By Marc Ditcher- I recently spent 10 days in Waltham, just outside Boston, Massachusetts intensively training Chen Taijiquan with Marin Spivack, Senior disciple of Chen Yu, but also a former student of Feng Zhiqiang, and ‘Gene’ Chen Jinhong. I would
Regarding shenfa and the deeper ‘mysterious’ structures and actions, many people can approximate these actions. Many people can watch some videos or spend an hour with a skilled practitioner and make a decent copy of the movements or actions they
Besides being a centuries old Chinese martial art, Chen Taijiquan always was and especially now is a kind of celebration of culture and philosophy. People the world over often see and use this practice as an affirmation and illustration of
By: 方颖华 (Warmond Fang) Feb. 11 2016 This is the second article I’m writing to follow up on the first one I posted about travelling to Boston to discover for myself the Chen Yu method of gond fu through his disciple Marin
By: 方颖华 (Warmond Fang) Feb. 6 2016 I just came back from an 8-day intensive week of training with Marin Spivack in the Chen Yu line of Chen Taijiquan and I just want to say it was an eye opening and humbling
Yesterday was a special day as we welcomes Omar Lakri through the door of traditional Chen Shi Taijiquan Gongfu Jia! He has been a hard working student and now as a 21st gen. Tudi of the art he will walk
I have recently returned from Boston for a week of intense training with Marin Spivack of the Chen Zhaokui lineage. Having appreciated Marin Spivack’s ability to articulate his experience regarding Chen Taiji, watching his videos, along with some of the
How does one go about getting through the door of the school (or teacher) which they have decided they want to learn from? This can be a complicated territory for would be students of Chinese internal gongfu. Due to cultural
(By Warmond Fang) This is the third and perhaps final article in covering the history of Chen Village and the development of Chen Taijiquan. This article will cover the time period starting from the Cultural Revolution and to the Return
These are several very informative articles written on facebook by Warmond Fang in response to much misinformation about this fascinating history. Copyright 2016! Posted here with permission. Part 1: (Taiji-guy-X was) claiming that Chen Taijiquan has no broken continuity and
