- After learning the choreography the next step is to reach the extreme. Stance and size must become very big
- We have to learn to lock one place. This will force other parts of the body to continue the move. Restriction is a way to train the entire body Read more
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Master Chen Zhonghua’s private lesson for Sean Rogers on Nov. 9, 2020. This one hour lesson focused on the most basic fundamental elements of the Foundations Exercises of Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method system. Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 56 min. In: English Year: 2020 Difficulty:3/5 At:Edmonton Chen Zhonghua Taiji Academy
Read moreMaster Chen Zhonghua’s private lesson for Anton Phipps and Eric Moore. This one hour lesson is on push hands applications.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 49 min. In: English Year: 2020 Difficulty:3/5 At:Edmonton Chen Zhonghua Taiji Academy
Six Sealing Four Closing
- The stretch of the elbow against the locked hand comes to a stop.
- Switch to use the central vertical axis to rotate. When it is done, switch to the rear shoulder-kua axis to continue the rotation in the same direcction.
- Switch to the front shoulder-kua axis, power with the rear kua to cause the hand to go out. Read more
- Arm: don’t stretch out fully. The elbow must be bent
- Power should come from the kua, not from the shoulder
- The stretch must start from inside
Continuation of the Cannon Fist form corrections by Master Chen Zhonghua for Roy Croucher.Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 59 min. In: English Year: 2020 Difficulty:3/5 At:Edmonton Chen Zhonghua Taiji Academy
Read moreTurning around without turning around. This is referring to moving the elbow, while the hand and shoulder are not moving.
Moving the hand will tie a knot in the body. Thinking of how to reel in with the spool to bring in the hose, and how to get the hose out by holding the end and pulling it out.
All important moves are difficult. Read more
Greece
- At the beginning we repeated the move we were training on 2.11.2020: Lock hand and shoulder on the same line. Move the elbow upward toward the hand/shoulder line
- This move is the foundation. The power comes indirectly. Only this way we can cause a bounce
Yilu counts: 2187
Chen Zhonghua’s English online lesson on Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method on Nov. 4, 2020. Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 67 min. In: English Year: 2020 Difficulty:1/5 At:Edmonton Chen Zhonghua Taiji Academy
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Roy Croucher Private 2020-1104 Cannon Fist. Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 57 min. In: English Year: 2020 Difficulty:3/5 At:Edmonton Chen Zhonghua Taiji Academy
Master Chen had Kelvin Ho restate the content from yesterday’s instructions. The hand and shoulder are on the same line or track. The shoulder is fixed. The elbow goes up into that line, which pushes the hand out. The elbow is the lead.
Chinese Class
Buddha’s Warriot Attendant Pound Mortar
- How to lift the right leg? It has to stretch out and then come back.
- Many people would make the buttock protrude when lifting the leg.
Block Touching Coat
- The horizontal move (5th count) in Block Touching Coat is not actually a horizontal move.
- Lock right kua, move left kua, and then lock left kua, move right kua
I remember reading this story in Italian a few years ago. I found this translation on Internet; hope you enjoy it! Read more
Exercise: From Six sealing and four closing position
- Lock the two ends: Hand and Shoulder on the same line. Move the middle: Elbow
- The elbow is placed down. It has to move upward towards the hand-shoulder line
- Elbow and kua move upwards
- Intention is how you lead the action
Master Chen Zhonghua’s online lesson on Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method on Nov. 3, 2020.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 61 min. In: English Year: 2020 Difficulty:2/5 At:Edmonton Chen Zhonghua Taiji Academy
In today’s lesson there were 47 class participants.
We are focusing on a simple movement from Six Sealing Four Closing.
- Push the elbow up towards the shoulder and hand line.
- The elbow is the one that drives out the hand.
- Don’t move the hand itself. Read more
Master Chen Foundations Class 2 November 2020
If the hand cannot move, the body must move vertically
Hand cannot move, head cannot move, feet cannot move – only the inside can move
‘Elbow is left behind’ – elbow must lead, kua must lead
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Recorded at around 13,500 Yilus.
Chen Zhonghua’s online class on Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method. This class he taught how to open the elbow by pushing it to the hand/shoulder line. Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 65 min. In: English Year: 2020 Difficulty:1/5 At:Edmonton Chen Zhonghua Academy
Read moreHello, live in Phoenix, I’ve been studying with Ping Wei for not quite two years. Looking forward to many more years of practice.
Hi all,
Here is my first recorded Yilu-First 13, with a little help from my dog, Calli.
I have been studying Practical Method in Phoenix for three years with Ping Wei.
Until this week, I never tried recording myself, but boy am I glad I did! It is such a helpful tool. .
Selina Huang started studying Practical Method on July 5, 2020.
Zhuang Ying started studying Practical Method on Feb. 2, 2020.
Peng Li started studying Practical Method on Feb. 2, 2020.
Liu Yaokun started studying Practical Method on Feb. 2, 2020.
Bernard Lesawich started studying Practical Method on July 5, 2020.
Highlighted comment
George Chen 11 hours ago on Youtube Practicalmethod channel.
Hi Sifu Chen, I really enjoy your videos. I know that different teachers have different emphases and skills, and that some skills are more “practical” in the sense that they don’t require setup or cooperation of the other person in a live situation. That said, there are 2 or 3 online taiji teachers (e,g, Liang DeHua and Adam Meisner) who use “na” energy extensively to capture the partner’s body and push him out. Do you also teach this skill, and if not, why not? Thank you for considering my question. Read more
Presenter: Kelvin Ho Length: 52 min. In: English Year: 2020 Difficulty:3/5
John Upshaw and I met because of Practical Method. He lives in Iowa, USA, and I live in Toronto, Canada. We started to get to know each other through Facebook posts and chats. We first met in person in New Jersey Camp in June 2012. Despite living far apart, we started to train together in early morning on weekends using video conferencing, such as Google Hangout and Skype. We learned straight sword, erlu, and recently broadsword together. Last night, I stumbled some upon notes I made back in 2013/2014 for the online practice sessions. Upon reviewing the notes, what we have been practicing remains the same over the years. To name a few, the instructions include:
- Out with hand
- In with elbow
- Don’t move, lock, fix something, such as the hand, the knee.
- Stretch
- Go over
- Open the kua
We improve over time in terms of detail and quality of the movements, but we will never be perfect. and the training just keeps going. Such notes allowed me to re-live some of the wonderful memories, and thanks to shifu to keep reminding us to make notes.
