Our new DVD Chen Tai Chi Chuan: Original Forms and Exercises includes detailed teaching commentary as well as demonstrations of the original style of Tai Chi Chuan (Taijiquan). This new video trailer shows a portion of the commentary on the elbow (Zhou, 肘) technique of Chen Tai Chi. Enjoy the video.
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Our new Chen Tai Chi Chuan DVD is now available. We’ve worked hard to bring you a DVD that is usable for beginners and interesting for more advanced practitioners. This DVD contains eight complete Tai Chi practice sets based on the original style of Chen Tai Chi as taught to us by Grandmaster Chen Quanzhong, [...] Grandmaster Chen Quanzhong (陈全忠) is my Chen Tai Chi (陈氏太极) teacher. Today our students had the chance to meet him in person for the first time. At nearly 90 years old, he is the senior most Chen Tai Chi Grandmaster in China and has practiced the art his entire life. Grandmaster Chen Quanzhong with TCCII [...] The Terra Cotta Warriors of Emperor Qin were intended to protect him in the afterlife. Emperor Qin (秦始皇) is legendary for uniting China, burning the books, burying the scholars, and building the most impressive tomb for himself in the known world. Our students got to check out a little of his handiwork at the museum [...] Video comparison of Cheng Man Ching’s 37 Form or Yang Tai Chi shown slow and fast. The slow version of the form is the commonly seen public version. We practice a fast version of the form as well. This form is called by various names: the indoor form, family form, secret form or combat form. [...] The Four Directions (四正手) of Tai Chi Chuan describe the four major energies expressed in the art. These are Peng, Lu, Ji, and An. These energies combine to create all the major techniques in the style. Part 5 of our Introduction to Tai Chi video series explains the meaning of these four terms. Silk reeling (Chan Si) is one of the key body mechanics of all styles of Tai Chi. Chen Tai Chi is particularly known for its silk reeling. This video explains the three key principles of silk reeling. Although we discuss it in the context of Tai Chi, these same principles also apply to Xingyi and [...] Here is the second part of our introductory videos taken during our recent Qigong and Tai Chi Certification seminars. Chen Tai Chi Introductory seminar in Washington DC. (陈氏太极拳 Chen Taijiquan)This is Part 2 of the video which answers questions received during the break, including posture principles (无极站桩 Wu Ji Zhan Zhuang) and similarities between Chen, Yang, [...] We’ve created some introductory videos from our recent Qigong and Tai Chi Certification seminars. Chen Tai Chi Introductory seminar in Washington DC. (陈氏太极拳 Chen Taijiquan)This is Part 1 of the video which answers questions received during the break, including difference between Chen, Yang, Wu, Wudang styles of Tai Chi, origins and lineage. Seminar taught in December [...] |
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