
Mini lesson about finding triangle structure in the body
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 4:50 In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:1/5 At:Iowa
by Shopmaster on 2014/04/03

Mini lesson about finding triangle structure in the body
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 4:50 In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:1/5 At:Iowa
by Shopmaster on 2014/04/01

Mini lesson on how suspended head make for a stronger structure
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 7 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:1/5 At:Iowa
by Shopmaster on 2014/03/28

Lining up and Connecting, Learning Process
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 15 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Berlin
by Shopmaster on 2014/03/27

Explanation on static/stable power and how to train for it.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 7 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:1/5 At:Iowa
by Shopmaster on 2014/03/24

Demonstration of Yilu applications
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 6 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:3/5 At:Iowa
by Shopmaster on 2014/03/20

Mini lesson on three steps in circle: in with elbow, turn with the waist, out with hand.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 5 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:1/5 At:Iowa
by Shopmaster on 2014/03/17

Mini lesson on how to apply a lever on the opponent, explaining the steps of setting up an anchor and staying on.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 9 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Iowa
by Shopmaster on 2014/03/07
Introduction for new students of Practical Method, how to practice, body orientation, opening the kua, foot placement. Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 29 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:1/5 At:Perth
by Shopmaster on 2014/03/04
by Shopmaster on 2014/03/01

Lesson on foundations (Block Touching Coat 1, BTC1) which train leg and arm stretch, separation and connection. BTC1 applications were taught exclusively. Read more
by Shopmaster on 2014/02/26

Mini Lesson on how to make 1-2-3 relations in the body and training methods. The body is divided into many sections of three-joints. In each section, there is a special way the three joints must work. In many schools, this is also called the three circles of taijiquan.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 7 min + 12 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Iowa
by Kelvin Ho on 2014/02/20

Mini Lesson on how direction of movement is changed through the workings of waist, dang, kua, knee and foot exchanges. The example used for this concept is the circles in the foundation exercises.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 16 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Berlin

by Shopmaster on 2014/02/16

Unedited talks during class session on Daqingshan. Cannon Fist details and indirect power explanation.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 30 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:1/5 At:Daqingshan
by Shopmaster on 2014/02/11

Timing Accuracy Structure, 5 Yes and 5 No, Inside stays inside Outside stays outside, Positive Circle, Positive Circle individual corrections, Positive Circle creating space,
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 42 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:1/5 At:Berlin
by Shopmaster on 2014/02/09

Mini lesson on how to train by being clear in yilu
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 5 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:1/5 At:Iowa
by Shopmaster on 2014/02/07

Mini lesson on how every movement must pivot on something.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 5 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:1/5 At:Iowa
by Shopmaster on 2014/02/03

Some theory, three lines of energy, kua must be open,shoulder-kua-wrist hand must be dead, peng energy, moving step, stepping exercise,pulling exercise
turning of joints, use connection not power, what does it mean to relax.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 70 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Berlin
by Shopmaster on 2014/01/26

Concepts covered in this video: 1) Separation of Yin and Yang. 2) The crucial angle of 45 degrees. 3) Creating and maintaining a structure. 4) Separation of bone and muscle. 5) Daoist philosophy. 6) How to line up energy and movement. 7) Positive circle. Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 70 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty: 1/5 At: Berlin, Germany.
by Shopmaster on 2014/01/17

Stepping and the sequence of movements, Take out space, Move the floor not the body, Push without breaking the seal, Transfer the power from inside to the outside, Read more
by Shopmaster on 2014/01/12

1. The human body and machine. 2. Shoulder-torso separation. 3. Upper and lower body separation. 4. Open the power to the outside. 5. How to go down. 6. Stretch out. Read more
by Shopmaster on 2014/01/07

1. In with elbow, out with hand. 2. Details of the Positive Circle. 3. Ji: engagement. 4. Loose and Tight. 5. Inside and Outside. 6. Rotations. 7. Move or no move. 8. Sinking: Stable Switching. Read more
by Shopmaster on 2014/01/02
by Shopmaster on 2013/12/24

Application of the second half of the positive circle, how each attack has to go over the opponent’s defense. Detailed instruction and corrections. Read more
by Shopmaster on 2013/12/18

The hand will have the ability to issue and withdraw power when it is properly aligned with the elbow. This is a fundamental exercise that will enable future improvements in taiji push hands. Without the hand-elbow alignment and connection, indirect power cannot be developed.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 38 min. In: English & Chinese Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Daqingshan
by Shopmaster on 2013/12/12

Lesson on how orientation changes the generated power. One of the aims of taiji practice is to develop the ability to convert energy. Indirect power is a type of converted power. This video shows how to convert power from horizontal to vertical alignment. Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 11 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:1/5 At: Oakland, CA. USA.
by Shopmaster on 2013/12/05

Demonstration and application of suspended head saying in Taijiquan
“everything move, the head doesn’t move”
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 5 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Perth
by Shopmaster on 2013/11/29

A demonstration and instruction on how to practice with power, to train for evenness in the body
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 17 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:3/5 At:Greater Vancouver
by Shopmaster on 2013/11/21

Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 9 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:1/5 At:Toronto
by Shopmaster on 2013/11/20
Three Energies:Which part of the body goes out, which ones goes toward dan tian, and which one don’t move. This clip was rendered by mistake since it is already part of Body Part Functions 2012
Second Video: Anchor Point and Intention, how the anchor point of your move change the intent of the move.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 5+5 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:1/5 At:Vancouver and Perth

Note: a new video is added to this post, as clip of Three Energies of Taiji is also part of Body Part Functions 2012 (it was rendered twice by mistake)
by Shopmaster on 2013/11/17

Private lesson for new student covering foundation and yilu
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 48 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:1/5 At:New Hampshire
by Shopmaster on 2013/11/15

Highlights from two days workshop covering many important concepts: 1) Relationship moving and unmoving 2) Matching opponent’s force 3) Joint movement as wedge power 4) How to maintain relationship in yilu 5) Matching stretch in several dimensions 6) Changing locking point in circle 7) Elbow position in circle 8) Vertical switch with suspended head. Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 63 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Greater Vancouver
by Shopmaster on 2013/11/12

Private lesson covering yilu correction and application.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 38 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Phoenix
by Shopmaster on 2013/11/08

Theory and demonstration of how to use the triangle structure to generate rotational force
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 36 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:3/5 At:New York
by Shopmaster on 2013/11/02

Correction of common basic mistakes in Yilu practice, exercises how to open joint
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 56 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:1/5 At:San Francisco
by Shopmaster on 2013/10/28

General theory of practical method: door hinge and the vertical axis. Lever and the pivoting point. Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 17 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:1/5 At: Oakland, CA. USA
by Shopmaster on 2013/10/26

Knee action, how it relate to body movement. An exercise how to train the taiji way to use kua instead of the knee.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 8:53 In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:1/5 At:Oakland
by Shopmaster on 2013/10/22

Footage from New York workshop, Peel Off technique, talk on what does training the body mean, In and out two persons drill
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 22 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:1/5 At:New York
by Shopmaster on 2013/10/18

Yin Yang separation movements. Movement vs rotation.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 47 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Daqingshan
by Shopmaster on 2013/10/13

Detailed demonstrations on the different ways each move can be used depending on how the opponent reacts
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 29 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:4/5 At:New York
by Shopmaster on 2013/10/11

An effective move in push hand competition, Master Chen teach in Chinese and English how to train for this mo
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 10 min. In: English & Chinese Year: 2012 Difficulty:5/5 At:Daqingshan
