This is the most basic three count of the Practical Method positive circle.
Knowledge : Words and terms can actually help you learn.
These terms in this category will help you understand the instructions and theory better in learning Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method.
In this mini video, Master Chen Zhonghua explains how to judge the size of movements by using a point of reference.
This is part of the Sept. 8, 2020 online video of Master Chen Zhonghua
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 1 min. In: English Year: 2020 Difficulty:1/5 At:Edmonton Chen Zhonghua Taiji Academy
Dixian，底线，bottom line, is the most basic of the Practical Method. It refers to things that cannot be questioned, discussed or researched. They are things that must be accepted in whole. Read more
在2020年8月13日的零基础直播课上，陈中华老师着重讲解和示范了搓开这个概念。这个小视频讲解了搓开前立轴。实用拳法中身体有三个常用立轴，前立轴，中立轴和后立轴。这三个立轴是用来做腰裆转换（也就是支点转换）的。前立轴在前肩和前胯的立轴。中立轴在百汇合会阴的立线上。后立轴在后肩和后胯的立轴。
At the August 13, 2020 “Absolute Beginners” Mandarin Online session, Master Chen Zhonghua focused on the explanation and demonstration of the concept of “Cuokai”, rub to open. This mini video is on the topic of the “Rubbing Open the Front Axis”. In Practical Method, there are three vertical axis. Front, Middle and Rear. These three axis are used to perform “Switching” of the Yaodang (waist and dang), or the pivot. The front vertical axis is the vertical line from the front shoulder to the front kua. The Middle vertical line is from the Baihui point on the head to the Huiyin point in the crotch. The Rear Vertical Axis is from the rear shoulder to the rear kua.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 2 min. In: English Year: 2020 Difficulty:1/5 At:Edmonton Chen Zhonghua Taiji Academy
Chen Zhonghua’s online lesson on August 11, 2020. This one hour lesson focused on the concept (terminology) of re-calibration in Practical Method.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 59 min. In: English Year: 2020 Difficulty:3/5 At:Edmonton Chen Zhonghua Taiji Academy
Master Chen Zhonghua talked about the concept of de-synchronization in request of Paul’s inquiry.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 6 min. In: English Year: 2020 Difficulty:1/5 At:Edmonton Chen Zhonghua Taiji Academy
In taiji we say “Sink down to grind out”. This saying refers to the action of this device. It is called a Nian.
Sink down, is when the grinding stone goes over something, it does not float up lightly, instead, it will go over within downward sinking power. It moves forward leaving a trail of powder behind!
In addition, when we push this grinding stone forward parallel to the the ground, our forward power is converted to an vertical power through this device called Nian. This is taiji conversion!
Today we have grinders
Hong called it “gear box”
Old days they were called Xia Ta Wai Nian!
In China, old can mean a few thousand years, can also mean less than a hundred years. Read more
This is an Answer by Chen Zhonghua to Spencer Jones’ question on synchronization and de-synchronization.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 3 min. In: English Year: 2020 Difficulty:4/5 At:Edmonton Chen Zhonghua Taiji Academy
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Spencer Jones:
In the past I’ve heard you talk about the top half and lower half being two different rhythms. I was aimlessly trying to incorporate that into this move. This explanation is very clear. Now i just have to watch your movements in slow motion a few hundred times. Thanks again.
Chen Zhonghua:
Best way is to look at how the car moves. Wheels rotate and the body of the car moves forward. We normally assume that the car body movement and wheel movement are the same, are synchronized or are directly related. They are not. They are very indirectly related! If they are directly related, the car jerks!
Spencer Jones:
That is helpful. Thanks. I’ll send you a video of my progress once I’ve worked on it some.
Chen Zhonghua:
Another aspect of this de-synchronization can be observed in an old bicycle. In the old no gear bicycle, you pedal to power the bicycle. You pedal hard and fast to make it move faster. But you have the choice of stop pedaling and let the bicycle coast on its own. This means that there is a clutching and de-clutching process involved. Without it, you will have to pedal all the time and when the bicycle is going fast downhill, you might break your legs because you can not follow the speed of the pedals rotation!
The clutching and de-clutching, in our taiji terms, the synchronization and de-synchronization, is the yin yang union and yin yang separation.
Jieshou, a Chinese word that means “accept hand”, is a term used in Practical Method. You will get an idea of what it means after viewing the video clip.
It is important to know that Practical Method does not allow head-on collision in making initial (or any other) contact with the opponent.
This is a clip of teaching video at the Dec. 2019 New York workshop.
Toronto Oct 13, 2018
Master Chen has stated before fajin is everything is in the correct place, add speed. How do we ad speed?
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Toronto, Oct 23, 2018
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Principle: Separation of Yin and Yang
Concept: Indirect Power
Action: In with elbow no hand, out with hand no elbow.
These are three ways of describing taiji. They are one and the same.
Master Chen Zhonghua discussed the above during a Q&A session at the North American Practical Method Training Camp from Jul 29 to Aug 2, 2017.
Video on the difference of Rotation and Revolution movement in Practical Method system.
Jiaobiejin, pronounced as cheobiejin, is a special characteristic of the Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method system. Read more
- Positive circle
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