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1. Beginning. 2. Push Hands Demonstration with Massimo. 3. Push Hands Demonstration with Master Bon. 4. Push Hands Demonstration with Bruno. 5. Partial Yilu Demonstration. 6. Bang exercise. 7. Positive Circle. 8. Kua Movement. 9. Shoulder and Kua Relationship. 10. Head. 11. Two Shoulders. 12. Thigh.

Author: Chen Zhonghua   Length: 19 min.   In: English and Italian   Year: 2010  Difficulty:2/5  At:Italy

Introduction to Practical Method in Italy in 2010
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Contents: In this video lesson, Master Chen Zhonghua teaches the functions and limitations of the hand, elbow and the shoulder. These are important body parts for Taiji movements.
Author: Chen ZhongHua   Length: 38 min.   In: English   Year: 2010  Difficulty: 2/5  At: Edmonton

Hand, Elbow and Shoulder Functions in Tai Chi
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Author: Chen Zhonghua     Length: 1:15 minutes     Language: English     Location: Victoria, Canada     Chapters: 85           Year: 2003

Detailed Yilu Instructions Online Video
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Level one is considered a level for novice people who are starting with Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method.

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Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method Basic Foundations 2009 Victoria Version!  In this video Master Chen Zhonghua gave a basic introduction to the foundations of Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method. He also gave a brief history of Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method. Made in the fall colors in beautiful Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, this 32 minutes video covers both stationery and moving step exercises in: Positive circle; negative circle, twisting the towel, six sealing and four closing, fetch water, shaking the pole.

Basic Foundations 2009 Version Online Video
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Energy Alignment One Online Video
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The human energy flows in the body in an organized way which we cannot see with the naked eye or feel by ourselves. The way the energy flows is defined in Taiji as Energy Alignment. This is  a video series based on instructions of Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method Yilu Routine. There are four DVDs in this series. In terms of depth of knowledge, the instructions of this video series belongs to level three (one is basic choreographic learning, two is details of instruction). Please see Energy Alignment 2, 3, 4 for trailers  Author: Chen Zhonghua. Length: 1:00 hour long          Language: English          Postures: 1-28 (sections 1 and 2)


Energy Alignment is a video series based on instructions of Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method Yilu Routine. There are four DVDs in this series. In terms of depth of knowledge, the instructions of this video series belongs to level three (one is basic choreographic learning, two is details of instruction).

Author作者:Chen Zhonghua 陈中华     Length: 1:09 hours 小时     Language: English 英文     Postures: 29-49 (sections 3 and half of 4)动作

Energy Alignment Two Online Video
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Energy Alignment is a video series based on instructions of Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method Yilu Routine. There are four DVDs in this series. In terms of depth of knowledge, the instructions of this video series belongs to level three (one is basic choreographic learning, two is details of instruction).  By: Chen Zhonghua 陈中华      Language: English 英文     Length: 43:41 Minutes分钟     Postures: 50-68 (finish section 6) 动作

Energy Alignment Three Online Video
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Energy Alignment is a video series based on instructions of Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method Yilu Routine. There are four DVDs in this series. In terms of depth of knowledge, the instructions of this video series belongs to level three (one is basic choreographic learning, two is details of instruction).

By: Chen Zhonghua 陈中华      Language: English 英文     Length: 39:45 Minutes分钟     Postures: 68-81  动作

Energy Alignment 4 Online Video
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There are many important principles in Chen Style Taiji Practical Method. One of which is the principle of 45 Degree. I have heard Chen Zhonghua spoke of it many times since. After years of studying and discovering, I am realizing its importance. Read more

Taiji and Mechanics 4

by Janl on 2010/09/07

When Master Chen demonstrates push hands and he “pushes me out”, I sometimes feel subjected to an overwhelming push or pull. More often I feel subjected to a combination of a force and a strong twist. This combination seems to be even more difficult to counter act. Read more

By: Chen Zhonghua.        Language: English.        Length: 61 minutes.        Year: 2004          Part 1 of a 4-DVD set by Master Chen Zhonghua on the applications of Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method yilu routine.

Yilu Detailed Applications 1 Online Video
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By: Chen Zhonghua.        Language: English.       Length: 53 minutes.        Year: 2004.          Part 2 of a 4-DVD series by Master Chen Zhonghua on the applications of Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method yilu routine.

Yilu Detailed Applications 2 Online Video
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By: Chen Zhonghua.        Length: 44 minutes.         Language: English.         Year: 2004     Part 3 of a 4-DVD series by Master Chen Zhonghua on the applications of the Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method system.

Yilu Detailed Applications 3 Online Video
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By: Chen Zhonghua.        Language: English.         Length: 1 hour.       Year: 2004     Part 4 of a 4 part video set on Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method Yilu applications by Master Chen Zhonghua. It can be used while learning the Yilu routine or as advanced learning after one has finished learning the choreography of the form.

Yilu Detailed Applications 4 Online Video
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Are you Learning? 1

by webmaster on 2008/02/22

Are you learning anything? I often mention at my workshops that I notice many old disciples of the Grandmaster who spent dozens of years with the Grandmaster without learning a thing.

Why do I say something so harsh? Look at the physical evidence. They continue to look like they are doing wushu, or whatever they used to do. They continue to use force in their push hands. They continue to use tricks in their applications. Their abilities are all external.

Are you one of the above?

One observation that I have consistently made is that most people follow the rules for about 4 months. They gain considerable ability and understanding during these four months. After that they mentally graduate. They won’t “hear” anything any more. The first four months were filled with real learning because they were totally new to the system. After the first four months, they continue to believe that they are learning but in reality, they don’t learn any more. If you tell them, they will have 1 million explanations. They confuse what they do with what learning is. They experiment and are on their own while in their mind they are trying out what they learned.

In real life, a person gets into this frame of mind at the age of about 11 to 13. That’s when you notice that they start believing in themselves. In learning Taiji, this is reduced to about 4 months. Once a person gets into that frame of mind, there is almost no return.

Another scenario is almost the opposite but has the same bad effect. People come to the system but will not learn. There could be a myriad of reasons but they are not learning. If these people can persist, one day they will learn. When that happens, their learning will be in leaps and bounds. That is because by this time, they will have a very good foundation for learning. Their understanding will be based on facts they know.

You need to re-examine your learning process.

By:   Chen Zhonghua.      Length: 34:50 minutes.      Language: English.   Year: 2004
This video covers the content of dynamic foundations in the form of moving step and how they are applied in push hands and in the practice routines.

Advanced Foundations Online Video
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