The Story of the 25 Movements 二十五勢 pt 2 The driver’s surname was Fung. He told me that his teacher had learnt from the 17 Generation master of the Chen Family, Chen Fake陳發科. He told me many stories about Chen Fake. One day we tried sparring together. I used my Wing Chun and he used […]
The Story of the 25 Movements 二十五勢 – Part 1 After we have learnt the 19 Movements 十九勢 of Chen Style Taijiquan 陳家太極拳, in our classes, we will then learn the 25 Movements 二十五勢. There is a story behind the 25 Movements. Back in 1984 I was a policeman in Hong Kong working as part as an emergency unit. There were […]
19 Movements 十九勢 When people start to learn Chen Taijiquan陳家太極拳 in my class they begin with the 19 Movements十九勢 as this is the easiest and simplest form, but it also covers a lot of basic movements. It is good for beginners and might take them four months to complete. When they finish something they will […]
Warm Up for Taijiquan Taijiquan太極拳 is Kung Fu功夫, so this means it is a fighting skill, even though most people practise it for health. Whenever my Sifu, Grandmaster Chen Xiao Wang陳小旺, demonstrates Taijiquan there is so much power when he does Fajing. This is almost his favourite part, although his movements are also gentle and […]
Cultivate the Original Qi, Practise Regularly培養本元，勤學苦練 Chen Xin陳鑫 said in his book, “Cultivate the Original Qi, practise regularly.” When you study Chinese Medicine and Qi, you will know that the Original Qi is inside our body. The more Qi we cultivate the stronger our Original Qi becomes. This Original Qi maintains our life and so […]
Hard & Soft Are All Gone, Everything Comes From Your Heart剛柔俱泯，—片神行 Chen Xin陳鑫 wrote, “Hard and soft are all gone, everything comes from your heart.” When we practise our Taijiquan, in the beginning we pay a lot of attention to clear detail and proper positions. The more we do it then we do not […]
Jumping, Leaping Over, Sometimes Up, Sometimes Down窜奔跳躍，忽上忽下 Chen Xin陳鑫 said in his book, “Jumping, leaping over, sometimes up, sometimes down.” This is quite right. The more we practise Taiji, our movements develop and change from slow to fast. Our bodies change from weak to be strong and become lighter. Then it is easier to move […]
Slow in the Beginning, Fast Later, then Fast Returns to Slow先慢後快，快而復慢. Chen Xin陳鑫 said, “Slow in the beginning, fast later, then fast returns to slow.” This is about how we practise Taijiquan. We should practise slowly first so we can go through all the detail and learn how to move the body as a […]
Turn Softness to be Strength and make Softness and Strength work together運柔成剛，剛柔相濟 On the Centre’s 2016 polo shirt I wrote, “Make soft and hard work together剛柔相濟.” This comes from Taijiquan, but is originally from the Yijing易經. Chen Xin陳鑫 also said, “Turn softness into strength and make softness and strength work together.” Taijiquan has two energies […]
Loose Chest, Straight Back, Shoulders and Elbows Sunk含胸拔背，沉肩墜肘 In his book, Chen Xin陳鑫 says, “Loose chest, straight back, sink the shoulders and elbows” this is correct for any posture, not just in Taijiquan. However in the form this describes the beginning posture, before we start to move. We should stand with our back straight, our […]
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