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Lesson and demonstration of stick and rope that was previously covered in this video Hand-Foot Connection Online Video, then we did group photo under the clear morning sky
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Around 4 pm there is some shaded area where we practice before dinner. Video below
Go out to train at 5:30am and these youngest fulltime students were already jogging around the taiji circle
Morning lesson: Moving step double positive foundation, common error is linking of the torso with the arms.
Keep waist on a constant aim, while two arms circle in their own line. These three directions are independent of each other. Each arm circles are independent, don’t make the two arms movement linked.
We are doing it in three steps, forward-backward-forward, then turn 90 degree, forward-backward-forward, so the result is the body move forward in a line, while the stepping is in 45 degree directions.
Principle and Action
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 36 min. In: English Year: 2011 Difficulty:2/5 At:Phoenix
This is Sandeep second time on the mountain, coming from Mumbay India
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Push Hand demonstration and instruction. ‘ front hand and rear foot line up’ , ‘Linking and sinking power” principles in action.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 5:34 min. In: English Year: 2009 Difficulty:3/5 At:Maple Ridge
Han Yue multiple ShanDong Province champion conducting push hand practice with full time students 2011. Presenter: Han Yue Length: 9 min. In: Chinese & English Year: 2011 Difficulty:4/5 At:Daqingshan
Good turnout for Master Chen return from Daqingshan. We had good push hands with Steve Chan, and detailed individual circle correction. Photo by Jay Smith
Try to guess the meaning of calligraphy in the first photo
For DuanWu Festival, the students are learning how to make Zongzi or rice dumpling
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The festival is over, interview with Wulian TV station.
Thanks to Albert Chung for the photos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXjhLWNuL8Q
Gerry Gebhart, Matt Landau, Dean Mayo, Laura Samuels, Michael Winkler are among the new disciples
Full Disciple List http://practicalmethod.com/2010/05/chen-zhonghuas-disciples/
The big gathering of disciples currently at Daqingshan
video from daqingshan below
Most students attending the festival have arrived. They came from Czech Republic, India, Germany, Singapore, Malaysia, Canada, USA, Italy, Denmark, Australia.
Tomek from Poland and Tim are the new arrivals. Tim Duehring works at Daqingshan as International Student Manager, and can answer any question regarding visa or transportation.
For students who have done a thousand yilu and want to go more into push hand, it is a good idea to pick up weapon form. Steve also practices with a heavy Guan Dao. Master Chen wrote “My experience is that students become much more coordinated when they get a chance to work with something in their hands.”
May from Singapore, Bruce from Denver,Spencer from Chicago, and David arrived recently.
From World Taiji and Qiqong Day 2013, please post other videos and photos for students performing that day, thanks
Recorded at the new Taiji Square at Daqingshan. Master Chen demonstrate the importance of connecting hand to feet. Sink, don’t let it break at the shoulder.
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Master Chen is away with students to attend competition in Chen Village and Mount Tai. Han Yue 6 time provincial Push Hand Champion from Jinan has been helping with the training.
There are 5 stages of practice. We can also call them five stages of learning.
- 1. Choreography. This is the first stage. The student only learns to remember the choreography of the routines. Memory of the movements and names of the moves can be used as a method for learning.
- 2. Coordination. At this stage a sudent tries to put the movements into a logical coherent synthesis.
- 3. Clarity and Energy. The body must be able to clearly show what the practitioner is trying to accomplish.
- 4. Application. The student is applying the movements and techniques in his mind.
- 5. Flow. All movements must flow while keeping all of the above principles.
Note: This is not the 5 levels of gongfu in Taiji. This is just the chronological stages of learning.
