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This lesson covers a foundation Taiji principle of Yin/Yang separation by opening the joints to generate power. Key words: normal / trained inside / outside differentiation. Two lines of energy. Author: Chen Zhonghua Length: 13 min. In: English Year: 2010 Difficulty:2/5 At:Edmonton
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5 Nos: 1. No Hands; 2. No Waist; 3. No Hips/Buttocks; 4. No Shoulders; 5. No Knees
Author: Chen Zhonghua Length: 17 min. In: English Year: 2010 Difficulty:1/5 At:Edmonton
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In this video Master Chen Zhonghua shows how to form a proper fist, how to use it and the fist functions in the Practical Method forms.
Author: Chen ZhongHua Length: 13 min. In: English Year: 2010 Difficulty:1/5 At:Edmonton
The spirals in the lower body are important, though difficult to perform or see. The legs are mainly for stability and the production of power. Movement is discouraged. In this video, Master Chen Zhonghua shows how to move the energy from the Dantian to the feet without tossing the legs.
Author: Chen ZhongHua Length: 11 min. In: English Year: 2010 Difficulty:3/5 At:Edmonton
Contents: 1. It is on this way and it is on but that way. 2. Active and passive power. 3. Growing all the time. 4. Is there a change in size? 5. Down? 6. Demonstration of Roll Back. 7. Trying it out. 8. The knee and Mingmen connection.
Author: Chen ZhongHua Length: 32 min. In: English Year: 2010 Difficulty:1/5 At:Edmonton
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
Master Chen Zhonghua used 8 chapters in this video lesson to teach how to bring the opponent’s power into your own rear foot and at the same time move his body away. Read more
This is a 9-minute sit-down lecture on the theories of taiji that relate to student learning by Master Chen Zhonghua. Contents: 1. Beginning. 2. Yin Yang Split. 3. Consistency. 4. Questions about Yin Yang Split. 5. Rotation. 6. The universality of principles.
Author: Chen ZhongHua Length: 9 min. In: English Year: 2010 Difficulty:1/5 At:Edmonton
Suspended head is a taiji concept that refers to the state of the spine line being erect at all times. When done right, the head is always suspended like being pulled from above or having something underneath it that provides support.
Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. What is suspended head? 3. How does not work? 4. Connected. 5. Test it out. 6. Conclusion. Author: Chen ZhongHua Length: 21 min. In: English Year: 2010 Difficulty:3/5 At:Edmonton
Author: Chen Zhonghua and Richard Johnson Language: English Time: 2:36 Minutes Location: Arkansas, USA Year: 2001
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1. Introduction. 2. Embrace the Head. 3. Can two moves be identical? 4. Expansion. 5. Energy and Shape.
Author: Chen ZhongHua Length: 27 min. In: English Year: 2010 Difficulty:1/5 At:Edmonton
The definition, movement restrictions and requirements for the thigh in taiji. In Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method, the thigh must rotate sideways in order to transmit power from ground to the torso. This is one of the key actions that compose the opening of the kua. Author: Chen ZhongHua Length: 9 min. In: English Year: 2010 Difficulty:3/5 At:Edmonton
Concepts covered in this 32-minute video: 1. Three Way Split. 2. How to be continuous and don’t stop the momentum. 3. How the three way split functions and enhances fajin skill. 4. How to find the point to fajin from. 5. How to find the one point to fajin to. 6. Lever point. 7. Demarcation line.
Author: Chen ZhongHua Length: 32 min. In: English Year: 2010 Difficulty:4/5 At:Edmonton
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This is the third mini lesson on the topic of tossing. This one deals with the nature of tossing in turns of energy, not physical movements and shape.
Author: Chen ZhongHua Length: 11 min. In: English Year: 2010 Difficulty:4/5 At:Edmonton
In this video, Master Chen Zhonghua explains what the waist is; the functions of the waist and how the waist work in relation to other body parts and in taiji movements.
Author: Chen ZhongHua Length: 19 min. In: English Year: 2010 Difficulty:3/5 At:Edmonton
Author: Chen Zhonghua Length: 42.14 minutes Language: English Location: Edmonton Difficult level: 2 out of 5 Content: In this video Master Chen Zhonghua teaches the physical requirements and perimeters for the kua, knee, foot and ankle. In addition, the relationships of these body parts are also explained.
In answering a student question, Master Chen Zhonghua dealt with a higher level skill in Taijiquan practice: connections of body parts and movements.
Author: Chen ZhongHua Length: 36 min. In: English Year: 2010 Difficulty:3/5 At:Edmonton
Author: Chen Zhonghua Language: English Length: 20:45 minutes Location: Edmonton
Description: Master Chen teaches the medium horse stance and the 1/3 theory of Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method.
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Author: Chen Zhonghua Length: video one-28 minutes; video two-3 minutes Year: 2010 Language: English
Location: Edmonton Focus: The use of a staff and weight to train peng energy.
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Author: Chen Zhonghua Length: 25 minutes Language: English Location: Edmonton
The elimination of “Tossing” is one of the major distinguishing features of the Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method system from other schools of Chen Style Taijquan. In this short video, Master Chen Zhonghua explains the difference between rotational moves and tossing moves.
Author: Chen Zhonghua Length: 60 minutes Language: English Chapters: 1 Year: 2010 Location: Edmonton
In 60 minutes, Master Chen Zhonghua clearly demonstrated the hand-foot relationships in every move of the entire Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method Yilu routine. Demonstrating the principles of stick energy to push, and rope energy to pull.
Author: Chen Zhonghua Language: English Year: 2010 Location: Edmonton Length: 10:12 minute key words: zhuo, adherence, bite, circle
Author: Chen Zhonghua Language：English and Chinese Length：3min.
In this full time August 17, 2010 class, Master Chen covers the half horse stance that enables weight shifting without tossing the waist. This is a major principle in the Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method system.
By: Li Enjiu李恩久. Length: 3:51 minutes分钟. Year: 2010年. Language: English & Chinese英文和中文.
Grandmaster Li Enjiu demonstrated applications of Part The Wild Horse’s Mane & Step Back to Mount the Tiger to Full Time 2010 students.
He also demonstrated knee strengthening exercise at the end. Master Chen translated the lesson to English.
This clip is shot during the same visit but different from the previous post Grandmaster Li Enjiu’s teaching clip
Author作者: Chen Zhonghua陈中华 Language语言：English 英文 Length片长：9:30分min.
In this video, Master Chen teaches and demonstrate Push Hand Technique: Enticing into Emptiness. This technique also illustrate how to get into better position without the opponent being aware of it and how to establish demarcation line.
This video was shot on Daqingshan on July 20, 2010 with the full time students.
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Author: Chen Zhonghua Language：English Length：8 min.
In this video, Master Chen demonstrate positive circle sequence in detail. This video was shot on Daqingshan on July 20, 2010 with the full time students.
Author作者: Chen Zhonghua陈中华 Language语言：English and Chinese中英文 Length片长：10分min.
In this video, Master Chen teaches a new foundation exercise to develop the ‘hinges’ in our body. The hinge is one of the most important techniques that the Practical Method system uses to develop higher levels of taiji skill. This video was shot on Daqingshan on July 14, 2010 with the full time students.
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This is a video clip of the instruction of the postures from #14 to #20 of the Yilu routine by Master Chen Zhonghua in May 2010 at a workshop in Montreal, Canada. The clip is 6:55 minutes long.
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In Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method, body functions are very important. This means that each part of the body has its own functions. It is not a case of the whole body working as ONE. That phrase might have been used but the meaning is not literal. Read more
