Yang Chengfu was the master of Tai Chi Chuan who brought tai chi to the masses in China. He was also responsible for the popularity of Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan.I don’t think Yang Chengfu was heavy in his younger days. It’s said that as he became successful and better known his new life brought with it plenty of food and drink, and he put on quite a bit of weight. I’ve never heard that his weight caused him any problems when doing tai chi. He was always considered a great master.I’ve seen heavy people show up for classes and I’ve seen them improve the same as anyone else. A heavy friend of mine recently told me he doesn’t like going to the gym because he doesn’t want to stand out. He would much rather be able to exercise at home. He tells me this is common among heavy people and I believe him.The biggest problem I’ve seen new students have is a lack of leg strength, and it’s the same for everyone. It takes time to build leg strength and there are specific exercises for this purpose. Like everything else, the more often you do these exercises the quicker […]

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