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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There are several trails on the mountain. Here is a record of one of the trail.
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讲座：八月9日－13日 地 点：山东日照五莲县大青山旅游风景区内国际太极拳培训中心 Read more
July 11, 2010
Open the door exercise combination training. |开门动作练习组合。
Master Chen has uploaded a more detailed video demonstrating an exercise to develop the hinges. It is based on move 79 in Yilu turn and lotus kick, with an additional rotation to develop the hinge on the left side of the body.
http://practicalmethod.com/2010/07/the-hinge-online-video-purchase/
Every move in Taiji is a downward move. This begs the question how many moves can you make before you are sitting on the floor? Master Chen says if you can make every move a downward move without going down then you have got it. The key is that downward is a rotation. This rotation is called sinking.
The next full time course will be held in Edmonton between Sep 20 – Dec 20, 2010.
Attending Full Time course allow student to progress quickly by being immersed in Tai Ji training without other distractions. Students who can’t attend for three months may join the class for a shorter period.
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欢迎招远师兄和朋友们，欢迎临沂的朋友。 Welcome to brothers from Zhaoyuan and friends from Linyi.
陈发科亲传弟子、陈氏太极拳第十八代传人肖庆林先生于2010年7月10日晚11时22分因病抢救无效在北京逝世，享年81岁。 Read more
Here are some pictures of the training today at 5:30.
It’s nice to have some visitors from the Wulian County and the Rizhao City to come visit us. Here are some photos they took. We had a morning session together and then had breakfast on Daqingshan. After breakfast we gathered around the Yulange Hotel lobby and did some taiji again. Thanks to Steven Chan, Michael Winkler and Kham Serk for showing them what push hands energy and power are like. Some of these people (9 in total) grow up with me so this is a friendly visit.
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I had to curtail my Xiamen trip because I got a slight case of sun stroke. The culprit was that those were the hottest days; and that in typical Chinese fashion, the electricity department decided to shut down the power in the middle of the nights for some sort of repair; the neighbours were too loud to catch up on some sleep during the day (it was still too hot anyway); and that we had too many passengers for an 9 hour ride.
This gave me the chance to visit Dr. Choi here in Taipo. I have passed by Dr. Choi’s clinic many times, Read more
