Below are my notes from all the remaining days of the seminar:
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By: Li Enjiu李恩久. Length: 3:51 minutes分钟. Year: 2010年. Language: English & Chinese英文和中文.
Grandmaster Li Enjiu demonstrated applications of Part The Wild Horse’s Mane & Step Back to Mount the Tiger to Full Time 2010 students.
He also demonstrated knee strengthening exercise at the end. Master Chen translated the lesson to English.
This clip is shot during the same visit but different from the previous post Grandmaster Li Enjiu’s teaching clip
Daniel Mroz gave a workshop in Brittany, France in June, 2010. The workshop was for a theatre ensemble, Teatr Piba, who work in the Breton language, a minority language in France. The workshop was on voice and movement work for theatre artists and Daniel Mroz taught some fundamentals of Taiji, which is reflected in the photos. Read more
Author作者: Chen Zhonghua陈中华 Language语言：English 英文 Length片长：9:30分min.
In this video, Master Chen teaches and demonstrate Push Hand Technique: Enticing into Emptiness. This technique also illustrate how to get into better position without the opponent being aware of it and how to establish demarcation line.
This video was shot on Daqingshan on July 20, 2010 with the full time students.
Trailer Below
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Notes:
-Talking about stretching to attain proper structure: Chemicals/toxins deposit in your ‘corners’. Eliminate all corners/creases and create the arch. No power. Structure! Read more
Third day of the full week Cannon Fist workshop. It started to thunder and then rain outside. The weather is nice here with 15-29 degrees. Makes me think of the poor souls doing 25 yilus on Daqingshan at 38 degrees!
Author: Chen Zhonghua Language：English Length：8 min.
In this video, Master Chen demonstrate positive circle sequence in detail. This video was shot on Daqingshan on July 20, 2010 with the full time students.
July 26, 27. Cannon Fist Workshop.
Thank you Master Chen and Allan for your time and excellent teaching so far. The first two days have been great! Read more
Bruce Van Slyke joined us from Colorado, USA today. Tons of Cannon Fist repetitions. Showed movement of energy, alignment and the use of Chan Bang.
These videos were shot during the three months full time course at DaQingShan 2010.
The relation between Taiji and the Taoist concept of time is a topic which Master Chen has emphasized as extremely important, Read more
After visiting Master Li Enjiu school in Jinan, we went to Qufu and TaiShan
Photos and Video below
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It was nice to have you with us, Levi Sowers (Iowa, USA)! We certainly had a great time! Jay and Blake’s taiji is so high level that they don’t show up in photos any more!
In the morning of July 22, 2010, we visited Master Li’s Shang Wu Taiji School.
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Master Li Enjiu’s teaching clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chK9QResYWI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOYo8Av60r4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClM7BUtlsgg
We arrived in Jinan later than expected. The afternoon visit to Grandmaster Li Enjiu’s school is postponed to tomorrow morning. However, we had time to have dinner with Grandmaster Li Enjiu and Hong Youyi’s family. I also invited my taiji brother and good friend Cai Shengye. Hong is Grandmaster Hong Junsheng’s number 6 son. Here are some photos. Dinner was held in Jinan Hotel, where I worked and was taught by Hong many times back in 1983.
Mr. Chen Long gave a calligraphy demonstration for the Daqingshan full time taijiquan students in July 2010.
Ri Zhao is one hour drive from Da Qing Shan. Here is a short clip and some photo taken during full time students trip to Ri Zhao. Video from Paul Jannsens。
The sequence of events for using power when confronting an opponent is:
1. Manipulate distance
2. Adjust Angle
3. Apply power Read more
Author: Sun Zhonghua, 19th generation master of Chen Style Taijiquan and second generation master of Hunyuan taiji. Read more
Master Zhao Weimin and Master Chen Long, both disciples of Grandmaster Li Enjiu came to Daqingshan to lecture to the full time students at the invitation of master Chen Zhonghua. They were accompanied by Master Gong Hua, disciple of Grandmaster Meng Xianbin. The main teaching was on Qinna in the afternoon. Read more
The main goal of Taiji is the transmission of power. But what does this mean? In technical terms it refers to the conversion of power from one form to another. Read more
Author：Chen Zhonghua Language：English Length片长：1hr 22min Content: 18 Chapters
Author作者: Chen Zhonghua陈中华 Language语言：English and Chinese中英文 Length片长：10分min.
In this video, Master Chen teaches a new foundation exercise to develop the ‘hinges’ in our body. The hinge is one of the most important techniques that the Practical Method system uses to develop higher levels of taiji skill. This video was shot on Daqingshan on July 14, 2010 with the full time students.
Here are some videos of our activities on the mountain: Push hand with guests, Dinner, Morning Mist
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