In this video link, The highest level of Taijiquan is high stance and small circle my student, J.W. Bulger is doing an "authentic" high
stance, small circle, square form. Let's talk "authenticity" since
there has already been too much disagreement with no substantive rationale
for why. The video link is of my student J.W. Bulger doing "high stance,
small circle Square Form" which is misunderstood by many people,
many of whom do "low stance, large circle".
While we were making the video "The Tao of Martial Applications" and now in "Section III, group discussions, of the Classical Tai Chi Teachable course" my own teacher, Master Stephen Hwa told me Internal Discipline, (the key to Fajin) can
only be cultivated through "high stance, small circle because the
biomechanics of "low stance, large circle" Tai Chi will not support
it" In his book "Uncovering the Treasure," he says it is sometimes
called the Torso Method" by Master Jou Tsung Hwa in his celebrated
treatise, "The Tao of Taijiquan": "The Second Stage. The hallmark of the second stage is the use of the torso method. Torso method is
characterized by the use of the body, specifically the waist and spine, to initiate
and empower the movements of the arms and legs. Only those who reach this
stage can truly be said to be practicing Tai Chi, yet these are few
indeed."
I don't have an ultimate source but other Masters such as Yang Jwing Ming in one of his writings is attributed to have said it is of the "highest level":
"The highest level of Taijiquan is the high stance and small circle. In
a high stance and small circle, you can conserve your energy to a maximum level.
This is very crucial in battle. Endurance has always been a crucial key to
surviving a long battle. Moreover, in high stance and small shape you can reach
a very relaxed state, the mind is highly concentrated and alertness can be
extremely sharp"
THE TAO OF TAI-CHI CHUAN: Way to Rejuvenation", Tai Chi
Foundation, 1991, page A31,
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