This is a post by our guest blogger, Silkreeling who is also a keen player of Chen Style Taijiquan
Chen Family Small Frame Taiji seems to most to be the lesser cousin of the Large Frame. This is not surprising as there have been much more written and discussed about the latter in the last 70 years or so due to its popularity. Some of the factors that could have contributed to this scenario are of course Chen Fake’s efforts and distinction that shook Beijing from the 1930s; and also Chen …

This is a post by our guest blogger, Silkreeling who is also a keen player of Chen Style Taijiquan
Recorded during the 3rd Chenjiagou Taiji GongFu Competition in June 08, this clip showcases few of Master Chen Zhenglie’s better known disciples. They are Zhang Dongwu, Wang Haijun, Chen Bin, Fu Nengbin and Chen Juan.

Chen village’s 19th generation master, Chen Liqing has passed away on the 7th November 2008 at the age of 90 years old.
She was a teacher for more than 40 years but at the same time is skilled in Chen Xiaojia (small frame) taijiquan.  She started learning Chen taijiquan from the age of 7 from the village elders in Chen village.  Since retirement from her teaching job, she made great contribution to the Chen Taijiquan world by passing on the skills to her many discples all over the world. Her passing on is a great loss …