Except for the absence of rooting, balance, silk reeling, internal four ways of breathing including reverse and embryotic, Pong liu chi an practice, duck walking, sinking, chin na applications with tai chi, etc. you have experienced the real deal. In this case, you are learning the Puff the Magic Dragon who lives by the sea dance, not one of the true five major styles of tai chi or its derivatives. You have entered.....the tai chi marketing twilight zone! Cue to the music!! |