Iowa

12002059_10153235764250369_8383787750689028218_nIowa 2016 day 1;

Align backward , never fight forward… feet are too close together, arms are as well. Shoulder needs to stay in the kua.

Full front kua in the line, align the arm . Then open the rear kua… the front kua,is always the filler, the rear kua is always the stretcher…
The end of every move must be totally straight. ” stay on the line”
Day two.

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Originally written by: Paul Hutcheson
Master Chen Zhonghua conducted a two evening workshop on July 29 and 30th, in Iowa, USA. During the day he conducted several private teaching sessions. The workshops were sponsored by John Brown. Over twenty people came to the workshop and private sessions.

Originally written by: Richard Johnson
I just spent  a long time posting my notes from the workshop.  They disappered into cyberspace when I tried to save them.  I’ll have to re-post later.

Originally written by: Jerry

It was great to come to the work shop. I am starting to really appreciate the special knowledge Master Chen has ………The special personal opportunity to study with him directly………………….to learn from such ancient traditions…………. It really is something to see him in person  ………..

Jerry

Originally written by: Gene Hess

Private lesson with Master Chen Zhonghua during the Fairfield Workshop:

I have been to a number of Master Chen’s workshops in the past and have always gotten a lot out of them and I will enthusiastically continue to attend. This is the first time, however , that I have ever scheduled a private lesson with Master Chen. As the time drew closer, I looked forward to my lesson. I had a list of questions and a set of specific goals that I wanted to address during the lesson. When it started, Master Chen asked me what it was that I wanted to work on. I described my goals and he immediately began to lead me through a focused, step by step process of postures accompanied with in-depth explanations.  As one idea became clear, he would start explaining the next part to me. Master Chen would demonstrate a posture and then have me copy him, correcting me so I replicated his examples as precisely as possible.  He would add extra information at just the right time,  as if he could sense when I understood a new concept and was ready for more. This created a nonstop experience of learning for me that was organized and complete. It definitely increased my understanding of Taiji.

I am very glad that I decided to take advantage of the opportunity to schedule a private lesson with Master Chen.  Because of it, I was able to return home and immediately begin to improve the way that I practice Taiji. What a great thing!

Many thanks to Master Chen for offering these private lessons! I’ll look forward to the next one.

Gene Hess