A 4 videos series explaining the concept of using joint power to generate force.
Using joint power is different then muscle power because using joints keep the body in place. Muscle power often rely on momentum which can be manipulated by opponent.
In addition joint power is additive, so the more the body is open, the greater the output.
 “Centered Move 1” |
 “Centered Move 2” |
 “Centered Move 3” |
 “Centered Move 4” |
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 4 min. In: English Year: 2015 Difficulty:1/5
August 2016 Taiji China Seminar Tour.
This trip is organised to coincide with Master Chen Zhonghua’s seminar for Chinese and International students. The 7 days seminar will focus on Push Hands applications, but there will be ample opportunity to improve your form and or to learn a Chen style sword form (Straight Sword or Broad sword).
This is a trip for Taiji enthusiasts. You can practice as little or as much as you desire. There will be several Chinese instructors available during the period as well as international instructors who will be attending the seminar. This is not a ‘See China’ tour, but a Taiji training tour.
Assume you have two 1.5hr classes per week (for a total of 3 hrs per week), this trip gives you the opportunity to learn 35 weeks of material. (Based on 105 hours of training over 12 days)
More information to join from Australia (Sydney – QingDao) http://www.chenpracticalmethod.com.au/home/china-trip-2016/
More videos from Brennan Youtube channel
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 7 min. In: English Year: 2016 Difficulty:1/5 At:Jakarta
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 8 min. In: English Year: 2016 Difficulty:1/5 At:Jakarta
Chen Xu is on a 3 weeks teaching trip in Australia. Below are photos from Perth courtesy of Gawain Siu
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 7 min. In: English Year: 2016 Difficulty:1/5 At:Jakarta
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
