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At lunch Master Chen compared learning Taiji to boiling water: The requirement for boiling water is 100 degrees, even if the water is 99 degrees it is still not boiling. From one perspective the water might as well still be cold because it is still not boiling; 99 degrees might as well be 1 degree. In reality 99 degrees is only 1 degree away from boiling while 1 degree is still 99 degrees away from boiling. Read more
Master Chen said there are many things he can’t do which would give the impression that he is not very flexible. But, he insists, his joints are round and smooth which means he can maneuver them freely. Maneuverability is favored over looseness. If you are not stiff, you have no power. If your joints are not round you have no maneuverability.
Byron Lerner performs in the Walmart lobby in Weifang on July 7th, 2010.
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My first experience with Chenstyle Taijiquan Practical Method: A complete new understanding of some main principles
Hello, I’m Michael from Berlin, Germany and after being on Daqingshan Mountain for 12 days I’d like to share my first experiences with the Hong Style Taijiquan. Here at the Full-Time training I met Master Chen Zhonghua for the first time in person.
After about 7 years of practice in Chen style Taijiquan Read more
The last day started with an in depth Foundation review and exercise followed by a few Silk Reeling exercises to get warmed up. Yilu ,of course, was next on the list with a review of the first 13 moves with repeats and corrections. We now proceeded with Broadsword – a review for most and learning it from scratch for a few individuals. We managed a review of the opening moves and about one third of the form before Read more
Master Ni Yuanhai and Master Liu of Linyi visited Daqingshan on July 4, 2010. Both gave students short lectures and demos during their visits.
We went to QingDao to shop for computer peripherals and discovered an improvement to printing technology in China.
Had authentic Korean dinner, before picking up Bryon at the airport.
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These videos were shot during the three months full time course at DaQingShan 2010.
Today after hard work this morning, 9 participants working with Master Allan Belsheim have completed a lengthy Silk Reeling warm up followed by a few Foundation moves, Yilu with some corrections (one was individually correcting from the last single whip to the end of the form) and an introduction to Chen straight sword
By: Chen Zhonghua陈中华. Language: English英文. Length: 19 minutes分钟. Year: 2008年
Audio problem only on trailer. Read more
We provide many online videos for Practical Method students on this website and on YouTube [ http://www.youtube.com/practicalmethod ]
Even though the best way to learn is to attend workshops, viewing videos will help students review certain technique or see workshops conducted in other cities.
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Heavy rain started in the afternoon.
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Found this video in my hotel room in Penglai. It’s much better than what I can shoot while visiting. Here it is for the readers of this blog.
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Last time I was in Penglai, this didn’t exist. Now it is such a splendid park.
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I have started to be more conscious of remaining totally upright during Yilu. At the fulltime session we do far more Yilu per day than I would normally do at home and I get quite tired. I’ve noticed that as I become more tired I find my self looking at the ground as a result of slouching. When I am bent over like this my mass leans in the direction of movement and stepping begins to have a lunging quality to it. Read more
At another level, when the hand goes in and out on a line it is considered no movement. If the line does not go sideways the opponent cannot detect action.
Students started to feel pain and ache. My right knee was in slight pain yesterday, but it was better this morning. I think I was twisting it too much. I will maintain higher posture and be conscious of it till it gets stronger.
I am learning a lot the past week, and had done more yilus in a week here than in five months since I started.
It’s a beautiful sunny day on Daqingshan. These are photos taken at 5:30 am. The main point of instruction today is “Don’t move your hands”.
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Visitors to us today came from Wulian He Style Taijiquan, Wulian Chen Style Taijiquan and Yiyuan Hunyuan Taiji quan. Steven Chan took the challenges and represented the Daqingshan Center well.
When we learn the form we must copy what we see. This is not wrong. Form means to get from here to there. What’s wrong is how we get there, the way we do it. The form must look the same but the action must be exactly the opposite of what you would come up with on your own.
By: Chen Zhonghua陈中华. Length: 50 minutes分钟. Language: English英文. Year: 2004年
Shot during trip to Jinan China. There are several informative interviews at the end of the movie with Master Chen and his students.
silvya scolaro came to visit daqingshan for 2 days. she attended one of master chen’s workshops in italy, and is living in beijing teaching italian.
BreakfastatDaqingshan.m4v
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Neutralizing is taking up the space before your opponent can and adding slightly more. I’m not sure, but maybe is the same as when Master says that there is one line with two sides to it: you follow the opponents line back and then step in on the same line.
We just had a minor earthquake in Toronto. This time I saw the table “tossing” right in front of my eyes.我们刚刚在多伦多发生了一起小地震。这次我亲眼看见我面前的桌子晃动。
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010xwa7.php
Words by Master Chen Zhonghua
… Never together. Every part of your body must be broken up. And they work together as a unit of work. Not as one piece. (like a machine with gears) You work all together but with many pieces.
… If you push. It becomes a conflict. Then it becomes who’s power is stronger. Read more
Find weight on feet
Find the stretch or manufacture it with both hand then cut the stretch toward o back with waist turn. Or scissor push o back against front thigh
O put hand on your shoulder redirect to o line back to his shoulder. Same with o hand on arm
Matching power. Have to feel o power first otherwise can’t match it
Kua rotation exercise on chair. Keep butt steady then do the shun ni rotations on kua by pushing on feet.
Yilu double heavy. When stepping make sure it is clear transfer of weight.
i’ve noticed i’m writing a lot fewer notes this year compared to last, as i’ve heard many of the principles and ideas before. doesn’t mean i can reproduce them in my body yet.
some notes so far: Read more
亲近自然的感觉就像重生，云淡风轻，远离纷扰喧嚣的世界。在离开大青山之后，这种感觉更明显。
2010年6月17号下午5点多，我和我爸到达大青山上，开始了这段不足一周的体验。我爸爸是因为喜欢太极拳才一次又一次地上山，而我是第一次来到这个我爸讲过无数次的大青山，没有确切目的，可以说是为了散散心，也可以说是为了练习英语口语。 Read more
It is already quite bright in the morning. The birds are chirping.
This morning Master Sun ZhongHua is teaching us HunYuan form.
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