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Still Water is a coded term used in old Taiji manual on how tremendous power can be likened like a flow of water. Master Chen show how to train for this and its application.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 15 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:4/5 At:Daqingshan
In the context of the first move of yilu, Master Chen taught various students how to do it with stretch and power.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 12 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Daqingshan
Demonstration how thick and thin shape relate to power
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 10 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Edmonton
Theory & demonstration of how to create additional dimension to generate a vectored power
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 3:29 In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:3/5 At:Edmonton
Demonstration on how to use the hand to create a ‘catch’ on opponent
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 21 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5
Root, gen, 根， is a Taiji concept. In today’s English, root means anchor point, fixed point and pivoting point. How to create anchor point to stretch and apply power. Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 22 min. In: English & Chinese Year: 2013 Difficulty: 2/5 At: Daqingshan. Read more
Shoulder rotation in brush the knee. Detailed instruction on Brush the Knee and the next few moves for intermediate student.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 31 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:4/5
Detailed Correction on the first 21 move
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 26 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:1/5 At:Edmonton
Importance of focusing on structure in Yilu
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 7 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:1/5 At:Edmonton
Theory and demonstration on how to extend, how to project force to opponent
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 10 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:3/5 At:Daqingshan
Lesson on two type of movements, and how rotation is used in secondary movement.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 2 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:1/5 At:Daqingshan
Lesson and demonstration on the importance of being aware of body frame, how it relates to power.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 10 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Daqingshan
Push Hand demonstration and instruction. ‘ front hand and rear foot line up’ , ‘Linking and sinking power” principles in action.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 5:34 min. In: English Year: 2009 Difficulty:3/5 At:Maple Ridge
Han Yue multiple ShanDong Province champion conducting push hand practice with full time students 2011. Presenter: Han Yue Length: 9 min. In: Chinese & English Year: 2011 Difficulty:4/5 At:Daqingshan
Correction on common error in stepping in. When pulling to step in, power has to come from rear leg.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 1:51 min. In: English & Chinese Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Daqingshan
Master Chen uses an umbrella to demonstrate structural requirement and power generation for taijiquan.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 9 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:3/5 At:Daqingshan
Explanation and application of move-in foundation exercise [youtube of exercise]
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 2 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Daqingshan
Master Chen demonstrate the principle behind ‘Whip Wrapped Around the Body’ move which is used as a stepping foundation exercise introduced in Daqingshan [youtube of the exercise]
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 4 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Daqingshan
Clip from Daqingshan lesson on primary taiji move which comes from forming a line that has constant tension. Taiji movements are divided into primary movements and secondary movements. Primary movements are actions and secondary moves are the transitional moves that connect one action to another. Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 4 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:3/5 At: Daqingshan
Lesson and demonstration on how to use elbow, shoulder and kua: how they work together in application.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 10 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:3/5 At:Greater Vancouver
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 50 min. In: English Year: 2020 Difficulty:1/5
Master Chen teaches a rule in Taiji movements that requires all actions to start from the Dantian and then ends in the Dantian.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 3 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:1/5 At:Daqingshan
Correction with application explanation. Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 21 min. In: English Year: 2012 Difficulty:2/5
Correction of the entire Yilu. Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 14 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Toronto, Canada
In this ten-minute mini video, Master Chen Zhonghua taught the essentials of the basic single hand push hand pattern: four corners push hand drills. Important push hands principles were given and the drill was designed to bring out the principles of using power in the practitioner’s body. Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 10 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Toronto, Canada
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 7 min. In: English Year: 2010 Difficulty:1/5 At:Edmonton
When doing the bare-hand form and pushing hands with an opponent, one must keep the power constant. This is one of the characteristics of Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method. By keeping to this principle, one will gradually gain more internal abilities.
The key to taiji movements is first of all ROTATION. But how can we rotate when we have two feet, two legs, etc.? In this video, Master Chen Zhonghua shows one aspect of rotational movement requirements: the body must be firm to form a structure conducive to a rotation. Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 12 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:4/5 At:Maple Ridge, B.C. Canada
In this video Master Chen talked about the five steps in learning procedure according to GM Hong
Author: Chen ZhongHua Length: 12 min. In: English Year: 2010 Difficulty:2/5 At:Edmonton
How to push the wall to create an arch in the body. This is a special exercise in the Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method system. It is part of the construction of the new body structure to create an alignment of energy in the body. Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 8 min. In: English Year: 2012 Difficulty:1/5 At:Maple Ridge, B.C. Canada
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 16 min. In: English Year: 2012 Difficulty:1/5 At:Daqingshan, China
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 12 min. In: English Year: 2012 Difficulty:1/5 At:Singapore
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 6 min. In: English Year: 2012 Difficulty:3/5.
In and Out is an important principle often overlooked in Taijiquan practice, it has to be clearly expressed in every move in yilu.
The shape and actions of the kua in Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method. Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 3 min. In: English Year: 2012 Difficulty:3/5 At:Maple Ridge, B.C. Canada
How to produce power in the body. Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 2 min. In: English Year: 2012 Difficulty:2/5 At:Maple Ridge, B.C. Canada
Weight shifting or weight switching is an important technical principle of the Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method. Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 2 min. In: English Year: 2012 Difficulty:3/5 At:Maple Ridge, B.C. Canada
The shape of the hand in Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method. The hand and fingers are shaped like an ancient Chinese roof tile. This ensures that the base is tight and the fingers span out. Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 5 min. In: English Year: 2012 Difficulty:1/5 At:Maple Ridge, B.C. Canada
A mini lesson showing the Yin/Yang two cylinder rotations and how it relates to Six Sealing Foundation and other moves.
Related: “Kua Function” Mini Lesson
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 6 min. In: English Year: 2012 Difficulty:3/5 At:Maple Ridge, B.C. Canada
