In order to promote taijiquan to a wider public, experts in the field are now working to update traditional forms with new versions such as "taijizhang" (" taiji-palm ") --which has been developed by Wang Hung-tao and is built around a series of key moves designed to drill the hands, eyes, body, waist, and feet.
為了增加太極拳的人口，有許多太極拳家致力於傳統拳術的改良，如王弘道就創出從太極拳發展出來的「太極掌」，以整理過的精華套式﹘﹘走九宮方位，以鍛鍊手、眼、身、腰、步伐的動作。