Presenter: Kelvin Ho Length: 62 mins Difficulty: 3/5 Language: English   Year: 2021 Location: Toronto, Canada
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Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 79 mins Difficulty: 3/5 Language: English   Year: 2021 Location: Edmonton, Canada
The online session part of the 2021 European Practical Method workshop consists of two parts. The first part is Q&A, and second part is some basic teaching. This is the teaching part.
Master showed a short video in one of his workshops in Xi’an China in 2018. The topic is to open from inside.
Open triangle model, which only exists in theory, in reality, the angle of the shoulder is 45 degree opening downwards, and the kua is 45 degree opening upwards from the crest line. A typical move in the forms is the armpit opening in double downward squeeze. Read more
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 0 mins Difficulty: 3/5 Language: English   Year: 2021 Location: Edmonton, Canada
"Sinking" is a major concept/action in Taijiquan. In Practical Method "sinking" is regarded as a result of stretching. It is associated with the idea of a downward direction. It is totally different from our general concept of sinking.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 3 mins Difficulty: 3/5 Language: English   Year: 2021 Location: Edmonton, Canada
There are two kinds of power in Practical Method. One is structural which is also called static; the other is momentum which is also called dynamic. In this mini video, Master Chen Zhonghua explains how structure can be viewed and used as power.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 1 mins Difficulty: 3/5 Language: English   Year: 2021 Location: Edmonton, Canada
When you are going over, you are actually pulling instead of pushing. In Practical Method, we require that you can only pull, you cannot push. So we have to turn every push into a pull.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 1 mins Difficulty: 3/5 Language: English   Year: 2021 Location: Edmonton, Canada
Internal Martial Arts require that movements must come from inside, instead of outside. In Practical Method, this means all movements must be generated from joints then expanded to outer limbs.
A good question is alreday the answer. A bad question is unrelated.
Question: how to fight a big guy without using muscles?
Don’t use muscles. The problem is you don’t know how to. 1.you need to fight,2.you cannot use muscles,3.there is sth you can use but you don’t know yet. Read more
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 8 mins Difficulty: 3/5 Language: English   Year: 2021 Location: Edmonton, Canada
Circular movements are in some ways movements that go over something. The concept of Going Over is an important one in Practical Method. In this mini video, Master Chen Zhonghua explains and demonstrates this concept.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 1 mins Difficulty: 3/5 Language: English   Year: 2021 Location: Edmonton, Canada
Taiji moves are either led by one end or the middle. In this mini video, Master Chen Zhonghua explains how to lead movements with the Kua. Kua is considered the middle of the whole body, therefore, the most important body part in terms of leading.