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Full time twin boys who trained for a month in 2013
video by Yaron Seidman
Carmelo and Eric from Sacramento joined us this workshop. The theme of this workshop is when student follow Master Chen instruction, they will get stuck, and we have to learn to be comfortable getting in this position.
We did a new stepping exercise to bear out power from the waist to the arm, I find this exercise hard to get the alignment right, especially when trying it out with resistance
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A viewer on Youtube ask this question
Is he really saying you should keep your body static like that while moving your arms and legs independently of it? That doesn’t seem to be in line with taiji principles, nor does it appear to be what is going on when he’s actually pushing someone
This is the video where the question is from, 1. The human body and machine. 2. Shoulder-torso separation. 3. Upper and lower body separation
How would you answer his comment?
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I came upon this picture from Chen Xin book 陈氏太极拳图说 Illustrated Canon of Chen Taijiquan. It strikes me that the spiral lines is drawn carefully to go through the major joints.
Spiral is the structure that allow to return incoming force outward, think of drill bits that extract material upward as it drill inward. Master Chen also explain the spiral mechanic in this video Read more
Greater Vancouver 2014-03 Workshop
Master Chen gave students a test on observation. In learning students have to see and distinguish what is relevant to taiji training. The best Taiji learning comes through the master demonstrating on the student, but when he is interacting Read more
Please leave comment on the translation, we are still trying different ways on translating chinese clips.
外部的作用：合上。由大到小。
function of outside: harmonize, from large to small
内部的作用：发力。由小到大。
function of insde: issue force, from small to large
Translation of a lesson summary in chinese, please leave another translation or discuss what this lesson about
Master Chen has a mini lesson on slow moves to train the core
Mini Lesson by John Dahms from Ottawa Practical Method Group
It has been a busy 2013 for Master Chen, Seasons Greeting and Happy New Year
source: https://www.facebook.com/yearinreview/HunyuantaijAcademy (need facebook login)
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Rizhao is a coastal city 40 minutes away by car from Daqingshan.
Gransmaster Hong Junsheng Portrait(Sketch)
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Performed for students in New Hampshire with emphasis (slow down and stopping) in places where students frequently make mistakes.
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