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Notes for Toronto Workshop Mar 2-5, 2019 – Kelvin Ho i

by Kelvin Ho on 2019/03/01

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Fetch Water

Put my front knee against the bench.
My front knee should be on top of my front heel.
Make my fetch water action much, much, much bigger. Only when there is size, it becomes useful. My action is way too small, Master Chen told me the same at the last workshop as well. I have not changed yet.
Once I am done with stretching the top, while not moving the front kua, knee, foot, move the rear foot to increase size.
Whatever I do, the front knee is not moving.
Train the whole yilu with one specific part not moving.

Night of Push Hands (Tournament Style) i

by Kelvin Ho on 2019/02/15

Night of Push Hands is an event for push hands enthusiasts to improve their skills. Matches will be run in a tournament format with different weight divisions, and winners from the weight divisions will compete in the grand championship round. There will be a referee for each match with two 2-minute rounds with a 1-minute break in between.

Anyone interested are welcome to join. Spectators are also welcome.

Kelvin Ho Chinese New Year Taiji Performance 2019 i

by Kelvin Ho on 2019/02/12

Kelvin Ho was invited to perform at Yee Hong Chinese New Year Celebration on Feb. 12, 2019.

Kelvin Ho Straight Sword on Feb 10, 2019 i

by Kelvin Ho on 2019/02/10

Don’t power up at the top i Quotations

by Kelvin Ho on 2019/01/19

陈中华老师曰:《手上要松，脚下要攻。》
Master Chen Zhonghua said, “Don’t power up the top, attack from the bottom.”

Learning – My taiji journey continues… 3

by Kelvin Ho on 2018/12/28

Back in 2011, I wrote about how my taiji journey got started: http://practicalmethod.com/2011/10/how-did-my-taiji-journey-get-started/. 7 more years passed by quickly on this journey, and it is now 2018. Much of the time was spent learning how to learn. In this article, rather than talking about taiji principles or concepts, let me share Master Chen Zhonghua’s teachings on learning.
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Creating a shell around myself 2

by Kelvin Ho on 2018/12/25

Today, I trained with John Dahms. We discussed about creating a shell around ourselves to prevent ourselves from moving. Creating such a shell is only half of the equation, the other half is that we must stretch/expand the inside as much as possible. This is like a fight between containment and breakout. It is a conflict that we must find a resolution. I think of it as building up a bomb, and then doing a controlled release of the energy through a narrow tube aimed at the target. For this to work, the person doing the containment should be different from the person trying to break out, so that each person is not affected by the other person when performing the desired function. The difficulty comes when in reality there are no two people, but just myself. Ideally, I would be required to split myself into two. In actual practice, we need to use different body parts to perform these separate functions, so they don’t interfere with each other. These actions must be clear. Read more

Opponents stop moving when I move 1

by Kelvin Ho on 2018/12/24

During practice on Dec. 23, 2018, we were practicing how to move in after making contact with the opponent. The particular exercise involved the two right forearms touching at one point. One person attempted his best to prevent the opponent from coming in, including moving his arm around. Everyone did this exercise against the others one by one. One student observed that when I showed how to move in, the opponent always appeared to have stopped his arm movement as soon as I started to move in. Others would struggle to fight at the upper body or the arm with the opponent. I found that being an interesting observation. Another student commented that he didn’t react or do any subsequent action when I moved in because there was no feedback/trigger to tell him to do anything, and he would just “watch” me coming in. I further demonstrated what they tended to do, which was to push his hand/arm forwarded as they moved the body forward, in which case, the opponent would respond immediately and stop me from coming in possibly using different methods. There should be no push at any time. Read more

Toronto Workshop Mar 2-5, 2019 i

by Kelvin Ho on 2018/12/22

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Creating a lever in the leg i

by Kelvin Ho on 2018/12/09

Recently, I had a dream where I used my thigh to push down the opponent at his thigh. Shifu came over and mentioned something that I didn’t quite understand. I then practiced that move with another student named Benz, and I got that move in the dream. When I woke up, I realized that I learned something.
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What is Fajin? 2

by Kelvin Ho on 2018/12/01

Toronto Oct 13, 2018

Master Chen has stated before fajin is everything is in the correct place, add speed. How do we add speed?
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Clarity 1

by Kelvin Ho on 2018/11/30

Toronto, Oct 23, 2018

When I first heard Master Chen Zhonghua talk about clarity, he was referring to our movements which needed to be clear, meaning that if we wanted a body part to move in a particular way, no other body part should compete or be dragged into that movement. For hand-out, the hand must clearly be the leader, whereas for elbow-in, the elbow must clearly be the leader. When we practice yilu, we must learn to do it in a segmented way, like writing block letters rather than cursive. We must first establish a train track in our bodies, so our actions will cause our body parts to move along the track (in other words, according to specific principles). The opponent may be fooled by our actions, but we certainly must be very clear on what we tried to do. In practice, we must have a clear goal, so our practice is focused and can take us there.
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Locking the opponent i

by Kelvin Ho on 2018/10/21

The ability to lock the opponent is an important one we need to continuously to improve on in Practical Method. In order to send the opponent to the floor in what seemingly an effortless manner (in reality, it is not really effortless), we always need to lock the opponent first. However, more often than not, especially at the beginning of our learning, we use a lot of brute force to keep the opponent in certain position. However, locking the opponent simply means disallowing him or her to move. As long as the opponent is not moving, the objective is achieved. Read more

“Iowa 2018 5” Online Video Trailer 10

by Kelvin Ho on 2018/09/02

Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 10 min. In: English Year: 2018 Difficulty:1/5

“Iowa 2018 4” Online Video Trailer 15

by Kelvin Ho on 2018/08/30

Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 10 min. In: English Year: 2018 Difficulty:1/5

In this video, Master Chen demonstrated how to destroy the opponent’s integrity on contact, and how to aim at the opponent centre.

“Iowa 2018 3” Online Video Trailer 10

by Kelvin Ho on 2018/08/27

Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 10 min. In: English Year: 2018 Difficulty:1/5

In this video, Master Chen demonstrated how to engage with Levi the Bull, who had tremendous amount of power. Master Chen went in without letting Levi detecting and powering up, and didn’t execute the final action until the setup was complete.

“Iowa 2018 2” Online Video Trailer 5

by Kelvin Ho on 2018/08/25

Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 10 min. In: English Year: 2018 Difficulty:1/5

Toronto Workshop Oct 22-25, 2018 2

by Kelvin Ho on 2018/08/07

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Notes for North American Practical Method Training Camp 2018 – Kelvin Ho 5

by Kelvin Ho on 2018/08/06

What’s your impression of Master Chen’s ability 19

by Kelvin Ho on 2018/08/04

We are collecting people’s impressions of Master Chen’s ability in the format of a short and concise description. Is there anything that shocks you when you met him for the first time? Please add your own impression as a comment below. The following are a few examples:

Wall – Kelvin Ho

Spear that pokes at you – Kelvin Ho

Body is different from a normal person – Kelvin Ho

Able to move individual body part – Kelvin Ho Read more

Rotation: Stretching around a fixed dot 1

by Kelvin Ho on 2018/07/08

Kelvin Ho Yilu Performance at AGOAC Tai Chi Celebration on June 23, 2018 i

by Kelvin Ho on 2018/07/01

Peter Li Yilu (First 13 Moves) in Toronto on June 2, 2018 i

by Kelvin Ho on 2018/06/02

Lucas Lu Yilu in Toronto on June 2, 2018 i

by Kelvin Ho on 2018/06/02

Mark Hanley Yilu in Toronto on June 2, 2018 i

by Kelvin Ho on 2018/06/02

Kelvin Ho Yilu in Toronto on June 2, 2018 i

by Kelvin Ho on 2018/06/02

Bruce Robinson Yilu in Toronto on May 27, 2018 i

by Kelvin Ho on 2018/05/28

Get out of the way i

by Kelvin Ho on 2018/05/26

During push hands practice, Master Chen Zhonghua often says, “Get out of the way”. The result is that the opponent falls right into a hole (to the ground). I had a recent understanding of this phrase. Whose way that I need to get out of? It’s opponent’s path to the ground, and I am right in the middle blocking it. In theory, if I can remove myself from that path, the opponent will happily (or not so happily) reach his/her destination (the ground).

In more practical terms, I need to lure the opponent into using me for support without him realizing it, I then put a lid above/behind him. Without losing the lid, I get out of the way to remove my support for him. With no further pushing, he will fall right into where my support was originally. A differential is created at that time. A related article on differential: Opening the trap door from below.
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Daqingshan 6th International Taijiquan Competition Opening Ceremony April 28, 2018 i

by Kelvin Ho on 2018/04/28

Beauty of Taijiquan 1

by Kelvin Ho on 2018/04/22

More and more I find that the beauty of the Taijiquan lies in its simplicity. 大道至简 da dao zhi jian – the overarching theory is the simpliest. Read more

Opening the trap door from below 1

by Kelvin Ho on 2018/04/08

In the Ottawa Mar 24-25, 2018 workshop, Master Chen Zhonghua re-emphasized the importance of creating a differential. He mentioned that steam would always rise up through an opening in a pot, and water would always run down a fall. These are examples of having a differential. We don’t force the steam up or push the water down. It is the property of steam or water given the situation. As long as the particular situation happens, the steam or water will simply behave that way. Steam and water are examples of a differential in position. There are also timing differential, power differential, length differential, movement differential, etc.

Practical Method Weekly News 2018.04.16 i

by Kelvin Ho on 2018/04/08

Taizhou Workshop on April 6, 2018

Practical Method Weekly News 2018.03.25 i

by Kelvin Ho on 2018/03/27

加拿大渥太华实用拳法讲座2018.03.24

Notes for Ottawa Workshop Mar. 24-25, 2018 1

by Kelvin Ho on 2018/03/24

Thank you very much for Rachelle and Emile’s hospitality for hosting the Toronto group attending the Ottawa workshop. It was such a pleasure meeting both the old and new faces. The following are my notes.

Kelvin Ho Positive Circle Correction on Jan. 15, 2018 i

by Kelvin Ho on 2018/01/15

Master Chen’s comments:
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Open the Rear Kua i

by Kelvin Ho on 2018/01/13

Group Yilu at Richmond Hill on Dec. 7 , 2017 i

by Kelvin Ho on 2017/12/10

2017 Martial Arts Festival in Toronto i

by Kelvin Ho on 2017/12/04

Practical Method was invited to participate in 2017 Martial Arts Festival in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada.
Shaolin martial arts from China were the main attraction for the event. Many local martial arts school were also invited to showcase their talents.
Kelvin Ho leading Bruce Robinson, Kevin Sun, Lucas Lu and Mark Hanley performed a yilu demonstration. A kids experience class was also conducted. A booth was set up to promote Practical Method. Eric Foo, Ken Fong, Louis Chan, Marianna Chan, Michele Chu helped with taking photos and videos, and looking after the booth.
Thanks to everyone who came to support as well.

Stretch (To Go Over a Non-Moving Dot) i

by Kelvin Ho on 2017/11/26

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