
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 57 mins Difficulty: 3/5 Language: English  
Year: 2025 Location: Edmonton, Canada







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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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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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by Ming on 2025/11/03
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What is the true essence of Taijiquan? Master Chen answers this question not with a complex explanation, but by simplifying the Eight Methods (八法 Bā Fǎ)—the foundational building blocks of the art. While historical figures from Wang Zongyue to Yang Chengfu contributed vital interpretations, sometimes viewing the methods as specific techniques or esoteric energies, Master Chen follows his teacher, Master Hóng Jūnsheng, in revealing their deeper intent. He insists that the Bā Fǎ are not reactive postures but dynamic principles (原理)—universal concepts that govern the body’s structure, alignment, and energy flow in every moment. |
| This essay will illuminate how Master Chen’s direct, practical approach, taught in his 2014 Toronto Workshop and backed by the wisdom of Master Hong’s writings and the Taiji Classics, strips away centuries of technical formalism to reveal the clear, direct application of the Practical Method. | |
| (This article is based on the Eight Techniques mini-lesson filmed in 2014, Toronto, Canada.) |
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