Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 14 min. In: English Year: 2017 Difficulty:1/5
Importance of Head in Taijiquan
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 10 min. In: English Year: 2017 Difficulty:1/5
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 14 min. In: English Year: 2017 Difficulty:1/5
The richness of Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method struck me in 2013 when I had my first encounter with Master Chen and his explanations. There is so much to learn for me. Master Chen told on several occasions, that if you think you know how to do practical method, you can stop to practice, cause you stop learning. There is always something that you don’t know, you can do better, you can improve, that takes time, that someone else knows or knows better … and so on.
At first, I was a bit disappointed. Read more
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 10 min. In: English Year: 2017 Difficulty:1/5
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Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 10 min. In: English Year: 2017 Difficulty:1/5
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 18 min. In: English Year: 2016 Difficulty:1/5
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 10 min. In: English Year: 2017 Difficulty:1/5 At:Vienna
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 16 min. In: English Year: 2016 Difficulty:1/5
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 10 min. In: English Year: 2017 Difficulty:1/5 At:Vienna
In the Ottawa Mar 24-25, 2018 workshop, Master Chen Zhonghua re-emphasized the importance of creating a differential. He mentioned that steam would always rise up through an opening in a pot, and water would always run down a fall. These are examples of having a differential. We don’t force the steam up or push the water down. It is the property of steam or water given the situation. As long as the particular situation happens, the steam or water will simply behave that way. Steam and water are examples of a differential in position. There are also timing differential, power differential, length differential, movement differential, etc.
Taizhou Workshop on April 6, 2018
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 10 min. In: English Year: 2017 Difficulty:1/5 At:Vienna
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Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 10 min. In: English Year: 2017 Difficulty:1/5 At:Vienna
My bitter / sweet story is something many of us can relate to and maybe it is somewhat relevant to Master Chen – at least now I can empathize to some degree. The bitter aspect I am about to impart relates to frustrations that we may have all experienced in one way or another at some time in our practice. Perhaps the sweet part is that we are all in it together.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 10 min. In: English Year: 2017 Difficulty:1/5 At:Toronto
I recently decided that it was time for me to start learning Cannon Fist. Although I learned it from my first Chen Taijiquan teacher, I have happily forgotten it since starting the Practical Method in 2011.
Today, I met a man who noticed me reviewing Cannon Fist in an empty hallway of a nearby mall.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 10 min. In: English Year: 2017 Difficulty:1/5 At:Toronto
加拿大渥太华实用拳法讲座2018.03.24
Thank you very much for Rachelle and Emile’s hospitality for hosting the Toronto group attending the Ottawa workshop. It was such a pleasure meeting both the old and new faces. The following are my notes.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 8 min. In: English Year: 2017 Difficulty:1/5
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 16 min. In: English Year: 2017 Difficulty:1/5
This is a report written by Massimo Giorgianni from Toulouse, France. He is a full time martial arts teacher and will also host a Practical Method Workshop with Master Chen this year in Toulouse.
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In March I attended the annual Practical Method European Gathering held in Berlin. This workshop was my first time involvement with Chen Taiji Practical Method. I am a professional Wing Chun teacher and have 18 years practice in Wing Chun and 5 in Yang Taiji Quan.
Since I discovered Practical Method only two months before this event, I had to prepare intensively, and once there I had the great opportunity to receive first hand explanations and clarification from expert teachers. I could have an insight of the organized structure of the art, which successfully conveyed a basic understanding of the principles of Chen Taiji Practical Method.
This training involved the techniques of foundations, Yilu, practical applications and push hands.
Also this gathering is an opportunity for the European Practical Method community to build strong relationships in an intensive training environment. Definitively a must do! Next meeting will be held in Toulouse (south of France) beginning 2019, see you soon!
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 10 min. In: English Year: 2017 Difficulty:1/5
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 16 min. In: English Year: 2017 Difficulty:1/5
After becoming a disciple last year I solidified my plans about my future with Practical Method. One result is the foundation of an official association in Austria. After some back and forth with the responsible officials regarding the association rules we, Fabian K. and Pawel M. got the permission to begin our association activities.
Our association is registered as acting globally and not only in Austria. This opens new possibilities for the European community which is emerging now, since people from other countries can become members, too, benefiting from our services.
An association allows us to act as an official entity, like a company. We can now easily access public training space and be official partners for schools, companies and other projects.
It’s exciting. We are eager to begin our work and establish our association in Austria and abroad. It’s a long way, but so is learning Practical Method which equipped us with the right set of tools already through our training: continuous work and time.
We are preparing materials for marketing new events now. There will be new courses in and around Vienna and we’re planing events to promote Practical Method.
Who wants to be part of it? Just send us an email to pawel.mueller@gmail.com.
And the name of our association
Practical Method Taijiquan Österreich
Verein zur Förderung der traditionellen chinesischen Kampfkunst „Practical Method Taijiquan“ in Österreich
In English, please
Practical Method Taijiquan Austria
Association for promoting the traditional Chinese martial art “Practical Method Taijiquan” in Austria.
