Big Wang, Grand Master Chang, Grand Master Wei all practiced Tai Chi, along with their primary arts. So, at one time Master Lin knew 4 or 5 different styles of Tai Chi. He settled on Yang Style – 108 long form. Along with the form, push hands, Tai Chi Jin (sword) and Tai Chi Dao (knife) were taught. Again, he taught “Body moves arm”. He said the 5 elements of Hsing-I and 8 palm changes of Ba Gua, added to 13 – the amount of postures in Tai Chi. In other words, Tai Chi incorporated the two other internal arts (“Tai-chi, Ba Gua, Hsing-I all same)”.
Master Lin was close friends with T.T, Liang, and had the opportunity to see him at age 100 in New Jersey, a few years before he died. This relationship allowed him to meet many famous Gung-fu artist is Taiwan. Here’s a great picture of Master Lin doing san-shou (mo-jo) with T.T. Liang: http://www.tctaichi.com/photos/liang_06.htm
