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Xu (1)虚: Empty.
Shi (2) 实: Solid.
One is empty while the other one must be solid. Taijiquan is the art of Empty rooted in the Solid and vice versa.
Empty and Solid must be equal. Use the feet as an example. One cannot stand on one foot and then the other. One must be on both feet at all times. But one foot is used to work while the other is used to support.
This is the overall way of action in Taijiquan.
Taijiquan practice requires that the body must possess five bows in order to have power. There are different versions of what the five bows are. In the Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method system the five bows are defined as:
1982 Shanghai
Chen Yu Xia 陈豫侠 is Chen Fake daughter
” … the problem is not speed, but timing. Rather than moving too slowly, most students of taijiquan will in fact move too soon. This point stresses the importance of push-hands training which develops the kind movement and timing necessary to be able to receive the energy of your opponent and then to send it back out like a spinning tire.” A quote from Master Chen
In this video Master Chen talked about the five steps in learning procedure according to GM Hong
Author: Chen ZhongHua Length: 12 min. In: English Year: 2010 Difficulty:2/5 At:Edmonton
This is the Practical Method. By Flávio Prado de Aquino
It took me a bit to write about the seminar that took place in Brazil in early December, had to go through a deeper review process. Also, these days that followed the workshop with Master Chen, relive and tried to apply what I had been transmitted. It’s a lot to work on.
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Originally written by: Blake Caldwell Feb 2008
Squares Triangles Rectangles Cylinders Circles. All of these are used in Taiji? Squares, rectangles, and triangles are all used in foundation and strength, circles and cylinders in movement, redirection.
By using mind intent we move the lengths of angles to make the angles center obscure and to increase the strength of the angle in relation to our movement and opponent (i.e. leverage)
Michael Koh was accepted as Master Chen Zhonghua’s disciple in the Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method system. The ceremony was attended by Master Hong Sen and Master Xu Jinge. Other disciples present at the event: Tim Duehring and Nicholas Fung.
Recorded from Italy workshop 2011
Recorded during full time student visit to Master Li Enjiu school in 2010
Proportional Movement lesson in Chinese English version here
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 9 min. In: ChineseYear: 2012 Difficulty:3/5 At:Daqingshan Mountain Resort
Daqingshan is hosting a week long student camp for local children of grade 3 to grade 6. Matt and Blake is helping teach English class.
Another set of videos on the new video server
 Toronto Workshop 4-1 |
 Toronto Workshop 4-2 |
 Toronto Workshop 4-3 Taiji Applications |
 “Toronto Workshop 11-09-26-5” |
Every workshops has a different flavor depending on the student groups. In Toronto, Master Chen usually talk more about theory and has lively discussion with the small group of students.
 “Toronto Workshop 11-09-26-1” |
 “Toronto Workshop 11-09-26-2” |
 “Toronto Workshop 11-09-26-3” |
 “Toronto Workshop 11-09-26-4” |
Fulltime students went to Yiyuan to enter the push hand competition
Thanks to Michael Winkler for the recording
Massimo Neresini of Italy is accepted as Master Chen Zhonghua’s 91th disciple. The ceremony was witnessed by disciples Giuseppe Bon from Italy,Pavel Codl from Prague, and Steven Chan from Canada
Carl Lindberg & Todd Elihu & Student
Please post comment if there are other practical method taiji performance on World Taichi day 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEhJwLifhVI
check out Michael’s other Practical Method video from his youtube channel
