Recently, I notice when I rotate the rear kua in a certain way to bring the knee up, a stick seems to be created between the rear kua and the rear ankle. Note that the leg itself is actually not straight, it really is just like the half horse stance with the rear side longer than the front side. It feels like this stick can support me with the proper alignment against an incoming force.
Kelvin Ho
Edwin started learning the yilu in Oct 2011.
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After winning his weight category of Men – Moving Step (140 – 155 lbs), Nicholas Mann up-challenged the Gold Medalist of the next higher weight category, Men – Moving Step (156 – 170 lbs), and won.
Nick Mann is in red sash.
Kelvin Ho is the one with the black helmet. At the time of this video he had studied Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method for 2 years and this is his first push hands competition. He is a student of Chen Zhonghua.
Allan Haddad is Master Chen’s student in Toronto, and he started attending the workshops in May 2010. This match took place on Nov. 12, 2011 at 2011 Canadian Taiji Open Championships.
Silver Medal Performance at 2011 Canadian Taiji Open Championships.
Bronze Medal Performance at 2011 Canadian Taiji Open Championships.
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| Place: | Bayview Hill Community Centre – Open area near the pool 114 Spadina Road Richmond Hill, ON L4B 2Y9 Read more |
Today, I pushed hands with a few people. I realized how afraid I was of falling. I knew that I needed to get closer, and was trying to do kua-to-kua. However, every time the opponent tried to come in, I knew the kind of move he was trying to execute, and I would get caught and fell if he successfully got into position.
| Date: | Saturday November 12, 2011 |
| Time: | 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Location: | Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto 5183-5193 Sheppard Avenue East Scarborough, ON Canada M1B 5Z5 |
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| Schedule: | Class 1A: Every Saturday from Oct 15, 2011 to Dec 10, 2011, except Nov. 12, 2011 – 10:30 am to 11:30 am Class 1B: Every Wednesday from Oct 12, 2011 to Nov 30, 2011 – 8:30 pm – 9:30 pm |
| Place: | Bayview Hill Community Centre – Open area near the pool 114 Spadina Road Richmond Hill, ON L4B 2Y9 |
Today, we have two visitors today: James Tam from Ottawa, and Kevin Sun from Winnipeg. Kevin is new to Practical Method, and he is planning to attend the Toronto September workshop.
James Tam, Sherman Lau, Bing Sum Lau, Kelvin Ho
In this mini lesson held at a Toronto workshop, Master Chen Zhonghua started by explaining the intricate 360 degree rotation of the shoulder in a positive circle and went on the explain many important taiji movement concepts including how two points link, how many points work together, etc.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 32 min. In: English Year: 2011 Difficulty:3/5 At:Toronto
| Open House – Toronto
Instructor: Master Chen Zhonghua |
| Instructor: Master Chen Zhonghua Date: September 22-25, 2011 Time: 9 am – 5 pm Read more |
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They may have different video clips.
Thanks to Wilkin.
“Nobody has the patience to wait and spin. If I am reacting and someone is pushing, and I wait until he has enough friction, I spin and it works. But if I’m too impatient, he pushes and I move forward or backward instead of spin; it becomes a toss, because I go too early. That’s why you have to be patient, and you have to follow the rules. Following the rules is very difficult because when we see an opportunity we want to fight. And in taiji, the rules say you can’t. Even if he’s not blocking […] you have to wait until he comes in and then you can spin him.”
Original article: https://practicalmethod.com/2011/08/chen-zhonghua-on-peng-energy-on-chen-style-taijiquan/
I like this paragraph very much.
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- 5 of 8 Features of Practical Method:
- Eye fixed on the target.
- Concave circle.
- In with elbow, out with hand.
- No dynamic power, only structure power.
- Half horse stand, one third, one third, one third
http://www.silveryhat.com/learn-to-learn/#more-462
I remembered Master Chen telling us similar stories.
Excellent Article. It serves as a good reminder. Please be patient. It is being translated into English.
太极拳名家洪均生先生是太极宗师陈发科的入门弟子，一生致力于太极拳的研究，其功底深厚、松园缠 绵、缜密雄浑，在国内外影响很大，我成为师爷的再传弟于，实为三生有幸。 Read more
I made my taiji chan gun tonight in 2010.
I re-created my taiji chan gun with slight modification in 2020. Now the shovel is gone.
Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method – Toronto Workshops
Toronto 7
Date: Jan 22, 2011
Time: 8 am – 4 pm
Location:
11 Glen Cameron Rd., Unit 16
Thornhill, Ontario L3T 4N3
Date: Jan 23, 2011
Time: 9 am – 5 pm
Location:
Rough Woods Community Centre – Room Aspen B
110 Shirley Dr.
Richmond Hill, ON L4S 1Y9
Cost: $160 for 2 days, $100 for 1 day. $100/hr for private lesson.
http://www.kungfumagazine.com/magazine/article.php?article=681
I find this article interesting.
