Who was the creator of tai chi 42 competition form?

Answer 1

The sports comission of the Peoples Republic of China, as it is a branch of the communist party, no one instructor can officially take credit for its development. The Sports Comission also developed the 24 step Yang short form, which is the form most commonly practiced both in China, and all over the world. The Yang form is divided into three categories; 1) The most commonly practiced all over is the 24 step form. 2) Second most commonly practiced, mostly in the United States, is the 37 step Chen Mang Ching form. 3) Finally there is the full 88, 107 or 108 step form (depending on how you count the moves), in reality its the same form, and I believe there are two versions of this one. The Yang Chen Fu version, which when stepping, you don't "swing" the hips back to give the step momentum, in the version taught by Yang Lu Chan himself, you "swing" the hips, that is the long form most commonly practiced in China, although both are becoming increasingly rare. It is very rare these days, even in China, to see very many people practicing the full 108 step Yang Long form, and, increasingly the Chen is rapidly gaining popularity. The 42 step competiton form, again, it was not developed by any one man or woman, it was a collaboration effort by various Tai Chi Chuan instructors, many of whom serve in the People's Republic Sports Comission of China. Being a more or less communist country, China has comissions all over the place.