I noticed that almost all waterbenders in the period of Avatar Korra no longer use Tai Chi stances when they fight, with the exception of Kya, Katara’s daughter.
Most waterbenders fight similar to earth and fire benders using Hung Gar and Northern Shaolin techniques. Are the northern and southern waterbending techniques slowly being forgotten?
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There is a degree of globalisation that happened between TLAB and TLOk that has caused homogenisation. Everyone living together means bending styles have blended together somewhat.
I think it’s primarily limited to Republic City and other areas where people of different nations live together. Republic City was born from Fire colonies in the Earth kingdom, so those styles are dominant.
The proliferation of pro bending also means that trend has reach outside of just Republic City, as people elsewhere seek to mimic their favourite pro benders. But I do seem to remember most Water Tribe people using more traditional techniques, in particular Unaloq.