Wismin came from Philadelphia for four weeks, studied with James Chan.
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In May of 2011 I travelled to Daqingshan for the third time; my earlier visits took place in 2007 and 2009. The purpose of this trip was to receive further instruction from my Master, Chen Zhonghua, and to offer him my support by taking part in the First International Hong Junsheng Taijiquan Seminar and Competition. While commitments back in Canada meant that this trip was shorter than previous ones, I feel I learned a great deal from this visit. Read more
Finished Yilu with all students. Starting Cannon Fist this morning. To the second Buddha’s Warrior Attendant Pounds Mortar today. Recently students have learned Yilu, pole shaking and Guan Dao.
Continuation of yesterday clip, if you don’t move there will be a line to rotate opponent on.
In the past three days Master Chen Jinyuan taught us Guan Dao form he learned from GM Feng.
Videos below. Read more
Don’t use hand to hold on to opponent, only grab when opportunity arises.
Steve and Chad from Victoria Island.
This shows the importance of preparation, if Steve has arrived a week before instead of the day before, his body would be more open in the fight.
Master Chen corrected Levi: “You went down, don’t do that” Fetch water is a stretch on the front leg, not moving down.
Gino is the only student doing weapon form, Steve Chan was planning to, but his peeling toe nail is still bothering him.
Many students performed Practical Method Yilus in form competition on DQS, including one from Rizhao. Below are the miniclips from my iPod, full video coming soon.
Steve Chan, Levi Sowers
Steve Chan, Nicholas Fung
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This year there are sixteen students on the first week of Full Time session on DaQingShan. Steve Chan is supposed to arrive tomorrow to participate in the push hand competition. There is coffee brewing in the lobby at 5 am as an incentive for the early risers.
After early morning practice,we had several seminars by Master Li Enjiu and other Masters plus art demonstration session.
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Shot at DaQingShan Mountain by Paul Janssens during full time 2010. Notice the precise way Master Chen performed the transition moves.
Three months in taiji and he just started sword. This is the first taping.
Master Chen happened to be in the studio while I was taking a break from doing yilu. I had done thirty forms that day, and I had in mind to do ten more in the hour left of class. Naturally, I was looking around for distractions before continuing. Read more
Fist round of corrections for Matt, Alex and Yao Lixun this afternoon. I hope to correct their form 4 times during their full time stay in Edmonton this fall. Videos to follow later.
I think all of the videos from Daqingshan 2010 full time come courtesy of Paul (sorry for the missing credit!). Due to his hard work that there are so many records of our activities this year, I remember him getting up early to record a class while some students slept in.
Thanks Paul, I hope you got home safely and enjoy your remaining holiday
At the full time class in Edmonton this afternoon, I taught the concept of in and out. The general principle is: “The inside must stay inside; the outside must stay outside”. Translating this into taiji movement terms, it is “In with elbow; out with hand”.
As a visitor or member of this site you have noticed that the Daqingshan Full Time training has come to a very successful conclusion. I would like to remind everyone (and invite those interested) that on September 20, 2010 Edmonton Full Time training will start and continue until December 20. This would be an excellent time Read more
