Full Time Courses

Master Chen Zhonghua’s full time courses run for three to six months each year. These courses offer complete instruction in the Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method system and basic Hunyuan Taiji courses.

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Fulltime students went to Yiyuan to enter the push hand competition

Thanks to Michael Winkler for the recording

Chen Xu is staying at Daqingshan this summer. He switched to practical method after pushing with Charlie Gordon in 2010 tournament.

It is nearly time, again, to say goodbye to the great scenery, Taiji brothers and sisters, the local folks, and the great food here on Daqingshan.  I am due for this report.

I have only one suggestion to offer my fellow Taiji brothers and sisters for their quests, and that is to watch Shifu.  At that, to put it bluntly: shut up, and watch.   Read more

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This is my first trip to Daqingshan.  In fact, this is my first week studying the practical method outside of videos.  I think the videos were helpful in a sense (mainly in that they brought me here), but were very frustrating for me and ultimately left me with a lot of questions. Read more

There are twelve foreign students already, several choose to come early to also join the competition that occurs next week. I don’t feel much joint pain this time, just a bit soreness. Master Chen mentioned that over the years toxin accumulate in a person joint, Read more

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Used rubber cord to explain the energy alignment and movement vs tranquility.

It has been a year. I pretty much did about 1,500 yilu’s till date. This trip, I like to focus a little more in push hand to experiment the moves in the form. The yilu’s I did has given me strength. I feel more stable and not as whimsy compared to last year. Read more

  1. Morning class on foundations.
  2. Detailed explanations of the shoulder requirements, movements and applications.
  3. Push hands training.
The Daqingshan Taiji summer course morning session started on May 4, 2012. There will be classes every morning from 5:30 am to 7:30 am in front of the Magnolia Hotel. The course will be taught by Master Hong Sen and Master Chen Zhonghua. For more information on cost and other related issues, please contact Master Hong at 13964091856. Read more

Some pictures of May 3 and 4 on Daqingshan.
2012年5月3日、4日大青山照片。

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Full Time Session

This will be my third full time course. Why am I going again after  2010 and 2011? Let me list the reasons:

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Allan has asked me to share my experience, so here are some of my impressions: Read more

Allan has asked me to share my experience, so here are some of my impressions: Read more

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Principle in Stepping i

by admin2 on 2011/11/19

Proper sequence for stepping in Yilu and push hand. Step need to be broken into three moves in order to have separation power.

Master Chen showed the proper way to respond when being pulled by opponent.

I saw Grace made rapid improvement in a month since she started taiji. The secret? Fulltime stay at Daqingshan.

There is a lesser known important principle in this clip. Please leave a comment to start a discussion. It is always like this with Master Chen workshop, everything is openly explained and demonstrated. But it is up to the students to pay attention and digest on what is being shown.

Daqingshan Rhythm 2

by Gino on 2011/07/30

The rhythm to producing better taiji

The alarm sounds quietly, it is a bit before 5 am and daybreak with its new light is peeking between the curtains.
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Tossing is a very common error in students and Master Chen had created three lessons to point out this error. Make sure you understand the principle and apply it in your training. Tossing Tossing 1 Tossing 2

One concept which seems to come up in almost every lesson and principle Master Chen teaches is connection.  But what does “being connected” actually mean? How do we achieve it and what are the benefits of being connected? I think these are all important questions that any serious Chen Style Taijichuan Practical Method student needs to explore and understand in order to gain a deeper understanding of this complex art.  While most practioners seem to focus on the external choreography of the art, which is the first step and the foundation of the Yilu, I think the answer to what connection is can only be found by focusing on what happens inside the body. Taiji is, after all, an internal martial art!

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It took me 51 hours to get home, but I am still carrying the spirit of DQS with me. It had been such an experience that will be impossible for me to ever forget.

The DQS experience is unique in that I don’t need to worry about anything else apart from Taiji, and every student there was trying to do the same. Read more

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Today, we recorded Yilus of Master Chen students from Wulian and Rizhao.

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Recently, students from Rizhao, Lijin and Weifang came to Daqingshan International Taijiquan Training Center to visit and learn from Master Chen Zhonghua.

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This is a lengthy review of how I came to know Master Chen, make it to DaQingShan(DQS), and what it was like on the mountain while I was there. At the end, I will post some of my raw notes from the many days on the mountain and some pictures. Read more

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Master Sun is a disciple of GM Feng. Every year he comes to Daqingshan to help Master Chen teach the full time students. Besides being one of GM Feng’s top disciples, he is also a published author, master calligrapher and oil painter.

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