History
The form was the result of an effort by the Chinese Sports Committee, which, in 1956, brought together four Taiji teachers - Chu Guiting褚桂亭, Cai Longyun蔡龙云 , Fu Zhongwen傅鈡文, and Zhang Yu (teacher), Zhang Yu - to create a simplified form of Taiji as exercise for the masses. Some sources suggests that the form was structured in 1956 by master Li Tian Ji 李天骥 . The creators truncated the traditional family style Taiji forms to 24 postures; taking about six minutes to perform and to give the beginner an introduction to the essential elements of Taijiquan, yet retain the traditional flavor of traditional longer hand forms (in general, 88-108 postures). Henceforth, this form was avidly promoted by the People's Republic of China for general exercise, and was also taught to internees in Communist "re-education" camps. Due to this official promotion, the 24-form is most likely the Taiji form with the most practitioners in China and the world over (though no surveys have been performed).Movements
See also
* Wushu (sport) * 42-form Taijiquan * TaijijianReferences
Further reading
* * * *{{cite book , title=The Complete Book of Tai Chi Chuan , last=Kiew Kit , first=Wong , year=2002 , publisher=Tuttle Publishing , isbn=0-8048-3440-7External links