Here is a little review of the workshop with Master Chen Zhonghua. I’m not in a position to explain anything so I’m just going to share my feelings and experience.
Great experience! Zhonghua Chen is a kind and humble person. He often shares but not too much either. His approach goes straight to the point. He makes you understand principles and concepts with clear words and demonstrations. There is always a bit of Dao in everything, which I really appreciate, it keeps your mind open. Great bunch of people from different countries, good atmosphere and workshop in English.
Master Chen’s disciple Ping Wei will teach a full day workshop in Irvine, California on June 19, 2016 (Sunday).
The workshop will cover foundations and Yilu. For location and other details, please contact Al Yu, mralyu@yahoo.com, (949) 331-2735; or Ping Wei, peace_defender2003@yahoo.com, (602) 373-3457.
Master Chen Zhonghua has demonstrated numerous times of having a fixed point (dot) for rotation in his action. Recently, I start to understand the pair of contacting points which can be used to create a stick/lever. I have been able to rotate an opponent using a dot in the middle of the stick. Today, I realize this dot can, in fact, be in space, and not necessarily in the opponent’s body. It depends on how I contact the opponent, e.g. which body parts I use to create the stick. This kind of rotation is vertical, and can take the bottom support out from the opponent.
So I was wondering if anyone could let me know about the spine not moving, I am under the impression that if your feet do not move(not walking or stepping) then the spine from the bottom of the tail bone up to the top of the head stays in a straight line it. It may elevate through the bending and straightening of the legs, it may rotate through the turning of the waist, but it never ever moves. Is this the correct thought in all cases? Are there exceptions? of course it changes location when one steps but it does not bend? let me know what is what and thanks!!
