I believe that real progress in Taiji must be the product of many small achievements over many years. I am really pleased that the last three months has been marked by a number of small achievements. Looking back some even feel like big achievements, but in the course of a Taiji life I think they must be small. I had a few goals this summer including doing 100 yilu in one day (just like our Grandmaster Chen Fake was said to have done), to compete in a push hands tournament, to learn Erlu and some weapons forms and to lose some weight. I didn’t accomplish all of these goals but in others I accomplished more than I had thought I could.
New buzz words in China compared to the old terms:
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Now there is no limit on visa extension. Back in 2008 a Chinese entry visa can only be extended once inside China. The new requirement is that there has to be 100 US dollars available for each day extended. Some of the full time taiji students this year have to extend their visas twice.
The students left for Rizhao at 4:45 this morning to perform a demonstration at the Rizhao National Water Games on the Wan Pingkou Beach. They will spend the day in Rizhao after the demonstration.
赤日高挂，晴空如洗，嵩山逶迤，春树勃发。那少林古寺，危簷大院，鳞次栉比，随山就势，气象庄严，真无愧禅宗祖庭之誉。寺内香烟缭绕，磬钵鸣奏，梵唱悠扬，原来正在作法事。 Read more 更多
The front must be full and the back must be stable. You can push from the back but not the front.
When I started studying Practical Method Taijiquan with Ronnie Yee back home I knew I had found a martial art that was special. When he told me about the Victoria workshop last fall, and I mentioned interest in going he encouraged me, telling me it would be good for me to meet Masted Chen. Read more 更多
I came to the mountain in June with not much expectation, I saw it as a holiday with a chance to learn taiji. I knew it will be a long journey since I just met Master Chen in February, and through several workshops, I accepted that it will take a long time to gain any real progress.
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Here are videos of push hand competition and weapon form.
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