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
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Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 9 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:1/5 At:Toronto
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)
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
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
Private lesson covering yilu correction and application.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 38 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Phoenix
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
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
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
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
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
Yin Yang separation movements. Movement vs rotation.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 47 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Daqingshan
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
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
Zhuo, to adhere is the flip side of indirect power principle, it is how to deal with incoming force by maintaining contact all the time.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 16 min. In: English Year: 2012 Difficulty:4/5 At:Vancouver
Recording of Daqingshan session for Basic Foundation and Moving Foundation
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 38 min. In: English & Chinese Year: 2013 Difficulty:1/5 At:Daqingshan
Lecture and demonstration of the working of the Three Joints principle. Arm is an example of three joints which is made of three points with only the middle point that is moving. This basic principle applies to many configuration, for example leg – torso – arm can also work as the three joints as demonstrated in the video
Due to camera error, this video is out of focus, you can tilt your display backward to improve the viewing experience. Audio sync problem only in trailer video
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 28 min. In: English Year: 2012 Difficulty:3/5 At:Edmonton
Shot during private session in Germany, this video goes through several basic principles in generating different forces to unbalance opponent during push hand.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 10 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Germany
In this video Master Chen went through detailed nuances of the circle via student corrections. This is the definite video for details in circle, the mother move for Chen Style Taijiquan. Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 41 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:3/5 At:Vancouver
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
Correction from step back to jade shuttle and few more moves. Focusing on common error on elbow-hand relationship.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 6 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:1/5 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
Principle and Action
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 36 min. In: English Year: 2011 Difficulty:2/5 At:Phoenix
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
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
Private session: Hip and knee alignment in push, whole arm alignment, push hands training
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 56 min. In: English Year: 2012 Difficulty:3/5 At:Prague
Lesson on the principle of never move contacting point.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 2:30 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:3/5 At:Daqingshan
