
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 50 mins Difficulty: 3/5 Language: English  
Year: 2025 Location: Edmonton, Canada







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by Ming on 2025/11/29
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The journey into Taijiquan is often likened to navigating a profound, unfamiliar universe. Instead of a fixed, linear road, Master Chen provides a conceptual “Star Map,” where all the fundamental principles are laid out simultaneously. This powerful metaphor highlights the interconnected and non-prescriptive nature of the art, encouraging students to explore the constellation of concepts and forge their own integrated understanding. |
| This essay is the third installment in our series examining the full system of the Eight Methods (Bā Fǎ 八法). While our previous two essays detailed the theory and application of its core components—the Primary Energies (正勁 Zhèng Jìn) and the Four Diagonal Energies (隅勁 Yú Jìn)—this piece shifts focus to a crucial pedagogical strategy: Master Chen’s use of mechanical analogies. This is the central theme of our analysis. By following the teaching strategy of Master Hong’s Practical Method, we will examine curated video examples that leverage concrete physical comparisons to translate the entire abstract power and precision of the Eight Methods into immediately accessible and understandable terms. | |
| (This article is based on videos from the Practical Method YouTube channel.) |
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| The Toronto Practical Method workshop will be back on Jan 24 to 27, 2025. If you have not yet attended one, you will be amazed by the magical taiji skills of Master Chen Zhonghua, and his insightful guidance in your taiji journey. He has the missing piece that many people are looking for. If you have been here before, we are looking forward to training with you again. This workshop also celebrates Toronto Chen Zhonghua Taiji Academy’s 18th Aniversary. |
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by Ming on 2025/11/16
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This essay is the second installment detailing Master Chen’s direct, practical approach to explaining the complex structure of the Eight Methods of Taijiquan. Drawing specifically from his 2014 Toronto Workshop lecture and reinforced by the essential wisdom of Master Hong’s writings, this analysis represents a clear, direct application of the Practical Method learning system.
Previously, we established the nature of the Primary Energies (正勁 – Zhèng Jìn)—the most obvious, linear, and final expressed power (发劲 – Fā Jìn) of a technique. Now, we turn our focus to the crucial second section: the Four Diagonal Energies (隅勁 – Yú Jìn). |
| This essay will dive into this ‘subtle process‘ of leading, neutralizing, and storing energy — the indispensable Yú Jìn. By exploring the mechanics of these diagonal, transitional forces, we will uncover exactly how they function as the foundation for leading, deflecting, and storing the immense power that makes the final, direct Primary Energies truly devastating. | |
| (This is article based on the Eight Techniques mini-lesson filmed in 2014, Toronto, Canada.) |
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