Grandmaster Tse’s Tàijí Fist 252

The Theories of Chén Cháng Xìng 陳長興 - Part 14 When practising Tàijíquán 太極拳 we need to do our forms regularly. How long we train depends on how many forms we know. If you know two forms, then you can practise them both…
Master Tse doing Tui Shou with his Sifu, Grandmaster Chen Xiao Wang

Grandmaster Tse’s Tàijí Fist 251

The Theories of Chén Cháng Xìng 陳長興 - Part 13 Grandmaster Tse doing Tui Shou with his Sifu, Great Grandmaster Chen Xiao Wang 方是知事無難易，功惟自進，不可躐等，不可急就，按步就序，循次漸進，能有功，夫而後百骸筋節，自相貫通，上下表裡，不難聯絡，庶乎散者統之，分者合之，四肢百骸總歸於一氣矣。 Fāng…

Grandmaster Tse’s Tàijí Fist 250

The Theories of Chén Cháng Xìng 陳長興 - Part 12 If we practise regularly, within three years we can reach a good standard. In six years, we can develop a very strong internal energy and this is internal Qì 氣. The Qì will give…

Grrandmaster Tse’s Tàijí Fist 249

The Theories of Chén Cháng Xìng 陳長興 - Part 11 “若火機之內攻，發之而不及掩耳。不暇思索，不煩擬議，誠不期然而己然。蓋勁以積日而有益，工以久練而後成，觀聖門一貫之學，必俟多聞強識，格物致知” “Ruò…

Grandmaster Tse’ s Tàijí Fist 248

The Theories of Chén Cháng Xìng 陳長興 - Part 10 Tàijíquán 太極拳 is one, the every part of body works together with the same goal and this is powerful. When we attack, the strike will be very powerful because every part…

Grandmaster Tse’s Tàijí Fist 247

The Theories of Chén Cháng Xìng 陳長興 - Part 9 Moving like water which cannot be stopped is a very beautiful explanation of Tàijíquán 太極拳. If someone attacks us by pulling, pushing or doing something that tries to stop…

Grandmaster Tse’s Tàijí Fist 246

The Theories of Chén Cháng Xìng 陳長興 - Part 8 而要非勉強以致之，襲焉而為之也。當時而動，如龍如虎，出乎而爾，急如電閃。當時而靜，寂然湛然，居其所而穩如山岳。且靜無不靜，表裡上下全無參差牽掛之意，動無不動，前後左右均無遊疑抽扯之形，洵乎若水之就下，沛然莫能御之也。 Ér…

Grandmaster Tse’s Tàijí Fist 245

The Theories of Chén Cháng Xìng 陳長興 - Part 7 In Tàijíquán太極拳, everything is connected, from inside to outside, from the top to the bottom and the bottom to the top, and from the waist to every part of the body. One…

Grandmaster Tse’s Tàijí Fist 244

The Theories of Chén Cháng Xìng 陳長興 - Part 6 破之而不開，撞之而不散，上欲動而下自隨之，下欲動而上自領之，上下動而中部應之，中部動而上下和之，內外相連，前後相需，所謂一以貫之者，其斯之謂歟！ Pò…

Grandmaster Tse’s Tàijí Fist 243

The Theories of Chén Cháng Xìng 陳長興 Part 5 Tàijí太極  means one, so the whole body is one. When we practise Tàijíquán太極拳, we must move with the whole body, from the top of the head to the soles of the feet,…