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Jack,

You've kind of got things screwed up about Chen style. To begin with, there are really only 2 divisions of Chen, the first being small frame (xiaojia), and the other being large frame...

Sorry, try this link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYLrGBrizhQ&search=mind%20body

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYLrGBrizhQ

Hey Empty Fist,

Push hands (five different varieties) were developed by Chen Wangting about 150 years before Yang luchan was born.

Ron Panunto

Well I think that the difference between "traditional" and "modern" is the relationship of the student to the teacher. In traditional schools the master was very selective of his students. He...

Muppet,

I would not have too much of a problem equating xingyi's heng chuan with taiji's single whip.

Single whip is typically used by combing several of taiji 13 basic jins: first ward-off to...

Hobbs,

The current trend to "intellectualize" the nejia martial arts on the internet is due to a number of different factors, but primarily it's because of the cultural differences between east...

RAF,

Chen Yongfu released the VCD on the Chen 108 longfist form today. It is in instructional format. CYF also released other VCD's on the Chen small frame system.

They are all available from...

High kicks in real fights are low percentage techniques. With one foot high off the ground your balance is precarious and you expose your groin to your opponent, and in the case of a spinning kick...

Taiji Student, if by sanshou you mean free fighting, it was more or less covered in the posture applications and push hands training. The students also got free fighting experience when their masters...

Hobbs,

No, traditionally students were not told why they were standing. The "theory" about why standing was good for you was not important. The only important thing was that you stood. Theory...

RAF, from what I have been able to gather the Yang 108 long form is pretty much a simplification of the Chen first routine (Lao jia). I wouldn't get hung up on the number of postures i.e., Chen only...

ATIP, take RIF's advice. Go see Yang Zhun. I've worked with him quite a few times and he is the real Mc Coy. He is a direct indoor disciple of Wang Peishing who is one of the greatest living...

Traditional internal arts training can still be found in the west, but the reason you don't see much of it is thatmost westerners won't put up with the training methodology.

Traditional neijia...

Sure Bob, I'll let you know when the Chen 108 Longfist VCD is available, and yes, Chen Zhenglei's VCD on the Chen 13 long pole form has been available now for about 6 months. I learned this form...

Mr. Wing posted: "Why would there be a need for a 196 form". Why is there a need for any form? Chen Wang-Ting developed it for his own reasons. Other than that there is no "need" for it or any...

Chen Zhen,

Why would you answer an inquiry about Chen style Chin na if you are a Yang stylist?

There are no two person routines equivalent to the Yang San Shou routine in Chen style, however,...

The weapons forms of xiaoxia are different than the weapons forms of dajia. The choreography and the way in which the postures and transitions are performed are different, and there also apear to be...