Practical Method Branch School in Prague, Czech Republic
https://www.facebook.com/TaijiClubCzechia/
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 10 min. In: English Year: 2016 Difficulty:1/5
Early Bird by Oct 31st, 2017; 2000 HKD, 2200HKD thereafter for all three nights.
三晚學費為港幣二千二百元. 十月三十一日前繳費為港幣二千元.
One night: 1200 HKD
Two nights: 1800 HKD
一晚學費為港幣一千二百元
兩晚學費為港幣一千八百元
Private lesson: 1600 HKD/2hours. Please contact me to arrange a time: nicholasfung@icloud.com
私人課為每兩小時一千六百元. 安排時間請接洽: nicholasfung@icloud.com
Registration: send the following to nicholasfung@icloud.com:
– proof of bank transfer to Stand Chartered Bank account number 33019969831 (foreign students please contact me for an alternate arrangement)
– your t-shirt size
– your name and nights of participation
報名辦法: 電郵以下資料到 nicholasfung@icloud.com
– 傳款至渣打銀行戶口33019969831的證明. (海外學員請跟本人接洽)
– 閣下的T恤尺碼
– 閣下的姓名及參與的日期
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Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 20 min. In: English Year: 2016 Difficulty:1/5
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Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 20 min. In: English Year: 2016 Difficulty:1/5
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 20 min. In: English Year: 2016 Difficulty:1/5
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 20 min. In: English Year: 2016 Difficulty:1/5
Facebook Live Interview with our Tim Duehring. Tim is a disciple of Master Chen Zhonghua and had stayed at DaQingShan for a couple of years. He will share about his practice of Hunyuan Chen Style TaiJi and Practical Method. And share his experience living on the mountain. For those of you who are interested what it is like living in China as a foreigner.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 10 min. In: English Year: 2016 Difficulty:1/5
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 20 min. In: English Year: 2016 Difficulty:1/5
Fist covering hand downwards and Forward double push hands- Toronto North York Taiji Class on August 10, 2017 i
Fist covering hand downwards
Stretch right hand from elbow – straight forward, pull back towards left. Left hand covers the right arm, circle the elbow, stretch right arm while placing left hand middle of chest(thumb near chest), rotate the hip towards left stretching all the way while locking right elbow and shoulder.
Drop both hands on the side.
Double negative circle- right hand near the face -left hand straight-left hand palm up drop just above right knee making fist- right hand make a fist- stretch downwards just above right knee – make a fist left hand and stretch opposite side opening the Kua towards the left. All one move
The lock is on right side and the stretch from the hip is towards the left.
Forward double push hands
Right hand positive circle start with elbow in out with hand 2nd positive circle elbow in touch the elbow to right side, lock and rotate torso to left as much as possible
Open left foot using the heel, lock the left side
Step forward pulling right foot ret on toes
Right hand forward, palm up, slightly bend the elbow, left hand palm up and beside the elbow
Step the right foot out 90 degrees lock right side, pull the left foot and place it beside right foot hands placed in front of the body… double push hands, palm facing downwards, chest height.
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Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 20 min. In: English Year: 2016 Difficulty:1/5
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 20 min. In: English Year: 2016 Difficulty:1/5
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 20 min. In: English Year: 2016 Difficulty:1/5
The topic of why we practice Kung Fu slowly in Taiji came up recently. Take for example the Elbow In exercise, what are we trying to achieve with it? Alignment. When the alignment is right, when the elbow is truly in, the opponent holding your hand and wrist will find it hard not to pop and gets sucked into you via your arm. When we practice slowly, we are a) feeling our way to this alignment and b) establishing the habit of being in this Elbow In position during exchanges.
Starting slow and feeling your way and establishing a habit apply to all sorts of learning. Take for example my other hobby, guitar. I certainly don’t turn my drum machine or the backing track to the maximum speed during my first trial/initial learning stage until I have some hours under my belt. When I practice slowly, I find economy in my movement when I have to change chords, it gives me time to digest how to orient my fingers before I need to change chords.
This economy is the same with the Elbow In exercise. My opponent pops when my body has enough economy, if you will, to facilitate a path for my elbow to move into the perfect alignment. This economy consists of building up your body to allow your Kua to open and turned up to meet your shoulder, while my fingers remain pointing at my opponent’s spine throughout the during of the elbow moving in. At the meantime, for your body to remain still/not moving, we maintain a fixed head by imagining the head is leaning against a solid object. In my class, our core exercises are Elbow In with the rubber cord; fetch water with the Yoga block against the knee; and the 1,2,3 step.
Give it a try; the results may surprise you!
最近談起打太極拳為什麼要慢。以收肘為例、到底收肘是練甚麼？是練對準。能對準、肘真正的能收就能輕鬆的把對方蹦起而吸到你身邊。 慢慢練收肘是要練 a) 體驗肘要放那個位才是準、b）養成這對準的習慣。
其實學習甚麼都是慢慢的練、尤其是開初學的階段。比如學習吉他的時候、直至練到有點火候前我總不會把拍子機或伴奏開到標準的節拍。滿滿練就是給自己機會去了解怎樣從一個和弦（chord）轉到下一個和弦、給自己消化一下當要轉和弦轉換時手指是怎樣最有效率的放和動。
能蹦起對方就是了解此效率。身體明白怎樣動才到給肘收的位（大概是胯對上）、對準：胯與膊能對碰（胯上、膊下）、收肘時手指保持對著對方的脊椎。同時、為了保持身體不動、假想頭是靠著硬物。我們上課都是練拉橡皮筋、頂著膝蓋提水、和一二三步。
不防試試、可能有意想不到的收穫。
We are excited to announce that Master Chen Zhonghua will return to Phoenix in January 2018 to give Practical Method workshop. The dates, January 20 and 21 (Saturday and Sunday), are confirmed. Save the dates and don’t miss this exciting opportunity.
The workshop will focus on Gongfa (foundations) and Quanfa (forms in Yilu and Cannon Fist).
Workshop Venue: World Martial Arts Academy, 2028 N 16th St, Phoenix, AZ 85006
Time: 9am to noon; 2pm to 5pm.
Workshop Fee: Register by January 10, $300 for both days (lunches are included);
$200 for one day.
Register after January 10, $350 for both days, $250 for one day.
Send the check or money order to Ping Wei (Pay to Ping Wei),
10622 N. 8th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85020
If you have any questions, please call or email Ping Wei, 602-373-3457.
peace_defender2003@yahoo.com.
Who is a true disciple?
A true disciple is someone who follows the teacher based on the principles of the teachings. When the teacher evolves in his understanding, a true disciple will do the same. Even if the teacher and the true disciple don’t see each other for an extended period of time, their evolutions will still head in the same direction.
Principle: Separation of Yin and Yang
Concept: Indirect Power
Action: In with elbow no hand, out with hand no elbow.
These are three ways of describing taiji. They are one and the same.
Master Chen Zhonghua discussed the above during a Q&A session at the North American Practical Method Training Camp from Jul 29 to Aug 2, 2017.
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Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 18 min. In: English Year: 2016 Difficulty:1/5 At:Daqingshan
Talks on training principle
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 20 min. In: English Year: 2016 Difficulty:1/5
Stepping exercise.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 10 min. In: English Year: 2016 Difficulty:1/5
To link movements together is to become double heavy. Instead of moving together, each body part must complete its’ designated role to complete a function. Desynchronized synchronization – first we must learn how to take our body apart before we can put it back together. Like a machine, the power only comes from every piece doing it’s job. One thing can only do one thing. The piston in an engine only moves up and down; it does not try to turn the wheel or to move the car forward. Within taijiquan, the machine does not fight. None of the actions of the body relate to fighting the opponent, only completing its’ designated job.
Within a one dimensional movement everything is connected. For example, as the hand moves forward in a push, the torso also moves forward, typically followed by the rear knee. In this way, everything moves together in order to generate power, this power is generated by strength and expressed through speed.
A two dimensional movement compounds the power of each body part by creating a non-moving piece. Each piece is able to successively ground off the last piece by creating a ‘wall’ to push off of. To create fewer or an unstable wall is to merge pieces together, resulting in power leaking out of the body or rebounding back. Power is dependent on the stability of the last piece. While we are learning to create this separation, our power is often not consistent enough to maintain the stretch. As we encounter power we revert back to a single dimensional push. A true two dimensional stretch is to maintain the separation despite obstacles.
The creation of the non-moving part is a stretch by definition. Power is a differential; most commonly it is a differential of space by using speed. Within taiji we are creating a differential using stability, with each piece not merging. To merge powers is to create an unstable wall
In the previous example of a push, a two dimensional movement would separate the arm from the body. As the arm pulls or pushes, the torso remains unaffected. The torso not moving creates a ‘wall’ that the arm is able to push off of.
To be able to move in this manner is to move like a rotary saw. With a rotary saw the blade does not move on its’ own. The blade only rotates and spins, while the saw is pushed onto the wood. The cutting of the wood does not have to do with the blade rotating, it has to do with the wood being pushed onto the blade, or the saw being pushed onto the wood. The saw must move independent of the blade rotation – if the blade moves forward it is unable to rotate. Similarly, the torso does not move, only remains upright and rotates. The legs move the body forward/backwards, while the arms cut.
Therefore we must find a method to define the separation of our movements. Separation of the body applies on both a macro and micro scale. Not only must we separate in the cardinal directions (top/bottom, left/right, front/back), but also differentiate the role of the hand from the role of the elbow; what the purpose of the front shoulder is vs. the rear shoulder, etc.
Relevant videos:
http://practicalmethod.com/2015/01/no-tossing-separated-movements-online-video-trailer/
http://practicalmethod.com/2014/06/dimensions-5-points-online-video-trailer/
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 10 min. In: English Year: 2016 Difficulty:1/5
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 10 min. In: English Year: 2016 Difficulty:1/5
Fist Draping Over Body (Pi Shen Chui) and Lean with Back (Bei Zhe Kao) Toronto North York Taiji Class on July 13, 2017 i
Fist Draping Over Body (Pi Shen Chui) and Lean with Back (Bei Zhe Kao)
Double negative circle: Left hand negative circle, right hand elbow in place hand in punch form just above the left knee, right hand negative elbow in place hand in punch form just above the left knee. Repeat twice.
Right arm turn clockwise and raise the arm to crown. Hand in punch form. Left hand rests on the Kua and stretch open. The line and the stretches should be from left heel to right
Cross Hands (Shi Zi Shou)
Double negative circle, left arm stretched on left side and right arm stretched on the right side higher than left arm, Continue the negative brining arms in a cross position, right above the left, hands in punch form, opposite to the chest, elbows tucked and facing the ground, same time slide right foot heel first to the right and land.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 30 min. In: English Year: 2016 Difficulty:1/5
Hello Master Chen
I have a question about kua, shoulder and shun/ni.
My question is when you are doing say, cloud hands. You show this on one of your videos here called How To Keep The Center from 3.25. You are on left leg and kua opens on left side and the left hand looks like Ni. Does this mean that the kua opening always coincides with Ni chan and closing of kua is shun chan.
Also in one of your videos I remember you say that when hip opens then same side shoulder kua closes and vice versa. What does this mean exactly with the shoulder kua closing or opening. Does opening of shouldre kua mean that shoulder is not sunk and closed shoulder kua means shoulder is not sunk?
Thanks
Becka
You can also see a few pictures here.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 20 min. In: English Year: 2016 Difficulty:1/5
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 30 min. In: English Year: 2016 Difficulty:1/5
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 10 min. In: English Year: 2016 Difficulty:1/5
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 10 min. In: English Year: 2016 Difficulty:1/5
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 10 min. In: English Year: 2016 Difficulty:1/5
Dear All!
Close to the completion of my 43rd year in life, Master Chen Zhonghua kindly accepted me as one of his disciples, during the 6th Berlin workshop on 17./18. June 2017.
I am very grateful and like to say thank you especially to Michael Winkler, who encouraged me to keep up the training and who handed over the Berlin/Germany business to me in 2016.
I’d also like to thank Brennan and Pawel, as well as the Berlin Team Carlotta, Kerstin and Lutz. I am looking forward to promote the practical method system in Berlin, Germany and Europe.
Kind regards,
Sven
