Master Tse’s Taiji Fist #71

Chen Wang Ting 陳王廷 pt8 Chen Wang Ting approached the Wood Cutter and politely asked, " I am looking for somebody who lives in Yu Da Shan 玉帶山(Jade Belt Mountain). I wonder whether you know where he lives?" The Woodcutter looked…

Master Tse’s Taiji Fist #70

Chen Wang Ting 陳王廷  pt7 Chen Wang Ting 陳王廷 followed the voice singing the song until he came to a Wood Cutter, carrying a big bundle of wood tied to a stick across his shoulders. He was surprised when the man simply glanced…

Master Tse’s Taiji Fist #69

Chen Wang Ting  陳王廷 pt 6 Chen Wang Ting 陳王廷 had initially wanted to help the Ming government fight against the Qing Army清 who wanted to overthrow the Ming Dynasty明. This was the reason he had entered the Imperial Examinations…

Master Tse’s Taiji Fist #68

Chen Wang Ting 陳王廷 pt5 When Chen Wang Ting 陳王廷 retired he returned to his village and a friend came back with him. They have been fighting in the war together and had become good friends. His name was Jiang Fa 蔣發. Having…
Statue of Chen Wang Ting

Master Tse’s Taiji Fist #67

Chen Wang Ting 陳王廷 Pt4 Chen Wang Ting 陳王廷 became a fugitive, but fortunately for him, the Ming Dynasty明朝 at the time was very chaotic and all over the country people were rebelling against the government. A case like Chen…

Master Tse’s Taiji Fist #66

Chen Wang Ting 陳王廷 Pt3 Chen Wang Ting 陳王廷 was born at the end of the Ming Dynasty and at that time the government had become very corrupt. On one occasion, Chen Wang Ting took part in the imperial examination for martial arts. …

Master Tse’s Taiji Fist #65

Chen Wang Ting 陳王廷 Pt2 Chen Wang Ting's 陳王廷 ancestor, and the first generation of the Chen family, was Chen Bu 陳卜. Chen Bu originally came from Shanxi Province 山西省 before moving to Chang Yang Village常陽常 in Henan…
Statue of Chen Wang Ting

Master Tse’s Taiji Fist #64

 Chen Wang Ting 陳王廷 Pt1 Chen Wang Ting 陳王廷 (1600-1680) was also known as Zou Ting 奏庭. In Traditional Chinese Old Culture, when a boy reached the age of twenty he would go out to socialise in society. In these social circumstances,…

Master Tse’s Taiji Fist #63

Laojia 老架 and Xinjia 新架 In Chen Style Taijiquan 陳家太極拳 we also have Xinjia 新架 (New Frame) and Laojia 老架 (Old Frame). Chen style Taijiquan has been passed down for over 400 hundreds of years, beginning with founder…

Master Tse’s Taiji Fist #62

Yi Lu —路，Er Lu 二路 Chen Style Taijiquan 陳家太極拳  has only two forms, one is slow and gentle and the other is fast and powerful. they are called Yi Lu  —路 and Er Lu 二路. Yi — means one and Lu 路 means road, but…