Chen Tai Ji Video

[SPJ]

Here are some links.

1. Lao Jia:

http://www.taichichen.com/videos/OF1Students.zip

http://www.taichichen.com/videos/OF1Skytower.zip

http://www.taichichen.com/videos/OF2B.zip

2. Xin Jia:

http://www.taichichen.com/videos/NF1MalisaSkytower%202002.zip

http://www.taichichen.com/videos/NF2Wkshop.zip

3. Push hands:

http://www.taichichen.com/videos/PH1.zip

4. Weapons:

http://www.taichichen.com/videos/TES.zip

http://www.taichichen.com/videos/BSc.zip

5. Xiao Jia:

http://www.taichichen.com/videos/SF_ZTC.zip

6. Simplified 13 forms:

http://www.taichichen.com/videos/Chen13step.zip

7. Hu Lei Jia:

http://www.taichichen.com/videos/Thunder1.zip

8. Chan Si practice:

http://www.taichichen.com/videos/SilkReeling.zip

Any comment or discussion?

[One Finger Zen]

Hey SPJ,

Good links man hao gongfu, hao gongfu :D

I only got a chance to look at the chan si and the first lao jia link. Bout the same as the chen we practice over here. Good chan si, no double weighting ;)

Peace, OFZ

[SPJ]

Agreed.

She did a good job in Auckland, NZ.

I ran into the site on British MA forum.

Cheers.

:)

[One Finger Zen]

SPJ,

Just wondering, but what kind of training for Taiji do you do? For example the medicine ball or wu chi posture standing meditation?

Sorry if its off topic but I just wondered.

By the way, we add 'gin' or 'gien' onto the end of chan si over here so its spoken chan si gien. Any ideas what the gien means?

cheers in advance

OFZ

[SPJ]

It all depends on what you want to achieve or attain with Tai Ji.

1) Some people focus on Qi cultivation.

They practice Tai Ji moves with breathing exercises.

2) Posture is very important in Tai Ji moves. As you pointed out no double weight (Suan Zhong) etc.

3) Jin practice usually is the last phase. Once you know your breathing right with or without moves. Once you are good or right in standing postures and moving postures.

Then you may proceed with Jin practices with the moves.

Tai Ji Jin is mainly from positioning (walk Jin) and Chan Si Jin.

There are also many other Jin expressions and practices.

Push hands are for contacting, sticking, following and sensing the opponent's Jin and interactions with your Jin. (training 1)

Practice basic moves with a staff (Gun) for coordinations of both hands and transmission of your Jin via the staff upward, downward, forward, backward, inward or outward laterally etc. (training 2)

Grab a bundle of chopsticks or a short staff with both hands and twist the other way. Practice to twist (Nin Jin) (3)

Toss a bag full of sand or cotton 5# or more and catch it with other hand. Practice the catch/gripping Jin (Zua Jin) (4)

Practice Peng Lui Ji Anh Cai Lei Zhou Kao with punching bags. (5)

Practice Tang Do Jin (sudden jerking) with punching bags. (6)

There are more.

But first practice the moves right every time. Then imagine you do the moves against resistence. Finally. practice with the real resistence using props or partner.



Each practice with a single move over and over lasts 25 min to 45 min a session. Some people do it 1 h or more with only one move at a time.

:)

[One Finger Zen]

That sounds wicked SPJ, nice routine.

I have to divide up my time tho between Hung Kuen and Chen Taiji. I mostly practice Hung Kuen doing Mabu, conditioning, etc.

I think its amazing how arts can be crossed over together. For example, the root obtained from mabu can be combined with the rooting from taiji. there isn't really a lot of similarities between taiji and hung kuen but when there is, they're linked up good.

Just today, i went to the park and did some mabu and tiger claw conditioning on the trees. I did a lot of lao jia yi lu in the park in the summer though which was excellent.

Nice talking to ya SPJ mah man,

Peace