架子
“架子”是“拳架”一词的更口语，更随意的说法。练太极的都把“架子”挂在嘴边上。练套路叫“走架”，叫“盘架子”。师傅对生徒练的套路里的错误加以纠正，以及为提高生的套路水平而加以指点，都叫“拨架子”，因为“拨”字，含有“拨正”和“点拨”的意思。 Read more
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和有禄先生，1963年生于赵堡镇。其拳艺得传于其父和士英(1918-1987)。有禄9岁时，和士英开始传授他祖传拳艺。父亲的严厉，有禄先生至今仍 记忆犹新：“有一次练转身金鸡独立，动作要领掌握得不好，父亲看到后，亲自示范，然后让我练，整整一天，就一个动作，我两眼含泪，不敢哭出来……”。就这 样一晃就是9年下来，有禄完整全面、原汁原味地继承了家传拳架。
在父子教学过程中，父亲发现有禄素质好、十分勤奋，且天分极高，往往不是单纯一招一式简单地 练，总喜欢问个为什么，并善于思考和发现拳势的内涵，而且常常举一反三，触类旁通，甚为欣慰。一天晚上，和士英把有禄叫到身边，语重心长地说：“咱家的 拳，又叫代理架，拳中有理，有《易理》、《中庸》，有医理。练拳要懂理、明理，拳架中也要有理，一层工夫一层理，一层工夫一 层技，技理相合，方达妙境啊 !，”随后，将和兆元、和庆喜、和学信等先人所著及自己手录的太极拳论交给有禄，嘱咐他认真研读。
Used rubber cord to explain the energy alignment and movement vs tranquility.
- Morning class on foundations.
- Detailed explanations of the shoulder requirements, movements and applications.
- Push hands training.
Grandmaster Feng Zhiqiang peacefully passed away on May 5, 2012 in Beijing. I lost my Shifu and the martial arts world lost a grandmaster! The funeral will be held on May 11, 2012.
To all my students, please remember this day and have a moment of silence with us in Beijing!
Feng Zhiqiang is the ultimate example of Taiji. He is a paradox and a harmonized contradiction. He is the most common retired old man and yet the most feared legendary master. He is our only link (as of 2001) to the time of fists and swords, of legends and heroes, and of dedication and bitter struggle to survive.
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The Daqingshan Taiji summer course morning session started on May 4, 2012. There will be classes every morning from 5:30 am to 7:30 am in front of the Magnolia Hotel. The course will be taught by Master Hong Sen and Master Chen Zhonghua. For more information on cost and other related issues, please contact Master Hong at 13964091856. Read more
Some pictures of May 3 and 4 on Daqingshan.
2012年5月3日、4日大青山照片。
This workshop is sponsored by Pavel Codl and assisted by Steve Chan. Thanks to all who came to the workshop during this important Easter holiday weekend.
It was the warmest day on this European tour today so we decided to visit the Prague Castle after afternoon class. Here are some of our photos.
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In terms of learning the Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method system, the assumption is that unless you have a special method, you are not learning. You might disagree with this assumption and believe, like many others, that you are learning and making progress. Your beliefs and conclusions are based on criteria that are not taiji, therefore, they are not valid. Read more
Dates: Oct. 20-21, 2012
Location: to be announced.
Instructors: Chen Zhonghua; Hong Sen
Contact : Michael Koh at (65)96680069 or michaelkoh@hotmail.com Read more
Below are the students authorized by Master Chen to teach Practical Method
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Mr. Wang Deyou was born in 1946 in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China. He has a bachelor’s degree in science. He currently works as the vice-chief engineer at Xuzhou High Energy Ignition Corp.
He started learning Yang style taijiquan in 1966 and converted to Chen style in 1972. Read more
In a few days we will have some videos to post on our work today. Thanks to K. S. Loke of Malaysia and Michael Koh of Singapore for arranging this. I hope we will have some good teaching/learning videos of the foundations of the Practical Method out of this.
哈乐之先生，号铗简斋主人、笑翁、笑之，男，回族，生于1940年3月，祖籍山东郯城。哈乐之先生一生勤奋好学，对哲学、宗教、民俗诸学科都有较深的造诣，特别在武术、书法领域更是独树一帜。 Read more
涂宗仁现年65岁，为杜毓泽宗师的传人，系陈式第十代传人，他自幼深喜武术，17岁时学习太极 拳，先后曾跟随多位杨氏太极拳名家研习达15年，经过多年的锻炼与思考，深觉杨氏太极拳无法满足自己需求，所以多方访寻太极拳名家。 Read more
- Feb. 10, 2012 Private lessons for James Tam, Ken Huang of Toronto and Daniel Mroz of Ottawa. Read more
Tai chi, the Chinese martial art involving slow and rhythmic movement, has been shown to benefit older people by maintaining balance and strength. Now, researchers have found that tai chi also helps patients who suffer from Parkinson’s disease. Read more
Massimo Neresini attended the WKU competition in Padua on Feb. 5, 2012. He won three gold medals and one silver in Taijiquan.
Fan form, yang sword 42 and yang form 42 Beijing form and gold medal in Chen Style performing the YILU with the compliments from two referees that hadn’t seen such live performance before!. They were really enthusiastic to see the YILU Hong practical Method!
Can people who had an organ transplant practice Hunyuan Qigong? Is it safe for a person with a transplanted kidney or liver? Read more
Thanks to 鸣谢:
- Kelvin Ho 何家伟 http://ktaiji.blogspot.com/
- Frank Ding 丁建平 http://www.dynamictaichi.blogspot.com/
- All who attended the open house in Toronto.
greetings from Australia…fantastic site!…just wondering if the routines you teach are old frame or Chen Fake’s new frame?…thanx…peace
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A: I would like to avoid the confusion (becomes more and more confusing later on) by saying that what I teach is what Hong Junsheng learned from Chen Fake from 1930 to 1944. Whatever that means without a name is more accurate than putting it under a category.
You are on the right learning path. The path is very long and at different stages you have to do different things. Usually a person goes through three stages/plateaus. Each one is longer than the previous one. Read more
Twisting the towel is one of the basic foundation exercises of the Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method system. it is also called the four-cardinal yin yang split.
Pulling energy is also called “Pull back”, or “Roll Back”. In general it is an energy pulling the opponent towards yourself. The key is that your pulling power must originate from your own dantian. It cannot originate from your hand. Here is a video clip to illustrate this point.
The energy on the body must sometimes be connected and other times disconnected. Here is a video example of how the energy can be connected.
The body must be trained to have multiple axis and they must be in multiple dimensions. One of them is the VERTICAL AXIS. Vertical axis acts exactly the same way as a door hinge. Read more
Chen Zhensheng, also known as Waterheart, Gonghe, and Liaoweng. When he was young, he studied Chinese wrestling, Shaolin and then Yang style taijiquan, Sun Style Taijiquan , Wuu Style Taijiquan and Chen Style Taijiquan. He became a disciple of Grandmaster Hong Junsheng in 1978 in the lineage of Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method. He is a major lineage holder of Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method.
