This is a post by our guest blogger, Silkreeling who is also a keen player of Chen Style Taijiquan.
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Watch the above clip, featuring Master Jiang Jiajun performing Yilu perhaps in the 1990s. Jiang, a top student of Grand Master Hong Junshen, trained initially under Chen Zhaopei prior to 1964. Through that experience, Jiang found good ties …

Commonly known as the GuanDao, the weapon of General Yu of the Three Kingdoms fame，the Spring And Autumn Falchion is classified as a long weapon. Traditionally very heavy,there are now lighter versions that weight less than 2 kg.
The Chen Taiji routine is made up of thirty phrases that run like a poem. The main applications of this weapons They are chop, cut, pierce, parry, thrust, intercept, press, push, slice, block and swing in figure-8 form. Here is a clip by Ni ShiQing ( 倪世清）, a disciple of Chen Zhenglei. Ni …

This is a post by our guest blogger, Silkreeling who is also a keen player of Chen Style Taijiquan.

A lesser known figure outside of China, Li Jingwu (1912-1997)probably is one of the most accomplished Chen style Taiji master of his generation. Listed below are some quick references to his achievements:

One of Chen Fake’s top disciples, who could neutralise up to 4 of Chen’s successive fajings.
 Known for his upright character, mild mannerism and integrity, especially when exchanging pointers with opponents.
Respected Grand Master of both Chen and Wu style Taiji.
He is Wang …

I have been wearing either the Feiyue or Warrior brand shoes for the past 6-7 years since I start doing taijiquan. The most common shoe model is a canvas shoe with a hard rubber sole.  On the canvas shoe, there is usually a few strips of either white, red or blue color. The amount of padding is minimum compared to running track shoes. The canvas cover and lack or padding make it easier for  us to do some stances compared to a running or x-training shoes.

In the report, it mentioned …

This is a post by our guest blogger, Silkreeling who is also a keen player of Chen Style Taijiquan.
If there Interested Small frame players in South East Asia or those passing by the region, you can look up Master Liu Xiangying, who is based in Shenzhen. He’s a close student of Chen Boxiang. Enjoy the clip
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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.

This is a post by our guest blogger, Silkreeling who is also a keen player of Chen Style Taijiquan.
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When it comes to Taiji practice, have you ever felt like you are in a maze running in circles, almost with no hope of seeing light at the end of the tunnel? You can be sure you are not alone, and going online in search for new perspectives might just be the way to cheer you up! These two websites stated above caught my eye, with the contents bearing the hallmark that …

How many editions are they available for this Chen taiji classic, Illustrated Canon of Chen Family Taijiquan 陈氏太极拳图说 by Chen Xin (陈鑫) Quite a lot apparently.  Here are 5. I think the best quality is the one that has 4 volumes (the dark blue cover set ).
The Illustrated Canon of Chen Family Taijiquan was written by Chen Xin from 1908. In 1919, the manuscript was sent off to Nanjing to try to get it published. That did not work out and the manuscript was lost.  in 1929, at his deathbed, …

As part of the strengthening exercise, the taiji ruler is used to develop wrists power.
How do you obtain a taiji ruler?
There really isn’t a need to buy any special equipment. For me, i just used a chinese rolling pin that is about a feet long. Others simply saw a section off an unused curtain rod.
Here are 2 simple steps on how to do the taiji ruler exercise. You may think of more.
1. Hold the ruler so that it is in a vertical position while your arms are like embracing a …

Well I was hoping someone will do it someday and they did. The National College of Physical Education and Sports of Taiwan digitized together a collection of 46 Taijiquan classics. A few of them are even handwritten copies, while others are printed in the 1930s.
Well the scanned images may not be of high resolution but it is good enough for research or personal use.

So here it is The Tai-chi Martial Art Digital Archive.
One of the manual in this archive is  by 17th generation xiaojia master, Chen Ziming. His work, The …