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[30 Dec 2009 | 2 Comments | 1,552 views]
Girl Power

This is a post by our guest blogger, Silkreeling who is also a keen player of Chen Style Taijiquan.
How is your practise for the year 2009? Let see how a 12 year old been doing. According to the note posted on Youtube, she is doing Chen Style Taijiquan from Ma Hong school. She is the daughter of a prominent student of Ma Hong.
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[14 Apr 2009 | 3 Comments | 1,122 views]

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 …

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[6 Mar 2009 | 2 Comments | 1,238 views]

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 …

Videos »

[1 Feb 2009 | No Comment | 1,415 views]

Just when I thought ChenXiaowang has published the largest collection of DVDs , his fellow gongfu brother, Zhu Tiancai come out with a collection of 37 DVDs. One of the most comprehensive collection as it covers the Old, New and Small Frame, short and long weapons including a new fan routine. Here are the contents :
The 39 Discs consist of the following
1. Chen-style Taiji Fan – 2 discs
2. Chen Style Spring & Autumn Falchion – 2 discs
3. Chen Style – 13 strokes Old Frame – 1 disc
4. Chen Style 4 …