Did you know of "Small Circle" before this?

 Dr. Stephen Hwa is the 2nd generation disciple of the legendary Tai Chi Master Wu Chien Chuan, founder of Wu Style Tai Chi. Master Hwa was fortunate to be taught the advanced “Small Circle, or Small Frame Tai Chi Form” where every movement originates from the core of the body. Because of the depth and subtlety of learning this art in addition to the early Master’s desire to pass on this art to only a few selected students, few Tai Chi practitioners now know about these exercises. Yet, the ultimate objective of learning Tai Chi is to learn the totally internal Small Frame, while other large frame exercises practiced by most Tai Chi practitioners today are simply preparatory in nature. During his forty years of practicing and teaching this art, Hwa has been able to utilize his advanced scientific training (PhD in Engineering) to deconstruct the art to come up with new teaching methods to break through obstacles in learning, so more people can learn these advanced movements quickly. He has written a book, Uncovering the Treasure: Classical Tai Chi’s Path to Internal Energy & Health, and created several online courses about Classical Tai Chi. For more information please visit classicaltaichi.com and Classical Tai Chi at Teachable.com.

 I see the good work and comments of many students on Teachable.com. First, this blog is assisted by Grammarly. I have been using the Ukrainian American, founded in Ukraine, "Grammarly," for some time, and it is a -headquartered cross-platform cloud-based typing assistant. Now let me reiterate, "...in addition to early Master's desire to pass on this (small circle, small frame) art to only a few selected students, few Tai Chi practitioners now know about these exercises..".Master Hwa started lessons in 1974 in the small circle. I started classes in 1976 in what can be best described IMO as a "Mustang" amalgam of several martial arts Styles called Taoist Tai Chi, then Yang Style both in Toronto and Buffalo, then Wu's Style in Toronto. I did not know about "small circle" in all those years. I never even imagined it, and I doubt that some teachers did either. 2003 and starting in this was a revelation.