Yen Chen, himself a long-time practitioner of the art, points out that while Chen-style taijiquan emphasizes power penetration and a blend of force with gentleness, Yang-style attaches more importance to smoothness and fluidity of motion. Yet in all other essentials such as keeping centered and erect, and deploying strength symmetrically, there is little to separate the two styles.
長年研究太極拳的嚴真指出，像陳式太極拳著重透勁、剛柔並濟；楊式太極拳主柔、綿綿不斷，但是中軸正直、勁道對稱、陰陽調和等練拳要領並無兩樣。