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Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method Introductions published on YouTube May 17, 2008.
Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method is a traditional Chinese martial art with a direction lineage in Chen Style Taijiquan. It is from the teachings of Grandmaster Hong Junsheng, a noted 18th generation Grandmaster of the art. He was a noted disciple of 17th generation Grandmaster Chen Fake. Grandmaster Chen was the Standard Bearer of the art. Grandmaster Hong Junsheng learned this form from him. He spent 15 years as a student and completely inherited the legacy of the art. Master Chen Zhonghua learned this form from Grandmaster Hong Junsheng for 7 years and trained for close to 3 dozen years. In 2004, he was authorized by the Hong Family and disciples as the International Standard Bearer of this style. … |
1. Power must be present and steady at all times.
2. Body parts must be in original shapes and must maintain integrity. 3. Circular movements are in joints, not in body parts. 4. Movements are circular, not body parts. 5. Water like quality is a state of movement not a soft or relaxed quality. 6. Movements must contain rotation. 7. Spiral is a movement that covers two horizontal lines and one vertical line. All movements must be spiral movements. |
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8. Yin and Yang must be separated. The action is that of a lever. The body must contain many sets of lever.
9. Structural power is preferred over momentum power. 10. Training must be from hard to soft; from square to circular; from choppy movements to smooth movements. 11. The energy must be contained in the Dantian. It cannot come out. Only the expression of energy comes out. |
12. Power can only be used to maintain one’s own structure and to manipulate the opponent’s structure.
13. Adjacent body parts work together in harmony in opposite directions, not same directions. This includes top-bottom and left-right. 14. Five-point positioning system include the fixing of the two feet, two hands and the head. 15. Movements must be on mid-section; intent must be on tip section. 16. The working orders of the three rings cannot be reversed: 1+2 and 2+3. Absolutely NOT I +3. 17. The body must be trained to only move in positive or negative circles. All other movements must be eliminated. |
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18. It is not essential to win; it is essential to follow the rules of Taijiquan.
19. Regard the body as a machine. Eliminate all human factors. 20. 3-Point rule for every movement: movement to take out slack, adjustment and action. Action is the smallest part. 21. Yin-Yang Reversal: hands are fixed, move the feet; outside is fixed, move the inside; opponent is fixed, move your own body. 22. Hand and Elbow rule: Out with hand and in with the elbow. 23. Lower body rule: hip to heel; knee to kua. 24. 3-Section Rule: give up one section, keep two sections. 1, 2 and 3 sections are divided by elbow, shoulder, knee and kua. 25. Mind intent is not in the mind. It is not “thinking”. It is embedded in actions, in angles, in accuracy and in structures. |
Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method is gaining popularity and is producing high level masters of the art of Taiji worldwide.