There is nothing better than a real personal, hands-on experience with Master Chen Zhonghua but this comes very close to it.  Presenter: Chen Zhonghua   Length: 69 min.   In: English   Year: 2011  Difficulty:2/5  At:Germany

Germany 2011 Private Workshop 3
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Progress stages 7

by Chen Zhonghua on 2012.01.25

You are on the right learning path. The path is very long and at different stages you have to do different things. Usually a person goes through three stages/plateaus. Each one is longer than the previous one. Read more

有道是“学拳容易改拳难”,与其学错了再改,不如一上手就学对的。练太极,尤其是在初期,要把自己的非太极动作改掉,改就是提高。 Read more

This is a circle correction by Master Chen Zhonghua for Michael Winkler of Germany. The circle is used for energy alignment training.

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Twisting the Towel 3

by admin on 2012.01.21

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Using the technique of Six Sealing and Four Closing to find the connection point between the front hand and the rear elbow. Presenter: Chen Zhonghua   Length: 4 min.   In: English   Year: 2011  Difficulty:4/5  At:Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Six Sealing and Four Closing Correction for Michael Winkler
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The Gearbox 3

by matbeausoleil on 2012.01.18

When the body becomes accustomed to moving through the forms in a connected way, the structure of the body will naturally begin to tighten up. As a result, the over exaggerated stretching movements previously used to open up and recondition the body should be adjusted and made smaller and tighter. Read more

Twisting the towel is one of the foundational exercises of the Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method system. it is also called the four-cardinal yin yang split.

Sometimes you move, sometimes you don’t. Some parts of the body should move while other parts must be tranquil. The correct application of these is taiji. Read more

This December I had the honour of being invited to teach an introductory workshop on the Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method. I’d been to Brittany twice before to work with the theatre company Teatr Piba and this time my friend and colleague Erwan Cloarec asked me to also teach Taijiquan.

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Body movement principle is that the upper and lower parts of the body must not be synchronized. When the upper body moves, the lower body must not move. When the left side of the body moves, the right side of the body cannot move. When the hands move, the waist cannot move.

 

Chi At The Top 3

by Sandeepdesai on 2012.01.16

Standing atop a mountain in China’s Shandong province, Tai Chi master SENSEI SANDEEP DESAI finds himself.

When my trip to Daqingshan, a mountain in the Shandong province of China came through, I was delirious with joy. It not only gave me an opportunity to further my development in the art but also fulfilled my ultimate fantasy to dissolve into T’ai Chi while experiencing the fresh chi of the mountain. I was seized by an overwhelming urge to realise my full potential while soaking in tranquility and serenity. Read more