Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 3 mins Difficulty: 3/5 Language: English   Year: 2021 Location: Edmonton, Canada
Every move has two parts to it. One is do get ready and the other is to act. Then we repeat this, like the counting of 1,2, 1, 2, 1, 2. Students will not be able to distinguish the order of the sequence and do 2, 1, 2, 1. Because when you don't see the starting point, the rest will not show the order of movements.
Rachelle Bergeron, a long-time disciple, host, and organizer of Master Chen Zhonghua workshops in Ottawa, received a special present from her hubby recently — a sword rack that Emile himself made!
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 1 mins Difficulty: 3/5 Language: English   Year: 2021 Location: Edmonton, Canada
Lock the middle to move the two ends (like a lever) is manageable. Lock the two ends and move the middle is almost not possible. But we have to do it. Master Chen shows the theory, method and action of doing so.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 3 mins Difficulty: 3/5 Language: English   Year: 2021 Location: Edmonton, Canada
We must always use three points for everything. Of the three points, we must lock two points and only move one. This way our movements will remain stable.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 1 mins Difficulty: 3/5 Language: English   Year: 2021 Location: Edmonton, Canada
Kua and the knee are related to each other. When we open the Kua, the knee must be locked, otherwise you are tossing and moving from one place to another. If your torso is not fixed in one location, you are tossing.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 10 mins Difficulty: 3/5 Language: English   Year: 2021 Location: Edmonton, Canada
Taiji is the art of contradiction, a struggle. The Dantian must always pulls all our body part inwards while our actions are always outward away from the Dantian. Master Chen Zhonghua shows how this is done.
Exercise: Put my forearm on the opponent’s chest. Lock the hand, move the elbow. The elbow needs to move along the line of the upper arm. This is the tangent to the circle. The forearm has a stretch.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 11 mins Difficulty: 3/5 Language: English   Year: 2021 Location: Edmonton, Canada
After learning the choreography/form, one needs to take each move out and do repeat training. This method ensures proficiency in applications. In this mini video, Master Chen Zhonghua took several moves out of the first 3 forms of the Yilu Routine of the Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method and demonstrated how to fajin (issue power) with them.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 2 mins Difficulty: 3/5 Language: English   Year: 2021 Location: Edmonton, Canada
Taiji is the art of contradiction, a struggle. The Dantian must always pulls all our body part inwards while our actions are always outward away from the Dantian. Master Chen Zhonghua shows how this is done.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 2 mins Difficulty: 3/5 Language: English   Year: 2021 Location: Edmonton, Canada
Our body parts must always be inside a restricted area like a bullet is inside a gun barrel. The restrictions set up limitations for the body and for our movements. This will create borders and demarcations. With demarcations yin and yang are delineated.
Presenter: Kelvin Ho Length: 67 mins Difficulty: 3/5 Language: English   Year: 2021 Location: Toronto, Canada
1) 东风衔日 The east peak swallows the sun 2) 仙人指路 The immortal points the way 3) 叶底藏花 The flower hides under the leaves 4) 魁星式 Kuixing pose 5) 哪吒探海 Necha reaches out to the sea
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 1 mins Difficulty: 3/5 Language: English   Year: 2021 Location: Edmonton, Canada
The Kua (front kua) must be open (stretch out so that there is less an indentation) in order for the body to have proper balance. An indented kua will make it difficult to maintain balance.
Presenter: Kelvin Ho Length: 74 mins Difficulty: 3/5 Language: English   Year: 2021 Location: Toronto, Canada
1) 东风衔日 The east peak swallows the sun 2) 仙人指路 The immortal points the way 3) 叶底藏花 The flower hides under the leaves 4) 魁星式 Kuixing pose 5) 哪吒探海 Necha reaches out to the sea
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 7 mins Difficulty: 3/5 Language: English   Year: 2021 Location: Edmonton, Canada
The most theoretical scenario for taiji is emptiness, void of anything, for example the space between you on the 33rd floor and the ground. The most deadly scenario for taiji is to impale at the end of the emptiness.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 1 mins Difficulty: 3/5 Language: English   Year: 2021 Location: Edmonton, Canada
Height is proportional with the stance (distance between the two feet). When the feet are close to each other, you are standing high. When your feet are far apart, you are in a low stance. Any other methods will make you lose proper posture.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 2 mins Difficulty: 3/5 Language: English   Year: 2002 Location: Edmonton, Canada
Indirect Power is only next to Yin Yang separation in Practical Method. Master Chen Zhonghua demonstrated a few examples of indirect power in this 2002 Ottawa video clip.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 5 mins Difficulty: 3/5 Language: English   Year: 2021 Location: Edmonton, Canada
Taiji is about curvatures and straight lines. A curvature refers to rotational moves that can create power. A straight line is the power produced and to be delivered to the opponents. All these are very vague to understand, let alone doing it. Master Chen Zhonghua uses a rack and pinion set to explain this phenomenon.