I came across this video while surfing YouTube and was surprised to see that a lot of the concepts talked about are very similar to what I have heard Master Chen discuss, such as:
Don’t push at the contact point but don’t pull away either, use the elbow to pull/rotate around the contact point, use the center to move the body, apply power to the hand but not the arm, don’t engage or push into the opponent’s strength, …
Interested to hear other’s thoughts.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 5 min. In: English Year: 2016 Difficulty:1/5
Breaking the line, close open body part
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 10 min. In: English Year: 2016 Difficulty:1/5
Detail and application of 49/51 stance weighting
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 11 min. In: English Year: 2015 Difficulty:1/5
Scissor power
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 5 min. In: English Year: 2015 Difficulty:2/5
Detail and application of move 5. First Closing (Chu Shou)
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 8 min. In: English Year: 2016 Difficulty:2/5
Detail and application of move 6. White Crane Spreads its Wings
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 5 min. In: English Year: 2016 Difficulty:2/5
Detail and application of move 5. Turn Left and Buddha’s Warrior Attendant Pounds Mortar
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 10 min. In: English Year: 2015 Difficulty:2/5
Elbow In Alignment
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 48 min. In: English Year: 2016 Difficulty:1/5
Foundations, Circle principle
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 53 min. In: English Year: 2015 Difficulty:1/5
Yilu Correction
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 10 min. In: English Year: 2015 Difficulty:1/5 At:Iowa
Yilu correction and application
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 37 min. In: English Year: 2016 Difficulty:2/5
Stepping Drill to open kua and develop leg alignment
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 3 min. In: English Year: 2016 Difficulty:1/5 At:Iowa
Private lesson for long time student with more advanced concept
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 31 min. In: English Year: 2015 Difficulty:3/5 At:Iowa
23. Brush the Knee Obliquely (Lou Xi Ao Bu)
24. Flash the Back (Shan Tong Bei )
Master Chen told me that I need to maintain axis in the arm hitting moves in the transition between 23 and 24. Observant viewer of this video might notice another detail in the transition
Demonstration and practices for developing torso arm separation
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 6 min. In: English Year: 2015 Difficulty:2/5 At:Iowa
During last Vancouver workshop Master Chen explained that there needs to be adjustment between stretch. Stretching alone normally doesn’t have correct aim, and adjusting the body after a stretch allow the subsequent stretching to be deeper.
The picture depict that the aim is in a diagonal, but stretch only go to horizontal, so adjustment rotate the body so the stretch will go toward the goal.
Subsequent stretches are done with different body parts starting from contact point to the feet.
Starting movement from the middle.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 11 min. In: English Year: 2015 Difficulty:2/5 At:Phoenix
Stepping, Lock-Not Move, Alignment
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 21 min. In: English Year: 2015 Difficulty:2/5 At:Phoenix
Demonstration and practice for maintaining Shoulder/Kua axis
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 8 min. In: English Year: 2015 Difficulty:2/5 At:Iowa
Correction of sections of Yilu
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 6 min. In: English Year: 2016 Difficulty:1/5 At:Daqingshan
Talk on ‘No Power’ in Taiji
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 4 min. In: English Year: 2015 Difficulty:1/5 At:Perth
Note: low audio
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 16 min. In: English Year: 2015 Difficulty:1/5 At:Iowa
Practice demonstration and Application
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 2 min. In: English Year: 2016 Difficulty:1/5 At:Iowa
Yilu correction
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 31 min. In: English Year: 2015 Difficulty:1/5 At:Sydney
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Never Retreat in push hand, and how it is practiced in Yilu
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 6 min. In: English Year: 2015 Difficulty:1/5 At:Iowa
Private lesson for starting student focusing on correct Circle foundation and practical method principles.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 35 min. In: English Year: 2015 Difficulty:1/5 At:Perth
Private lesson focusing on Push Hand application. With Chen Xu helping as a sparring partner
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 39 min. In: English Year: 2015 Difficulty:1/5 At:Perth
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As the Christmas season approached, Hong Kong shimmered under dazzling festive lights, setting the perfect backdrop for a year ending workshop led by K.T. Lin and Nicholas Fung (馮嘉傑) from the Hong Kong Chen Style Taiji Practical Method (香港陳式太極實用拳法). On a pleasantly mild weekend, more than thirty dedicated practitioners from Hong Kong, Mainland China, the United States, and Canada gathered to train with Master Chen Zhonghua.
A special appreciation goes to Tim Duering and Hán Ruì (韩瑞), who traveled from Daqingshan to support the workshop. Over two transformative days, Master Chen guided participants through the core principles of the Practical Method, including foundational techniques, movement dynamics, and Yilu. Beyond the fundamentals, he also explored the deeper theory of Chen Taijiquan, offering hands-on applications and insights into the intricacies of push-hands training. |
Good workshop with students from Victoria and Seattle who made the trip. Worked on foundations and a drill to line up two dots on the body.
