January 2003-April 2003. Edmonton, Canada Read more
September 2002-December, 2002. Edmonton, Canada Read more
My name is Jeff Higgins. For those of you thinking about studying with Master Chen Zhonghua I would like to share my background and experience taking a workshop. Read more
Getting to the workshop location and depart for the airport are the responsibility of the participants.
Some organizers arrange airport pick-ups while others do not. Check the workshop detailed information page for further information or you can contact the workshop organizer for details.
There are no restrictions for meals at workshops. Typically some participants will go for a quick lunch as a group. Whenever Master Chen is present, students are expected to chip in a dollar or two to cover his meal.
There is normally a Saturday evening dinner. This is a more formal dinner. Students also contribute to Master Chen’s dinner expense. It is expected that nothing fancy or costly will be ordered.
- No video taping except by permission from the host. Read more
Participants are not allowed to make any promotions at the workshops. Anything of this nature must go through the host.
Absolutely! You can email him at czh.sites@gmail.com
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I do not have a local instructor. Can I really learn the Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method system based on workshops alone?
So you want to attend one of Master Chen Zhonghua’s workshops! Here is a checklist to help you gain maximum bang for your buck! Read more
I will offer a list of things you need to look after before you attend a workshop to learn Taiji. Read more
Daqingshan International Taiji Training Center Read more
Do you know the visa situation in China? I am going to stay in China for 3 months and possibly a year, but I’ve heard China stopped issuing 60 and 90 day visas. Do you know how difficult it is to get a 6 month visa? I am going to get mine in Hong Kong, hoping it might be easiest to get a visa there. Read more
Please contact Coco Zhang (Zhang Yan) directly. Her agency specializes in helping martial artists in their travel arrangements. Read more
Will I have any problems staying on Daqingshan as a vegetarian? Read more
Most definitely! Daqingshan Mountain Resort can accommodate your friends while you are at your studies. We can also look after them with tours and other activities. They can are able to dine with your Taiji group or have a private dining facility.
What is neutralization in Taiji?
We hear the cliche often: “when the opponent uses yang, we use yin.” In other words, when the opponent is strong, we must be weak, or yield. Nothing wrong with that. The logic is sound. It has been accepted by students, masters and grandmasters for ages. Read more
Hong Junsheng was born on February 17, 1907 (Chinese Lunar Calendar) in Yuxian County, Henan Province and passed away on January 23, 1996 in Jinan, Shandong Province, China. Read more
To adjust to or keep in proper measure or proportion, e.g. to modulate your force appropriately. Similar concepts include proportional movements, adjust while moving, etc.
Saw this quote from a very famous taiji master in China. The master is no longer living today:
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I say to my students, the first day I tell you to relax; a month later I tell you to relax; a year later I tell you to relax; ten years later I tell you to relax; and a dozen years later I still tell you to relax. Read more
This is a clip of single movement repetition practice led by Grandmaster Feng Zhiqiang. Clip provided by Master Zhang Jiping through youtube.
Your website shows what a typical day in Daqingshan is like. I was wondering if you could describe what a typical day in the Edmonton program is like. Also, what happens with meals? Are these done as a group? Read more
2008陈式洪派培训班—李老师讲解正反旋圈要点
“This is the fourth workshop on Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method of Hong Junsheng. ”
From Chen Zhonghua’s Feb. 2010 Toronto Workshop, posted by Zhonghua Chen on 2/22/2010 (5 items)
- Saturday group photo.
- Steven Chan leading the Yilu practice.
- Sunday group photo.
- Yilu routines. Charlie Gordon is at the front.
- Nick Mann and Alyssa Burrows in front of this photo.
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“Main theme was the first 21 moves of Yilu. Steve Chan from Ottawa came to assist. More info: http://practicalmethod.wordpress.com/2010/03/01/montreal-workshop-done-thank-you-2/”
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The main technical point we worked on this weekend in Maple Ridge was the three-way split. The hand can only reach out horizontally. The shoulder can only sink down vertically and the waist can only turn sideways. Each of the above must move in a way that it does a stretch. No part can move out of range. It is difficult to move the shoulder downwards when the hand is going out. The hand usually makes the shoulder go with it (horizontally). The shoulder therefore likes to go forward towards your opponent.
Vancouver bound in 3 hours! What's in store this weekend?
That should be enough to work on and think about!
President and head instructor of Hunyuantaiji Academy
19th generation master of Chen Style Taijiquan under grandmaster Hong Junsheng.
2nd generation master of Hunyuantaiji under grandmaster Feng Zhiqiang.
Honorary instructor of grandmaster Feng Zhiqiang’s Beijing Zhiqiang Wuguan.
International Standard Bearer of the Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method System. Read more
Wednesday, May 6, 2009 Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method Workshop, Master Chen Zhonghua in Prague 11-12 April 2009
- Price: US$2,500.00 (one time limited offer) Includes all meals, lodging and instruction
- Arrivals Students should arrive in Beijing, Shanghai or Qingdao. If you require assistance, please call 13563348478 (Mandarin Chinese), 15954020070 (English), or email: mailto:
fulltime@chenzhonghua.com
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Travel from these locations to the mountain is your own responsibility but the Daqingshan staff would assist you anyway they can. - Pick up and drop off at the cost of the students at the following locations:
- Weifang or Qingdao. Qingdao cost: ~US$80 both ways. Weifang cost ~US$70.00 both ways.
- Registered Students for 2010: 15 as of March, 2010. To reigster:
What does it mean by not moving the hand?
Here is my understanding:
If I would like change the location of the hand relative to my body, e.g. the current location of the right hand is at the level of my belly button, and the destination is at my eye level in front of the right shoulder, how can I achieve that without moving the hand?
- Don’t move the hand, but I can move any other part of the body to achieve the same result.
- Keep the hand at the same coordinates in this three-dimensional space, and sink my body down, which in turn causes my elbow to go from above the hand to below the hand. Then perform the 2nd half of the positive circle.
Thanks to those who posted the quoted videos on youtube.
Tossing, or body swaying, is one of the ills of taijiquan practice. Tossing is something that people naturally do. It is not a trained characteristic of taijiquan. It has the “benefit” of looking good when done in taiji routine practices.
Today, most people take pride in “tossing”. Read more
Some of my disciples such as James Chan and Nicholas Fung studied from Master Xu Gongwei.
