by ‘ChiBelly’ (Marshall Rosenstein) As a beginner practicing Taijiquan, your teacher may have told you “do not raise your qi.” But what does this mean? If you are told not to raise your qi, you are probably not at the point
Chen Style Taijiquan Gongfu Frame Late Spring
All of the body’s joints turn in harmonious efficient sequence. A deeply wound coil anchored by the foot in the earth is twisted tightly and unwound guiding the ebb and flow of core and limb actions. When the body
Through the Looking Glass of Gongfu
One of the special qualities of Taijiquan gongfu, is the ‘through the looking glass’ aspect of the practice. Regardless of the ever-ongoing debate about the meaning of ‘internal’ in internal arts, there is a very obvious and easy to grasp
Beijing 2013
Writing from Beijing, again. Revisiting old friends, old places, old feelings, and rekindling and examining old thoughts. Something as simple and powerful as a smell can return one to the root and seed of gongfu acquisition, if that is how
Taijiquan Gongfu Jia
Good bye 2012, Welcome 2013 End it with a ‘Bao Fali’!! 恭喜发财!!
Lively winter practice, with spirit is the way to go. Everyday we can practice gongfu again is a day to be thankful for. Wishing gongfu practitioners the best of progress in 2013. HAPPY NEW YEAR 昔年快乐 !!!!!!!
Cultivation Through the Winter
As the cold season comes on strong, the urge is to be indoors, warm and comfortable. Of course this urge is a survival instinct, because where we are located without the SUV’s, mechanical heating and other benefits of modern technology,
Chen Taijiquan Form & Method 2012 #6
Last one in this series, covering Practice flow, creative drills sanshou variations: This video touches on a subject that is both sensitive, and one that I have been working on privately for over ten years; how to bridge the gap
Applications methods from DaLun(r) practice #5 2012 Series
Some methods from, hi pat on horse, part wild horse mane, and step back press elbow can be seen among others: In the Taijiquan territory of today, the popular use for the term tuishou usually refers to a kind of
Chen Taijiquan Small Details Have Great Influence
When we are talking about structure and Jibengong of Taijiquan, and specifically THIS Taijiquan (in the line of Chen FaKe through Chen Zhaokui, the smallest details, and changes in ‘philosophy’ of physical method have a major impact on the resulting
