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Yang Style Tai Chi
Also known as: Yang 24, Yang 8, Simplified tai chi, Beijing form
in the compendium plan
Tai Chi
The most widely practised tai chi family, and the source of the standard 24-posture form.
What this practice covers
The Yang 8 and 16 gateway forms and the full Yang 24, posture by posture.
Yarra’s note. Where Yarra would start anyone curious about tai chi. The 8 and 16 forms were built to be gateways and behave like it.
What you can practise today
No movements from this practice are documented yet — the plan for it is written and it is queued for production. Meanwhile, its entry on the difficulty ladder explains what it will ask of you.
Connected practices
What this sits beside, grows out of, or leads toward.
Outlined names are practices not yet given their own page.
Where to look next
- The difficulty ladderHow hard this is on day one versus at the depth its tradition teaches.
- The full compendiumEvery documented movement, filterable by field, difficulty and seated availability.
- Sources & imagesHow claims are labelled here, and why every image is original.