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TJ Mar. 31-Apr. 1

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ILC and Tai Chi Principles

I've been wondering about the relationship between I Liq Chuan and traditional Tai Chi principles.  I am wondering if they are related, strongly related, or exactly one and the same.  I remember Michael Phillip's kai men exercises.  It seems the majority of them were aimed at opening up the ribs in every conceivable direction.  Having seen his form performed on Youtube, the quality of movement seems very serpentine, kind of elastic looking in a way.  There's a very obvious lag between when his hips turn, his chest turns, and his arms follow.  I understand this to be the way the Yang Tai Chi

TJ Mar. 30

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