Demonstration, instruction and drills about the pulling energy of taijiquan. This is part of the Jan. 2012 Toronto workshop on Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method. Related explanations about shoulder, elbow, kua, alignment, vertical axis are given in light of the pulling energy. Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 39 min. In: English Year: 2011 Difficulty:2/5 At:Toronto, Canada
The Wired article in Geekdad reviews the body structure and alignment required for drawing the bow.
Quote: Now compare the grip; Hawkeye is gripping the bow mostly from the side; his fingers wrapped solidly around the handle, with his wrist off to the side in an attempt to get it out of the way, hence the first arm guard. By contrast, Brady’s hand is holding the bow very lightly, just a couple of fingertips resting on it. The bow is pressed against the base of his thumb, his palm is at a 45-degree angle, and his wrist bones point directly into the center of the bow. This makes for a lot less bow movement and a much more accurate shot. Read more
Dear Mr Chen, thank you for your instruction. A lot of instructors will talk about principles that are really concepts that is subjective like relaxation. It was a real pleasure to work with material that was based on mechanical principles and was repeatable. A real pleasure. (Miles Henderson facebook comment)
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Review comment: Video mostly on detailed teaching of second half the circle. This “hand out” move will take some time to practice to do it per the requirement. It is important to get it right since it is one of the key connection changes to use the whole body instead of the shoulder to power the hand.
Some part of the video is out of focus due to using a new camera, so this video is priced at $5 instead of $10
1. Beginning. 2. Second half of the positive circle. 3. Kua movements.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 25 min. In: English Year: 2012 Difficulty:3/5 At:Ottawa, Canada
Kelvin made a youtube playlist for the correction clips. It is a great way to see common mistakes in student yilu.
To get a better understanding on how each students perform the yilu, please get the full videos from
http://practicalmethod.com/2010/10/yilu-corrections-online-video-purchase/
http://practicalmethod.com/2011/06/yilu-corrections-2-online-video-trailer/
When Master asked me to write about Taiji from the point of view of a dancer, I thought it was a rather insurmountable task. I feel that I know so little about both. Yes, I have danced what is collectively known as Salsa for 18 years, but the old adage is that the more you know, the more you don’t know. I have been reluctant to put anything on paper. Read more
The invisible line in six sealing and four closing. The video is intended for those private students and who are looking for a special single move.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 9 min. In: English Year: 2012 Difficulty:3/5 At:Ottawa
Trailer below:
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1. Beginning. 2. Foundations. 3. Foundations exercises. 4. Negative circle. 5. Don’t push. Touch many points. 6. Carry your intention through. 7. Matching exercise. 8. Don’t bend, stretch. Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 68 min. In: English Year: 2011 Difficulty:2/5 At:Germany
Photos of first day of the workshop in Sydney, Australia.
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1. Beginning. 2. Isolated movements. 3. Meaning of opposite in taiji. 4. Rotation in the move of “Buddha’s Warrior Attendant Pounds Mortar”. 5. Testing the rotation. 6. Rotation exercises. 7. The power must be away from the point of contact.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 30 min. In: English Year: 2012 Difficulty:3/5 At:Ottawa, Canada
I have a question that I hope someone can answer. What is the correct way to stomp when training ? Are there any training exercises we can do to be able to stomp the right way when doing the form? I know that there is a wrong and a right way to stomp. I know that when it is done right it is very powerful. I just want to make sure I’m doing that right.
In a few days we will have some videos to post on our work today. Thanks to K. S. Loke of Malaysia and Michael Koh of Singapore for arranging this. I hope we will have some good teaching/learning videos of the foundations of the Practical Method out of this.
The Edmonton Hunyuantaiji Academy at 5222 – 86 street will be hosting a Seminar and Open House on March 17 (Saturday) and March 18 (Sunday) . The Seminar will start at 9 am to 4:30 pm both days and the Open House portion will take place between the hours of 10 am and noon. Read more
The circle, simply put, is the basis of every move in the Taijiquan Practical Method system. Every action or movement in the form is actually a part or variation of either the negative or positive circle. Therefore, common sense would suggest that one must gain a deep understanding of the circle and its mechanics in order to have any kind of understanding of Taijiquan and its practical applications. Read more
1. Beginning. 2. Chen Style Taijiquan. 3. Cloud Hands procedure. 4. Kick with Heel. 5. Second half of yilu instructions. 6. Punch to the ground application. 7. training. 8. Official ceremony. 9. Shunlan elbow strike. 10. Moving stability exercise. 11. How to get in exercise. 12. Testing with a stick. 13. Perceived power: precision and angles.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 60 min. In: English Year: 2011 Difficulty:2/5 At:Italy
Breaking a move to separate body parts.
1) push (hand extend to make the lever long)
2) turn (waist rotate to catch)
3) drop (use leg to generate downward force to cut)
1. Beginning. 2. In with elbow. 3. In with elbow partner exercise. 4. Shoulder and Kua relationship. 5. No indentation. 6. Turn with waist, don’t move. 7. In with the elbow, turn with the waist. 8. Movement and tranquility. Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 64 min. In: English Year: 2011 Difficulty:2/5 At:Germany
There will be a live broadcast streaming from this link, http://practicalmethod.com/stream/. Please login on the 25th & 26th of Feb from 10am (Singapore time +8).
Please post your name in the comment so we know how many has seen the broadcast.
We will continue with similar effects in the future. Stay tuned!
Video clips recorded by Linlin Choy during her month long stay at Daqingshan
哈乐之先生，号铗简斋主人、笑翁、笑之，男，回族，生于1940年3月，祖籍山东郯城。哈乐之先生一生勤奋好学，对哲学、宗教、民俗诸学科都有较深的造诣，特别在武术、书法领域更是独树一帜。 Read more
On the way to Singapore, Master Chen will have an open house in Hong Kong.
Location: 萬御堂, 寶湖道寶湖花園地下1
Thursday, February 23, 2012 7:00pm until 10:00pm
Contact: Nicholas Fung nicholaskfung@gmail.com +852 66894296
Facebook Event Page
Normally punching is something we all take for granted. We all think we know how to punch. Read more
An example of one of the many methods to rotate. You will notice that this method does not “look” like you are rotating. That’s the whole idea: a real rotations is not what you think it is.
For detailed video, please purchase the original here: http://practicalmethod.com/2012/02/germany-2011-private-workshop-6-online-video-trailer/
I was once told that the mark of a good writer is the ability to know his reader. Claiming to be no such thing, I am feeling less guilty about writing this in a very generalized, and most likely, aimless fashion. Read more
涂宗仁现年65岁，为杜毓泽宗师的传人，系陈式第十代传人，他自幼深喜武术，17岁时学习太极 拳，先后曾跟随多位杨氏太极拳名家研习达15年，经过多年的锻炼与思考，深觉杨氏太极拳无法满足自己需求，所以多方访寻太极拳名家。 Read more
I remember that when I was a young, I hated doing calligraphy. All my arm muscles including those of my shoulder and back would tense-up and hurt. I hated even more those lectures where teachers would spend the entire class making me take notes non-stop. But with time, my hand learned when not to involve my wrist, elbow and shoulder. And now as an adult who practiced writing for years, I can write for long periods of time without getting tired. Read more
There is nothing better than a real personal, hands-on experience with Master Chen Zhonghua but this comes very close to it. First half of the video is on how to make the body rotate while the center does not move and the applications of the rotation. Second half is on how to punch while staying on line. Raw footage from workshop. Now editing. Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 49 min. About 35 mins of actual video. In: English Year: 2011 Difficulty:2/5 At:Germany
Recently, I had the privilege—and the humbling experience—of practicing push hands with Master Chen during one of his seminars. To call the session “enlightening” would be an understatement; it was more like having reality reassembled before my eyes.
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