3 years learning in the old time(学徒关系) is about 3 months full time training nowadays. The first 3 years is like the university, 7-10 years is the master degree, and after that, it depends on the situation. Read more
Presenter: Kelvin Ho Length: 68 mins Difficulty: 3/5 Language: English   Year: 2021 Location: Toronto, Canada
21. Grand red fist 22. Turn left and high pat on horse 23. Small red fist 24. High pat on horse 25. Shuttle 26. Riding the donkey backward 27. Flash the back 28. Step forward and fist of covering the hand 29. The whip wrapping around the body 30. Turn right and the whip wrapping around the body
Presenter: Kelvin Ho Length: 64 mins Difficulty: 3/5 Language: English   Year: 2021 Location: Toronto, Canada
19. The fist of covering the hand 20. Jump forward and strike with elbow 21. Grand red fist 22. Turn left and high pat on horse 23. Small red fist 24. High pat on horse 25. Shuttle 26. Riding the donkey backward 27. Flash the back
Impressions of Grandmaster Hong Junsheng by Soga Tadahiro 曾我忠弘 Translated by Yasuko Inoue
The first time I met Master Hong was in the summer of 1983 in the courtyard of a mansion (Jinan Hotel) in Jinan. He was 75 or 76 years old at that time. (**Notes in brackets are by Chen Zhonghua.)
Studying Chen Style Taijquan Practical Method as an anthropologist
As a trained and graduated anthropologist I am looking at the world through a different lens. Not a big deal, I do not overrate my academic knowledge to be of any benefit in general to the world. Though drawing upon my education many credits should go out to the Practical Method and not the least to its cultural Gatekeeper Master Chen Zhonghua (19th Generation International Standard Bearer), as a immensely sophisticated system of knowledge. My academic bachelor education prepared me for a learning research project to build my Masters` thesis upon. I would gather information methodologically, learn apply analytical tools, master theoretical reasoning based on facts in logical terms, excluding speculation and organising arguments thereof in historical and contemporary anthropological debates relevant to specific, relevant subjects. Read more
This is a new free community event to be hosted on the three selected Saturdays of July, August and September in 2021. It introduces tai chi as a morning exercise to start the day off. It also celebrates the re-opening of our cities in Ontario. Read more
The lead. Every move is led by an axis/core movement. No wobbling. BWAPTM. 1. elbow leading;2. Baihui-huiyin axis 3. two knees. Block touching coat. Body/central axis rotation leads the movements. Cross the wrists, rotate. Open the arms, lock, rotate. Two moves Master Chen Zhonghua often practices: 1. rotate the forearm on its own vertical axis; 2. standing with arms relaxed, rotate the central axis. Horizontal and vertical rotations. Read more
Presenter: Kelvin Ho Length: 66 mins Difficulty: 3/5 Language: English   Year: 2021 Location: Toronto, Canada
8. Serial cannon 9. Brush the knee 10. Turn right and shoulder strike 11. Block and enter head-on 12. The wind blows the plum flowers 13. Buddha’s warrior attendants pounds the mortar 14. Cross the hands 15. The fist of draping over the body 16. The fist of covering the body 17. Cut hand 18. Turning flowers and playing with sleeves 19. The fist of covering the hand 20. Jump forward and strike with elbow 21. Grand red fist
Presenter: Kelvin Ho Length: 40 mins Difficulty: 3/5 Language: English   Year: 2021 Location: Toronto, Canada
This lesson covered a number of different basic exercises: 1. Stepping Drill 2. Block Touching Coating (Elbow-in and Shovel-Out together) 3. Fetch Water 4. Positive Circle
Presenter: Kelvin Ho Length: 71 mins Difficulty: 3/5 Language: English   Year: 2021 Location: Toronto, Canada
7. The fist of protecting the heart 8. Serial cannon 9. Brush the knee 10. Turn right and shoulder strike 11. Block and enter head-on 12. The wind blows the plum flowers 13. Buddha’s warrior attendants pounds the mortar 14. Cross the hands 15. The fist of draping over the body 16. The fist of covering the body 17. Cut hand 18. Turning flowers and playing with sleeves 19. The fist of covering the hand 20. Jump forward and strike with elbow 21. Grand red fist