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Master Chen Zhonghua’s Phoenix Workshop
October 15 (Tuesday) to 18 (Friday)
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Explanation and application of move-in foundation exercise [youtube of exercise]
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 2 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Daqingshan
For DuanWu Festival, the students are learning how to make Zongzi or rice dumpling
Details and registration forms are now available also in English language on my website. Here the links:
1. Workshop with Master Chen Zhonghua: July, 29. – 31.
… details here
… registration here
2. Introduction to Practical Method by Michael Winkler: Okt, 12.-13.
… details and link to registration here
Short video from Victoria 2009 workshop Read more
Master Chen demonstrate the principle behind ‘Whip Wrapped Around the Body’ move which is used as a stepping foundation exercise introduced in Daqingshan [youtube of the exercise]
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 4 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Daqingshan
Private Lesson Yilu Correction for Adam. Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 75 min. In: English Year: 2012 Difficulty:2/5 At:Phoenix
Clip from Daqingshan lesson on primary taiji move which comes from forming a line that has constant tension. Taiji movements are divided into primary movements and secondary movements. Primary movements are actions and secondary moves are the transitional moves that connect one action to another. Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 4 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:3/5 At: Daqingshan
Detailed explanation on kua alignment, and the exercise to get the kua in the correct position.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 15 min. In: English Year: 2010 Difficulty:2/5 At:Edmonton
The festival is over, interview with Wulian TV station.
Thanks to Albert Chung for the photos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXjhLWNuL8Q
Gerry Gebhart, Matt Landau, Dean Mayo, Laura Samuels, Michael Winkler are among the new disciples
Full Disciple List http://practicalmethod.com/2010/05/chen-zhonghuas-disciples/
The big gathering of disciples currently at Daqingshan
The annual 7 day Edmonton Seminar with Grandmaster Chen Zhonghua and Master Allan Belsheim will be held at the Hunyuantaiji Academy 5222- 86 street, Edmonton Alberta from Saturday June 29 to Friday July 5 (9 am to 4:30 pm daily).
The Seminar will focus on Yilu corrections, Foundations, Push Hands, Broadsword corrections and Theory. This is a major North American event that is designed to increase your understanding and knowledge of the correct study and application of Chen Taiji. Read more
Lesson and demonstration on how to use elbow, shoulder and kua: how they work together in application.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 10 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:3/5 At:Greater Vancouver
1. Beginning. 2. Two points stretching out. 3. How to go down. 4. How to shift center. 5. Don’t move the fulcrum. 6. Don’t move and yin yang separation. 7. Door hinge. 8. Internal movements. 9. Adherence. 10. Sinking. Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 60 min. In: mostly Chinese with a bit of English Year: 2012 Difficulty:3/5 At:Singapore
Talk on basic theory of Taijiquan and how practical method training is in accordance with the classic.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 25 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:1/5 At:Daqingshan
video from daqingshan below
Most students attending the festival have arrived. They came from Czech Republic, India, Germany, Singapore, Malaysia, Canada, USA, Italy, Denmark, Australia.
In 2009 on Daqingshan, Master Chen Zhonghua instructed me to keep one point on my body stable and fixed during push hands practice. The location of the point was up to me; I could make it be the lower back, rear foot, etc. However, the most important thing was to maintain the integrity and stability of the chosen point. Read more
Master Chen covered several advanced Yilu concepts in this lesson.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 31 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:4/5 At:Daqingshan
Tranquility:Life, Jing Gang Dao Dui, Led by foot, not head. Borrowing powers. Don’t change directions. There are no counter moves. Block Touching Coat: positive and negative. Some Taiji principles. Three rings of taiji. The importance of the floor. Foundation Drills
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 94 min. In: English Year: 2010 Difficulty:1/5 At:Montreal
Tomek from Poland and Tim are the new arrivals. Tim Duehring works at Daqingshan as International Student Manager, and can answer any question regarding visa or transportation.
Recently, Lukas did start to practice …
For students who have done a thousand yilu and want to go more into push hand, it is a good idea to pick up weapon form. Steve also practices with a heavy Guan Dao. Master Chen wrote “My experience is that students become much more coordinated when they get a chance to work with something in their hands.”
Life and efficiency. How the form is changed. Intention and movement. Power is unintentional. Circle: top and bottom. One open, one close. Gain. Internal and external difference.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 78 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:1/5 At:Montreal
I just started training foundations with an interval training timer app on my Android device. It is a great way to allot a fixed amount of time per exercise and allow one to focus entirely on certain aspects of the body method, energy alignment, etc. Read more
