A Taiji move has to be done with sub moves in different dimensions. This 65 minute video cover the Theory, Training and Application of this principle
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 65 min. In: English Year: 2014 Difficulty:2/5 At:Oakland
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Mini lesson on using the middle point between two anchors to start a move.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 3 min. In: English Year: 2014 Difficulty:2/5 At:Daqingshan
Theory, application and how to practice Indirect Power
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 20 min. In: English Year: 2014 Difficulty:2/5 At:Iowa
Shovel out, Hide and show, Yilu first move detail/application/partner exercise
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 31 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Berlin
Brush The Knee detail and application.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 26 min. In: English Year: 2014 Difficulty:2/5 At:Berlin
How to use the waist to create a third power
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 11 min. In: English Year: 2014 Difficulty:2/5 At:Iowa
How to maintain vertical line as demarcation of movement. How it help maintain structure in the body.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 3:44 min. In: English Year: 2014 Difficulty:2/5
Mini lesson on true rotation, how it is produced, how movement comes out of no movement.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 11 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Oakland
Private lesson on the details of how inward and outward movement in Taiji, How to maintain vertical line in torso, Clarity in power, Move incrementally.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 22 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Maple Ridge
Partner training in matching incoming push and application
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 6 min. In: English & Chinese Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Oakland
Application Training for “Block Touching Coat” and “Brush the Knee”. Another training for “climbing move” a way to go around resistance Read more
Lining up and Connecting, Learning Process
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 15 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Berlin
Mini lesson on how to apply a lever on the opponent, explaining the steps of setting up an anchor and staying on.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 9 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Iowa
Lesson on foundations (Block Touching Coat 1, BTC1) which train leg and arm stretch, separation and connection. BTC1 applications were taught exclusively. Read more
Mini Lesson on how direction of movement is changed through the workings of waist, dang, kua, knee and foot exchanges. The example used for this concept is the circles in the foundation exercises.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 16 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Berlin
Some theory, three lines of energy, kua must be open,shoulder-kua-wrist hand must be dead, peng energy, moving step, stepping exercise,pulling exercise
turning of joints, use connection not power, what does it mean to relax.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 70 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Berlin
Stepping and the sequence of movements, Take out space, Move the floor not the body, Push without breaking the seal, Transfer the power from inside to the outside, Read more
1. The human body and machine. 2. Shoulder-torso separation. 3. Upper and lower body separation. 4. Open the power to the outside. 5. How to go down. 6. Stretch out. Read more
1. In with elbow, out with hand. 2. Details of the Positive Circle. 3. Ji: engagement. 4. Loose and Tight. 5. Inside and Outside. 6. Rotations. 7. Move or no move. 8. Sinking: Stable Switching. Read more
Application of the second half of the positive circle, how each attack has to go over the opponent’s defense. Detailed instruction and corrections. Read more
The hand will have the ability to issue and withdraw power when it is properly aligned with the elbow. This is a fundamental exercise that will enable future improvements in taiji push hands. Without the hand-elbow alignment and connection, indirect power cannot be developed.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 38 min. In: English & Chinese Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Daqingshan
Demonstration and application of suspended head saying in Taijiquan
“everything move, the head doesn’t move”
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 5 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Perth
Highlights from two days workshop covering many important concepts: 1) Relationship moving and unmoving 2) Matching opponent’s force 3) Joint movement as wedge power 4) How to maintain relationship in yilu 5) Matching stretch in several dimensions 6) Changing locking point in circle 7) Elbow position in circle 8) Vertical switch with suspended head. Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 63 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Greater Vancouver
Private lesson covering yilu correction and application.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 38 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Phoenix
Yin Yang separation movements. Movement vs rotation.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 47 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Daqingshan
Shot during private session in Germany, this video goes through several basic principles in generating different forces to unbalance opponent during push hand.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 10 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Germany
In the context of the first move of yilu, Master Chen taught various students how to do it with stretch and power.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 12 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Daqingshan
Demonstration how thick and thin shape relate to power
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 10 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Edmonton
Demonstration on how to use the hand to create a ‘catch’ on opponent
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 21 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5
Root, gen, 根， is a Taiji concept. In today’s English, root means anchor point, fixed point and pivoting point. How to create anchor point to stretch and apply power. Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 22 min. In: English & Chinese Year: 2013 Difficulty: 2/5 At: Daqingshan. Read more
Lesson and demonstration on the importance of being aware of body frame, how it relates to power.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 10 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Daqingshan
Correction on common error in stepping in. When pulling to step in, power has to come from rear leg.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 1:51 min. In: English & Chinese Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Daqingshan
Explanation and application of move-in foundation exercise [youtube of exercise]
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 2 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Daqingshan
Master Chen demonstrate the principle behind ‘Whip Wrapped Around the Body’ move which is used as a stepping foundation exercise introduced in Daqingshan [youtube of the exercise]
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 4 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Daqingshan
Private Lesson Yilu Correction for Adam. Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 75 min. In: English Year: 2012 Difficulty:2/5 At:Phoenix
Detailed explanation on kua alignment, and the exercise to get the kua in the correct position.
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 15 min. In: English Year: 2010 Difficulty:2/5 At:Edmonton
Two ends stretch, everything else goes towards the line. How to add without moving? YinYang separations, two halves of the positive circle, Practice the lower body, How to switch the contacting point, Principles of movement, Pull with finger in a push, Reversed movements
Presenter: Chen Zhonghua Length: 46 min. In: English Year: 2013 Difficulty:2/5 At:Toronto
