Taijiquan 13 Basic Requirements for Application 太極拳十三勢 八法五步

太極拳十三勢 vs 太極拳十三式 (Tàijí quán shísān shì vs Tàijí quán shísān shì) Both 勢 and 式 sound the same in Chinese as “Shì”, but they actually has different meaning. 太極拳十三勢 (Tàijí quán shísān shì), Taijiquan 13 Power/Potential/Force, as in 8 5 八法五步 太極拳十三式 (Tàijí quán shísān shì), Taijiquan 13 Forms/Postures/Patterns, as in Taijiquan 24, 42, 108 etc. I’m hoping that people can make the distinction now. * I don’t own this video clip. I added the English translation as a service to beginners.