Clip from Yilu Correction Collection
陈晋元先生，1931年生于菏泽，6岁习武，先后习练了梅花拳、洪拳、八卦拳、形意、心意六合拳、陈氏太极、陈式混元太极，受过多位名师的指教。 Read more
Thank you Michael Winkler, Henrik Bruck, Pavel Codl for making my stay in Munich so pleasant.
Pay attention to make sure shoulders rotate in yilu practice.
Clip from Yilu Correction Collection
Two Sticks: refers to the two part alignment of the body, which is part of the three-direction energy alignment of the Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method system.
In this video, there are 15 Minutes of explanations and applications of the two sticks in the body in tai chi chuan practice by Master Chen Zhonghua Author: Chen Zhonghua Length: 15 min. In: English Year: 2011 Difficulty:4/5 At:Maple Ridge, B.C. Canada
Chen Zhonghua. 15 minutes. English.
1. 13 moves in numbered moves front view.
2. 13 moves in numbered moves side view.
3. 13 moves with key points.
Author: Chen Zhonghua Length: 15 min. In: English Year: 2011 Difficulty:1/5 At:Helsinki, Finland
Most people talk about the difference between internal and external and in recent years, people have been proud to call their style “internal”. In reality, there is no such a thing as internal martial art or external martial art.
from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf0DNMElas8
大青山国际太极拳培训中心成立于2006年，位于山东日照五莲县大青山。宗旨是推广中国文化和太极拳，沟通中西太极拳爱好者。
总教练是顾问是侨居加拿大的洪均生宗师入室弟子、冯志强宗师的入室弟子、太极明家陈中华先生。教练是陈式太极拳宗师洪均生先生的嫡孙洪森老师。客座教练是著名陈式太极和混元太极孙中华老师。
几年来，大青山国际太极拳培训中接受了来自美国、加拿大、德国、爱尔兰、荷兰、意大利等二十多个国家的几百名学生。成功举办了六届国际太极拳培训班。并在2011年开始面向全国招生。
10:00 am-1:00 pm and then 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. This is the only place I have a schedule like this but it actually is quite good with a long break in the middle.
Day one March 26, 2011. Foundations in the morning we only worked on positive circle. Lots of explanations and drills. In the evening we worked on the 13 moves of Yilu. Didn’t quite finish it yet but people were able to follow through it. A bit a adjustment for now and I am pretty sure tomorrow we will learn a bit faster.
Day two on March 27, 2011. During the foundations session this morning, we reviewed the positive circle and added negative circle and double positive circle. Lots of explanations. During the forms session in the evening we reviewed 13 moves.
Day 3, March 28, 2011. Morning finished all Basic Foundation exercises. Reviewed Yilu 13 moves. Evening 13 moves explanations. Applications and paired exercises.
Day 4, March 29, 2011. Morning. Foundations review. Theory. TV Station Interview. Afternoon Yilu 13 moves. More applications. In with Elbow and out with hand exercise. Block Touching Coat Application.
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“Am I creating all this cold weather or am I just following the cold weather in the world?” was the topic of discussion over supper last night in Helsinki. Apparently people have been following my travels this year of the snow storms in New York, Arkansas, Daqingshan, etc. Read more
To know the history of a people, one needs to see the museums. Tomi took me to the Finnish National Museum yesterday.
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Clip from Yilu Correction Collection Kick is fully explained in One Leg Online Video
Just arrived in Helsinki, Finland. It is much colder here than in Iceland yesterday. Checked into Scandic Hotel downtown. Had a brief private with Tomi after supper. Here are the main points on basic movements. I am trying to set the rules out for the initial Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method workshop in Helsinki. Read more
It is Iceland after all. It snowed early in the morning again. I had a walking tour of the city during the warmer lunch hours. Here are some photos.
1. Upper And Lower Body Coordination 2. Rhythm In Yilu 3. How To Do A Proportional Movement
Author: Chen Zhonghua Length: 26 min. In: English Year: 2011 Difficulty:2/5 At:Maple Ridge
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Got in at 9:00 am. On the first tour in the afternoon.
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The real taiji is invisible to the naked eye; wrong things are the easiest to learn. From a traditional point of view, taijiquan is not about comfort, flow and natural. It is an art that requires the student to practice according to certain rules. In doing so, the student will not be used to the practice at the beginning and will not feel comfortable. Through long time repeat training, the student will start to feel natural. This NATURALNESS is not the normal naturalness. This kind of training is not within the realm of normal human sport training.
“Nobody has the patience to wait and spin. If I am reacting and someone is pushing, and I wait until he has enough friction, I spin and it works. But if I’m too impatient, he pushes and I move forward or backward instead of spin; it becomes a toss, because I go too early. That’s why you have to be patient, and you have to follow the rules. Following the rules is very difficult because when we see an opportunity we want to fight. And in taiji, the rules say you can’t. Even if he’s not blocking […] you have to wait until he comes in and then you can spin him.”
Original article: https://practicalmethod.com/2011/08/chen-zhonghua-on-peng-energy-on-chen-style-taijiquan/
I like this paragraph very much.
As some of you know, I’ve been researching the use of taijiquan and qigong in the training of actors and dancers. I’ve recently put up a website to document this work, www.dancingword.org Read more
This clip is from the New York 2011 Private Workshop
Shot at DaQingShan Mountain by Paul Janssens during full time 2010. Notice the precise way Master Chen performed the transition moves.
1. Beginning. 2. Private lesson with James Tam. 3. Details of “Turn Left to Pound Mortar”. 4. Wild Horse Parts its mane. 5. Stay on line. 6. How to stay on line in movements. 7. Stay on line. 8. No protrusion, no indentation. 9. Student practices. 10. Explanation and correction of “Fetch Water”. 11. Principles for body parts. 12. Rachelle Bergeron. 13. How to deal with protrusions. 14. Basic foundations for beginners.
Author: Chen Zhonghua Length: 35 min. In: English Year: 2011 Difficulty:3/5 At:Ottawa, Canada
http://practicalmethod.com/2011/03/ottawa-workshop-march-11-13-2011-summary/
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Daniel and Rachelle once again hosted an outstanding seminar weekend with Master Chen, bringing together Ottawa Chen-style Taiji practitioners and special guests from Toronto and New Hampshire. Over three enriching days, attendees had the invaluable opportunity to deepen their practice under the expert guidance and profound knowledge of Master Chen. |
A clip from the Ireland 2010 workshop. Observe closely how Master Chen legs are always part of each move.
Master Chen:
I have been following your on-line for about a year now and started trying to learn the Yilu form from your videos about 6 months ago. About 2 months ago I was able to contact Alex Renwick here in Houston and he has been kind enough to offer assistance in helping me learn the Yilu form.
