Chen Zhonghua Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method Yilu October 25, 2009

Master Chen Zhonghua's Yilu demonstration at the Taiji Traditions Camp in Victoria, B.C. Canada on October 25, 2009.

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[richnwood2000]

Why does he raise or move his left heel with many of the fajin in this form? No critic, just asking.

[Practicalmethod]

@richnwood2000 Because that is how it is supposed to be done. You can move other parts of the body which is called "leaking out".

[Practicalmethod]

9:I suggest you read Chen style Taijiquan Practical Method Volume 1 by Hong Junsheng and translated by Shifu Chen Zhonghua if you are interested in further reading about our perspective on Chen style Taijiquan.

36 minutes ago

[Practicalmethod]

8: There you will actually feel that his joints are rotating in place instead of moving and therefore the posture's force does not leak out. It comes from the opposite foot, transmitted by the kua and out through the hand or wherever the contact point is with the opponent.

[Practicalmethod]

7:In terms of Shifu's energy "not seeming to come from the lower body", a characteristic of an internal martial art is that advanced movements cannot be seen by onlooker. In other words, his lower body is doing joint rotations, no movements (other than rotation which we define as not really a "move"). If you were taking one of our workshops, this question he would answer it by letting you feel his kua while he does the posture.

[Practicalmethod]

6:

When you shift the center in that case, you do it without moving the spine side to side, but by just opening and sitting on that kua and the opposite leg will then be light in order to move it. When you finish taking the step, the datien returns to the center.

[TheChemicalBassist]

This is one of the most intense demonstrations of the Yi Li I've seen. Most Impressive!

[kyon9394]

Amazing. He performed every movement with great intentions on them and great sense of shadow boxing. Even though his root was a little elevated due to the speed and intentions he was practicing it with, he always planted the root hard down afterwards.

[wuguobuji]

This is so enjoyable that I watched it over and over again! Visually, I think what makes Grandmaster Chen different from other Grandmasters' demonstrations is that his performance is so dynamic that you can just feel the energy is everywhere within and around him.

[jonathanbluestein]

Wow, amazing performace! This ranks up there with masters like Chen Xiaowang, Feng Zhiqiang and Ma Hong. The only person whose Chen Taiji is that good that I know of that's close to master Chen Zhonghua's age group is Chen Fake's grandson, Chen Yu. It boggles my mind thinking of the level these two are going to reach 20 years from now... Keep on the good work!

[cantonesedimsum]

@kidaries Yeah, I can hear it too!  That is probably because the mic is close to his pulse on the neck.

[kidaries]

Is it just me, or can one hear his heart beating as he's doing the form?

[lawrencezx]

@Practicalmethod where do i go to read this?

[ozarkchi]

Erik, Curious what your definition of double weighted is? If memory serves, double weighted has more to do with being stagnate than whether your weight is equally distributed 50/50. Being wobbly and shifting around a lot side to side doesn't prevent double weightedness. As far as the energy of the upper and lower body separation, that's an accurate observation. Whole body movement requires there be a such a separation of upper and lower body. Wedding of another paradox!