In the context of the first move of yilu, Master Chen taught various students how to do it with stretch and power.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 12 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Daqingshan
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Master Chen:
Thank you for making this video available. It contains valuable instruction not only on how to stretch but how to contract and pull all towards the dantien. Both are important (opening and closing), aid each other and can be considered two sides of the same coin. Combined with your instruction on how to keep the body from being too loose, makes this a video most easy to recommend to all students. Sincerely,
Matt
“when i give an instruction, there is a reason -you might not know, but you have to follow the instruction.”
-Master Chen Zhonghua
To me, looking back, this was and has been the first and most important instruction to remember.
We all do our own things in our own way, Taiji is not any of that.
Nice video, its always great to see master Chen correcting various students, there is always something for you to learn in the way other people do the same thing you’re trying to do.
Cheers
For advanced students, you have to watch Master Chen’s correction on Pavel’s first move.
2Ping: Honestly, if that correction was the only one I got (and for sure it wasn’t ;-)) from Master Chen, my journey to Daqingshan was worthy.