Zhao Bao Tai Chi Straight Sword

The Zhaobao Tai Chi single straight sword is composed of 57 movements. It continues with ZhaBao’s distinct and unique flavor namely: good use of “opening and closing“ especially in the Kua (hips) area; notabel changes in height; issuance of energy but softly and fluidly and definitive martial movements. Demonstrator/Teacher: Wan Hai-Zhou is the inheritor of ZhaoBao Style T’ai Chi Chuan. He was born in Zhaobao Village, Wenxian County, Henan Province. Among his other positions he is Vice President & General Coach of the WengXian Zhaobao Tai Chi Chuan Association.. ZhaoBao holds an interesting place in the general Tai Chi world. Until recently rather rare, there are those who claim it to be an alternative origin place for Tai Chi. Zhao Bao stylists claim Jiang Fa as their originator. They say Chen Qing Ping moved to ZhaoBao village and either learned or improved his Tai Chi there. ZhaoBao is said to resemble the Chen old form but performed more like the rest of the Tai Chi communi