Training devices - Tai Chi Zhang 太極掌
Other names:  Chinese wand, Jiangan
Versions being considered: Bruce Leroy Johnson's 17 exercises;  Michael Davies' 17 exercises
Medium length wooden implements
From the top down: An early chi du (long bang) prototype; three jo sticks in different woods; tape measure
chi du (long bang) by Charles Tauber; two (2) wands with copper caps; zhang case; rosewood zhang (KFD)
two Chinese wands

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