Author: Chen Zhonghua Length: 1:15 minutes Language: English Location: Victoria, Canada Chapters: 85 Year: 2003
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Chen Laoshi ni hao !
At the moment I just like to say thank you so much for all this support through the videos.
I’m very happy to be able to enjoy them. Although we did not meet in person I think, that I did start to learn a lot from you through the clips on youtube, some advices from Pavel in Prague and now with this detailed instructions in the videos here.
Thank you a lot and hope to see you soon – I’ll defenitly will try to take part in some of your workshops in the future.
I do Chenstyle Taijiquan also from a lineage of Chen Fake (Xiao Qinglin – Xiao Jimin), but Practical Method seems to be the most interessting thing I ever met in Taijiquan. Actually I think there is no choice for me, I have to check this method, because my practice already did change after watching your videos … it feels like a process which I cannot reverse anymore … there are lots of things you did describe which are sometimes very different from other Taiji, but I think they make perfect sense.
At the same time I did realise more and more, how superficial we are thinking about the main principles … I think, Practical Method and your stye of teaching can help a lot to improve our understanding. It helps to start to think not only in a “one dimensional way” (… I hope)
So hope to see you soon,
,
Best greatings from Berlin
Michael Winkler
Michael, thank you very much for your vote of confidence. I often receive conflicting advice about my public teaching style. Many people think that by putting up too many clips on public spaces like youtube dilute my teaching. I am trying to following my teacher’s foot step in promoting the Chen Style Taijiquan to the world as best as I can.
I have heard about Grandmaster Xiao Qinglin but have not had the pleasure of meeting him yet.
Pavel spoke of you to me when he drove me from Hamburg to Prague in April. Now we have made contact I am glad.
Ohh – wo ye hen gaoxing – I’m also very glad to make contact with you here.
It is a pleasure and a honor for me to get a response from you in person so fast.
Diluting your teachings ? … hmm … cannot imagine what and how should be diluted in this way …
Of course I think, that you cannot learn Taijiquan just by watching videos, doesn’t matter how good they are. I think, we all need our teachers as real humans in front of us (… of course …).
I think it’s up to us, if this is diluting or not.
Anyway, for me all the material you are putting online for public and free is very inspirating.
And for all serious students I’m quite sure that this is a great additional support for the learning prozess.
Taijiquan ist very diffucult to learn, right ? So I think using the modern instruments to support learning is the best we can do with this technology (internet, videos, computers with this little features like “screenshot” and “slow motion”).
Especially for students who are learning from your students I think it’s just great to have the possibility to watch the same stuff demonstrated by the master himself. I think it’s often very diluting when you are NOT able to watch or experience the master himself, only his students.
Your teaching style in the videos to me seems very fast and intense. I like that, because with a little help of my computer (pause – screenshots – …) I’m able to get a picture of the 9-count circle now – hahaa.
So again, thank you very much for that. I think, you are using this modern tools for their optimum to promote your style worldwide. I met nobody else doing this, so far (no, I remember one, it’s the Beijing Yiquan Academy, but that’s all in Chinese – wo de zhongwen tai shao … I didn’t understand a very much on their YouTube Channel)
I feel “deeply invited” now to spend a lot of time with the videos you did post here.
At the same time, I got the feeling more and more that I really would like to learn “Practical Method”.
That’s why I thinking about what to do now.
So I like to ask you about the possibilities to take part in the upcoming Full-Time-Course on Daqingshan.
For me this year it is difficult to spend 3 month there, although I’d probably love to stay there for 3 years …
Is it still possible to go there for one month in July ?
And can you send me some more details about the programm ?
I’m working as a freelancer and in case I would have to manage some things, but July seems to be possible so far.
I would be really glad to spend some intense weeks training with you.
Nice greetings and best wishes,
Michael
Hello Master Chen,
I’m a Wing Chun student but because of your videos on youtube and on your website, I am developing an interest on Taijiquan. Especially the internal side of the art. I really appreciate your effort to promote such an important art and making available at a very affordable price your teaching through the videos. I hope we can organize a 4 days seminar in Utah and be able to learn personally from you.
Kind regards from Utah,
Franco Improta
Thank you very much! Please send a private message to workshop@chenzhonghua.com. I won’t have time this year but certainly will try next year.
Wow! I love that trailer.
Fortunately, the video is not quite so fast-paced. It takes time to tell you how to do the Yilu. What all the excitement is about is that it was the first video on Taiji anywhere from which you could actually learn Taijiquan. It is like having Chen Zhonghua standing in your living room teaching you personally. Plus, you have the ability to stop and practice then instant replay, A to B repeats, slow motion and so on. It really set the pattern for later videos.
If you are learning the Yilu, Yilu Detailed Instructions is the one you must have.
For a sample of the Yilu Detailed Instruction material, see my blog post: Chen Zhonghua Energy Alignment DVD.
I would HIGHLY recommend the following series for those interested in learning the Chen Practical Method: Yilu Detailed Instruction, Yilu Detailed Application, Yilu Energy Alignment.
Could anyone tell me what is the name of the music that Master Chen used for the demo of the form at the beginning of this DVD? Thank you.
Salutations, There is such a wide range of instructions. What is reccomended as a first video to learn?
Basic Foundations: http://practicalmethod.com/lang/en/2010/03/basic-foundations-dvd-trailer/
Hi
I tried to purchase the Yilu video via paypal but it says to use another card, mine is a mastercard. Any ideas I don’t have alternative credit cards other sites, Amazon etc. are ok
Thanks
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