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Living on Daqingshan Information i

by Michael Winkler on 2016/12/29

Travel

Trains and flights within China can be booked via internet on these platforms. They also have apps for mobile devices:

http://www.ctrip.com
http://www.qunar.com

Places from where our drivers can pick you up are following. The prices are for one car going, it might be shared with others.

– Qingdao airport pick up is US$100.00
– Rizhao airport pickup US$40.00
– Weifang train station pick up is US$70.00
– Wulian train or bus station pick up is US$10.00.

Visa

Usually the procedure is always the same: You need our invitation letter plus the hotel reservation, with this you go to the China Visa Center, and a few days later you can pick up the visa. Common maximum is 3 month study-visa, this may be extended for 1 more month when you are in China.
But sometimes also longer periods may be issued. The longest is 1 year, when you have a job in China.

Next year with the opening of the school in Wulian we will have several job opportunities. For details get in touch with me via: mail (at) practicalmethod (dot) de.

Shopping

Hey Guys, actually you can buy nearly everything in China. We first came here with three packages of diaper and then found out, that you can buy them in every supermarket to nearly the same price like in our country (Germany) 🙂

Hard to get is coffee and cheese. But if you really need something for your “survival”, you can get really everything online on www.taobao.com. This is pretty much like amazon in the west. Somethings are more expensive then in our home countries, because they have to be imported (chocolate, bio-baby food etc.).

A hint for using the search field of taobao: try to translate to Chinese first, then enter the Chinese characters. Taobao also can deal with lot’s of English terms, but the price range is quite large and very likely you get much better deals when entering Chinese.

Hong Kong 2016 Workshop Photos i

by admin2 on 2016/12/27

Practical Method Workshops 2016 PERTH i

by Jhung Siu on 2016/12/27

Initial Closing i

by Kelvin Ho on 2016/12/26

International Living on Daqingshan 6

by Michael Winkler on 2016/12/26

Do you want to live in tune with nature, surrounded by people striving for similiar goals, raising your children (if you have or want to have a family) in a harmonious community, rather than give them to the kindergarten?

Or do you have some money at the bank, but no idea what to do with it, how to invest AND would you like to spend some years on our mountain?

Then Daqinshan is the place for you! “Daqinshan” (大青山), literally “big green mountain” is a remote area in Shandong Province. Read more

Australia Workshops 2016 Photos i

by admin2 on 2016/12/20

Perth, Sydney, Gold Coast

Sydney Workshop 2016 Notes i

by admin2 on 2016/12/17

Notes by Brian Chung on day 1 of the workshop with Master Chen Zhonghua and Chen Xu.

Notes 2016-12-10 Sydney Workshop Day 1

1. Practical Method consists of Gongfa (jibengong), Quanfa (yilu, erlu, jian, dao, waxwood pole), Yongfa (tui shou, san shou).
2. We start with only the physical. In the end, there is nothing physical.
3. 3 things we don’t work with. Breathing, Fingers, Eating. We were born with these abilities.
4. The middle must come out.
5. Did you see the middle? Did you see the red?

Bali Workshop 2016 Photos i

by admin2 on 2016/12/16

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Sydney 2016 Push Hands i

by admin2 on 2016/12/15

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Singapore 2016 Workshop Photos i

by admin2 on 2016/12/15

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2016/12/15 – Richmond Hill – Beginner – positive circle i

by Mark Hanley on 2016/12/15

The instruction is very simple elbow in turn the waist out with hand

I found that I had bent my wrist in Block touching coat and that I repeated this wrist turn in the positive circle. Kelvin helped me understand what I had done, after correction suggested I use a mirror at home to reinforce the elbow rotation without moving my wrist independently. I took this advice and found that It really helped.

So now I bring my elbow in, it rotates more easily by turning the waist and then the straighter arm always the hand to extend better

2016/12/15 – Richmond Hill – Beginner – Block touching coat i

by Mark Hanley on 2016/12/15

The instruction is very simple sink kwa rotate elbow and open without using force. I found that I could sink the kwa easily but then turned to force to open the grip.

Kelvin helped me first by holding my arms but then changed the grip to using a single finger against my arm instead of holding the arm. He indicated that I should warp around the finger. This helped, I found that after I sank by stretching my fingers and wrist open it allowed me to get a better movement in my elbow which in turn allowed me to better wrap around the finger.

Exercise: Lock the front knee 5

by Kelvin Ho on 2016/12/10

Practical Method Toronto – Students’ Single Whip Postures i

by Kelvin Ho on 2016/12/10

Notes for Ottawa Workshop Nov. 12-13, 2016 1

by Kelvin Ho on 2016/11/20

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This is the first time I attended the Ottawa Workshop. Great group! Thanks Rachelle, James, and Daniel for organizing the workshop, and Rachelle for my stay at her place. Here are my notes:

Move the feet. When we train, we fix the feet. When you push hands, we move the feet. Our feet are often not mobile enough, we must force ourselves to move them, e.g. getting in changes the pivot.
The only way to connect is not to connect. Connection means moving and non-moving parts have a relationship. Read more

Perth Demo i

by admin2 on 2016/11/20

Stay on the line i

by Kelvin Ho on 2016/11/19

At the Ottawa Nov. 12-13, 2016 workshop, Master Chen Zhonghua talked about when doing twisting the towel or six sealing four closing, our hands and elbows must stay on the same line. Where was that line exactly? We often just imagined where that line was. He told us to use a physical object to guide us, and he used a stick to show us. In today’s class in Toronto, we started with twisting the towel and covered what I learned at the Ottawa workshop. We went on to use the railing at the community centre to do the six sealing four closing exercise.
Six Sealing Four Closing - 1 Six Sealing Four Closing - 2

Tai Chi bang – short lesson i

by Tomasz Raganowicz on 2016/11/19

Brennan – Ottawa 2016 Workshop notes 2

by Brennan Toh on 2016/11/17

Do the form. A lot. Do it so much you never have to think about the next move, until all the movements and transitions are fluent. Only then can you work on a specific principle comfortably enough to improve.
Finish each move (in the form) and keep going. Keep going into the next one.
We have to be capable of anchoring power on the outside, just as we have to be capable of anchoring power on the inside. IE: body movement that anchors on the hand (hand doesn’t move), and hand movement that anchors on the body (centre line doesn’t move). Maintain consistent power on the outside while the inside stays mobile.
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North American Practical Method Training Camp July 28 – Aug 1, 2017 2

by John Upshaw on 2016/11/12

We are pleased to have Master Chen Zhonghua back for another workshop. This time Taijiquan training, lodging and dining will be at one location with one cost. This will be an intensive workshop focused on foundations, drills, form, push hands and applications.

Date: July 28 – Aug 1 2017
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Kelvin Ho Yilu in Toronto on Nov. 6, 2016 i

by Kelvin Ho on 2016/11/06

Practical Method in Vienna, Austria i

by Pawel Mueller on 2016/11/04

Our training spot at Augarten in beautiful Vienna, Austria

If you are in Vienna, Austria, or close to it and you want to practice Practical Method Taijiquan you are most welcome to join our growing group. We practice in different places which you can check out on our map, our main spot is currently in the 15th district at a Karate Dojo where you can find us every Saturday morning from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm.
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Vancouver Workshop Oct 2016 i

by Wilkin Ng on 2016/10/20

We did a lot 13 Yilu repetition with counting. The idea is to be clear in each step of each move. Master Chen mentioned once student learn the choreography, it is helpful to break down each move to understand it better, then latter perform it together again.

This sequence of breaking and putting it back should be repeated several times as student progresses in practice.

Camille Notes from Maple Ridge Workshop i

by Camille Lipford on 2016/10/20

All actions are rigid (yang); all adaptations are soft. (yin)

Qi gong and 3 levels of taiji progression: “The truth is naked”, People can’t take the truth because they are not naked. We are always covering up.

When all moves arise from the biting and catching of the gears, there will be proportionality.

Todd notes from Maple Ridge Workshop 2

by todd turik on 2016/10/20

Saturday:
1. Gear box / Bite: Don’t add extra moves. With twisting of towel you need to grind elbows on ribs. Everything is proportional and nothing is loose or it will break at higher speeds (like an engine). In this way, nothing leaks out.

2. A rock cannot have a relationship with itself; it needs to split and then one part can move around in relation to the other.
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Dina Notes from Maple Ridge Workshop i

by Dina Kerr on 2016/10/20

Maple Ridge Workshop With Chen Zhonghua October15/16, 2016

It was windy and raining in Maple Ridge last weekend, but in our cozy hall, Master Chen was telling us once again what he has been telling us for sixteen years: elbow in, hand out, move one thing at a time, observe your opponent, where his energy is located, see his lines.

Take out Space i

by admin2 on 2016/10/17

Toronto Workshop Photos 9-2016 i

by admin2 on 2016/10/16

Phoenix Workshop Photos 2016 i

by admin2 on 2016/10/13

Perth Push Hands Session (2015) i

by admin2 on 2016/10/10

Calgary Class Video i

by admin2 on 2016/10/08

Winston’s notes for Master Chen’s 2016/10/1-2 Phoenix workshop 2

by Winston Wang on 2016/10/07

I don’t know if it’s accurate, but I tried my best to record all I’ve heard and saw in the two-day workshop.

Change “一” shape structure to ” V ” shape to get a 3D structure

If there’s a V shape structure with ABC points as joints. A Taiji movement would be:
A as a hinge. It doesn’t move at all, but able to rotate.
B as a connection between two arms. Its track will not change because A and C are restricted. And will move towards the different direction of A.
C as the only free moving part. But its track must be pre-defined before it moves, and need to be related to A.

Student’s comments on Master Chen’s Phoenix Workshop 1

by Ping Wei on 2016/10/06

Master Chen’s Practical Method workshop and private lessons in Phoenix, Arizona, October 1-4, 2016. Read more

Practical Method Phoenix, AZ Workshop Oct 1- 2, 2016, Review by Chris Liu i

by Ping Wei on 2016/10/04

Practical Method Phoenix, AZ Workshop October 1, 2016 – October 2, 2016
by Chris Liu on 10/4/2016

When I discovered the Practical Method, I started watching a lot of Master Chen’s videos. This led me to read more in depth about Taiji and its rooted philosophy in Taoism. I watched, and read, and thought about it every day for over a year then one day, I finally believed I was ready to meet Master Chen. Read more

Brennan Toh and John Dahms Push Hands 2015/2016 i

by Brennan Toh on 2016/09/28

The difference in push hands 1.5 years training can make.

Fall 2016 Classes (Fredericton, NB, Canada) i

by Jean-Philippe Ranger on 2016/09/18

New 10-week course by Jean-Philippe Ranger

Starting September 29, 2016

Thursdays 5-6:30 pm

J.B. O’Keefe Centre
St. Thomas University
(Register on site)

Learn the fundamentals (jibengong), the first form ( Yilu ) and push hands (tuishou).

For more information, email: jphranger@gmail.com

So glad to see John! And he sent a Basketball player rolling across the court! i

by Nicholas Fung馮嘉傑(香港) on 2016/08/28

Fresh new Mr. accountant John and I had a catch up today and celebrated. Despite his absence, he has been keeping up with the basics and was able to develop new moves on the basketball court. Yeah, he sent a guy rolling across the court when pushed from behind. I am impressed! And, John didn’t know what had happened except for not moving!

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