
I don't need to address these questions, but allow them to percolate through your mind as we're reviewing the new form I've constructed for the Video Taiji series. This form is plainly labeled "Video Taiji Form 1" so as to allow it to relate to many historical precendents and allow it to be applied in many directions.
The named postures in the form (remember, the named Tao is not the eternal Tao...) are but the tip of the iceberg, as is standard in Taiji forms:
1. Commencement
2. Part the Wild Horse's Mane
3. White Crane Spreads its Wings
4. Fair Maiden Works Her Shuttles
5. Snake Creeps Down
6. Apparent Closure
Okay, so we have six named postures. These can certainly be pieced together in a number of ways - we'll describe how in future posts and in the
Video Taiji YouTube series.
