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An Interview with Chen Zhenglei

02/09/2020 12:44
An Interview with Chen Zhenglei By Ronnie Robinson and Aarvo Tucker Published in The Journal of the Tai Chi Union for Great Britain – Autumn/Winter 1998   To begin with, could you tell me a little about your background in Tai Chi Chuan CZL: From the age of eight, I was taught by my uncle Mr...

Feng Zhiqiang on: How to Train and Nurture Your Life, Part 2

02/09/2020 12:42
Feng Zhiqiang on: How to Train and Nurture Your Life, Part 2 By Marvin Smallheiser, Translators were Yang Yang and Chun Man Sit Published in T’ai Chi – The International Magazine of T’ai Chi Ch’uan Vol 25, No 5   In his seminar in Champaign, Feng discussed 12 essential points for entering the...

Feng Zhiqiang on: How to Train and Nurture Your Life, Part 1

02/09/2020 12:40
Feng Zhiqiang on: How to Train and Nurture Your Life, Part 1 By Marvin Smallheiser, Translators were Yang Yang and Chun Man Sit Published in T’ai Chi – The International Magazine of T’ai Chi Ch’uan Vol 25, No 5   Inevitably, a teacher reveals himself by his insights, skills, respect for others...

Chen Zhenglei on The Study of Taijiquan

12/05/2020 14:40
Chen Zhenglei on The Study of Taijiquan By Alex Yeo Published in T'ai Chi - The International Magazine of T'ai Chi Ch'uan Vol 31, No 1   Chen Zhenglei is no stranger to Tai Chi practitioners. Chen hails from Chenjiagou (Chen Village), Wenxian County, Henan Province, China, (the birth place...

The High Level Skills of Chen Fake

24/04/2020 10:45
The High Level Skills of Chen Fake by Peter Wu Shi-Zeng   Published in T'ai Chi - The International Magazine of T'ai Chi Ch'uan Vol 25, No 1     The name of Chen Fake (1887-1957) is renowned in Taijiquan circles, particularly among Chen stylists. One could ask, "How truly...

Zhu Tian Cai on Chen Style Training Methods

23/04/2020 18:07
Zhu Tian Cai on Chen Style Training Methods Abridged version of article by Marvin Smalheiser  Translated by Dan Lee Published in T'ai Chi - The International Magazine of T'ai Chi Ch'uan     Zhu Tian Cai, one of the famous four tigers of the Chen family village, is a vigorous man...

An Introduction to Chen Sword (Jian)

24/03/2019 12:09
An Introduction to Chen Sword (Jian) Written by Jian Taiji As a foreword to Master Wang Haijun's instructional Jian DVD   Alongside the open hand forms, Chen style Taijiquan trains with a broad range of weapons which condition the body in different ways to develop the Taiji physique. The...

Chen Style Silk Reeling Practice By Chen Zheng Lei & Gao Xiao Hui with De Ru

21/07/2015 00:00
Chen Style Silk Reeling Practice By Chen Zheng Lei & Gao Xiao Hui with De Ru Published in T'ai Chi - The International Magazine of T'ai Chi Ch'uan Vol 23, No 3     Silk reeling is the most basic move in Chen Family Taijiquan. It consists of various winding and spiraling...

Wang Haijun on Training Taijiquan’s Jin

19/03/2015 10:19
Based on an interview with Wang Haijun By David Gaffney, Translation by Davidine Siaw-Voon Sim   Published in T'ai Chi - The International Magazine of T'ai Chi Ch'uan Vol 29, No 4   Bafa – the eight methods of training the body’s intrinsic energies/strength (jin) provide the...

The Five Most Important Taijiquan Skills for Beginners (Part 3)

20/06/2013 15:16
by Wang Hai Jun Part three of a three part article written by Nick Gudge  Published in issue 36 of Tai Chi Chuan & Oriental Arts   In the first and second parts of this article, published in the Summer and Autumn 2010 editions of this magazine, I discussed what I consider to be the...

The Five Most Important Taijiquan Skills for Beginners (Part 2)

20/06/2013 15:15
 by Wang Hai Jun Part two of a three part article written by Nick Gudge Published in issue 35 (Autumn 2010) of Tai Chi Chuan & Oriental Arts   In the first part of this article, published in the Summer 2010 edition, I discussed the first of the five most important taijiquan skills for...

The Five Most Important Taijiquan Skills for Beginners (Part 1)

20/06/2013 15:10
  by Wang Hai Jun Part one of a three part article written by Nick Gudge Published in issue 34  of Tai Chi Chuan & Oriental Arts   Many people spend years studying taijiquan but for most of them their progress is slow in gaining the skills of taijiquan. Part of this is probably...

The Six Stages of Learning in Chen Taijiquan Practice

20/06/2013 15:05
By Wang Hai Jun Written by David Gaffney, Translation by Davidine Siaw-Voon Sim Published in Tai Chi Chuan & Internal Arts Magazine    The process of learning Taijiquan must be approached systematically if the student is to achieve the best results.  Chen Taijiquan training has...

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