Famous Bagua Grandmaster Ge Chunyan will teach a 5-day seminar on Daqingshan, Wulian, Rizhao city, Shandong province, China from May 27th to May 31, 2013. Grandmaster Ge is a 5-time champion of Bagua in China and Taiji champion. She was the former famed Beijing wushu team coach. More about her: http://bafangwushu.com/
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From complexity to simplicity Practicing taiji is to train to make all the complex moves and routines simple for execution. In order to do so one must be able to “See” the simplicity in the complexity.
This is a photo of construction of the Daqingshan Hotel (4-star) on Nov. 17, 2012. This hotel must be completed by May for the May 25, 2013 Daqingshan International Taiji Festival.
Our first foreign resident of Daqingshan succeeded in making pizza for the Daqingshan staff. He got ingredients from Singapore, Beijing, etc. In the future, Tim will attempt to make more western food when full time students are on Daqingshan.
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Most people will say, “I cannot do it myself but I can tell right taiji from wrong taiji.” Read more
My disciple Michael Calandra will be in London from November 23 to the 28, 2012. Anyone interested in learning the Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method, please contact him. oikddojo@aol.com He will be officially teaching Karate on this tour. His website: http://www.seishinkanonline.com/
In stepping, the weight must remain in the center. This ensures balance of the body. Move the body weight to one leg. This does not mean shifting weight as in physical shape. Press the body weight onto that leg until you feel that the weight is solidly on that leg. At the same time, the other leg is empty and is pushed out by the pressing leg. Anchor the leg that steps out. Pull your original leg close to the newly anchored leg. Read more
Wang Long, Su Lei of Rizhao, Shandong Province, and Chen Xu of Yiyuan, Shandong Province, became master Chen Zhonghua’s disciples at a simple ceremony on Daqingshan on Oct. 4, 2012. The ceremony was chaired by master Hong Sen and attended by all participants of the 7th Daqingshan International Taijiquan Seminar. Read more
Rare footage of Grandmaster Hong Junsheng. Li Zongqing was one of his earlier disciple and assistant. This video came from a 1980s film. It was on an occasion that they demonstrated for the governor of Shandong Province in Jinan.
Steve Chan, Chen Xu and Ling Ziming from the Daqingshan International Taiji Training Center participated at the 2012 Beijing Chen Style Taijiquan Competition from August 17 to 19, 2012. Steve won gold in the 75-79 kg category; Chen Xu gold in the 60 kg category; Ling Ziming won silver in the 65 kg category.
”if the move up and down are equal, the center becomes truly empty”—— “In ancient times the master would never let you feel it…..if you don’t feel it, you will never get it….once you feel it, it’s only a matter of time….”——–”they MUST equalize….”
Thanks to Bruce Schaub who typed in the quote from Ireland workshop video. Please check out Ireland 4 video (now on new video server) for demonstration on turning of the joint and other topics
http://practicalmethod.com/2010/05/ireland-workshop-2010-4-online-video-trailer/
The government of Wulian sponsored its first Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method Seminar on Daqingshan. The seminar runs from August 10 to 16, 2012. The government of Wulian has joined efforts with Grandmaster Chen Zhonghua to work towards making Wulian a county of Taiji.
This seminar is made up of 50 students from the government, educational sector, industry, commerce and the rural area. It is a special training course to certify the 50 people to be level one instructors to promote Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method in Wulian.
The government has plans to host the first Daqingshan International Taiji and Culture Festival from May 26 to 30 in 2013. A series of plans have been made to widen the roads, enhance hotel capacity, indoor training size, etc.
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Gene, Lao and Andrew went to the 33rd international CAM-AM martial arts tournament on Saturday. They competed in forms and push hands. Lao was awarded 2 bronze in moving step push hands and Andrew was awarded 1.
Mr. Du Jianguo, Dean of the physical education college of the Weifang Institute came to visit the Daqingshan International Taiji Training Center with teachers in his department (Wang Dongsheng, Yin Honglan and Qin Zhihua). They spent two day on Daqingshan on this visit. They toured the facilities and participated in the center’s classes.
They invited Master Chen Zhonghua to give a lecture on July 6, 2012 to the students, teachers of their college and martial artists of Weifang.
At the second annual Daqingshan Hong Junsheng International Taiji and Health Conference and Competition.
Steve lost to Wang Feng at the Second Daqingshan Hong Junsheng International Taijiquan Conference and Competition in May 2012.
