Wu Style Tai Chi Small Frame

Yeo Tse-Chiang shares the Wu Style Tai Chi Small Frame system, passed down through the lineage of Wu Gongyi and taught to him by his teacher, Ow Tak Seng, senior disciple of Wu Gongyi.

This characteristics of this Small Frame Tai Chi Form was originally transmitted to Wu Gongyi by Yang Shaohou - renowned for his formidable martial skills manifested through the more compact Small Frame style with explosive power. Wu Gongyi later adapted and developed the Wu Style Small Frame, from which evolved the present day more accessible Wu Style Square Form practiced internationally. 

Today, the "Small Frame Neigong Tai Chi" passed from Yang Shaohou to Wu Gongyi is preserved by an extremely limited number of practitioners globally, and this course offers an opportunity to learn the Small Frame system in a systematic way.

Rather than focusing only on external choreography, this course explores the deeper body mechanics and internal structure behind the movements. At its heart is 中定 (central equilibrium) — the upright, centered structure that holds the whole system together — taught through a progressive 10-step method built around a refined 32-posture sequence drawn from the traditional longer form. The result is training that’s more approachable, without losing the essential principles of the system.

Throughout, Master Yeo explains how the body should move as one connected unit, with emphasis on the joints, spine, sacrum, kua, and alignment. You’ll learn how turning power originates in the sacrum rather than the hips, how the three tips — nose, knee, and foot — align as one (三尖归一) in the Wu Style’s distinctive 45-degree method, and how to keep your center even in a leaning or crooked position.

Alongside the complete form, the course includes detailed refinement lessons on key postures — Single Whip, Brush Knee Twist Step, Cloud Hands, Grasp the Sparrow’s Tail, White Crane Spreads Its Wings, Repulse Monkey, and more — each deepening your understanding of the internal mechanics and structural principles correct practice requires. Master Yeo also shares insight into Song (release), connected movement, and the relationship between Jing, Qi, and Shen that develops through long-term practice.