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Chen Style Tai Chi Chuan
The routine of Chen style Tai Chi
Chuan is famous for its
distinctive rhythm and the
magnificent postures . When
practicing . it is important to
emphasize on the “spiral twisting
force “ and the basic requirements
of relaxing agility and springing
which are the special features of
Chen style Tai Chi Chuan. The
special movements base on the
twisting of the torso . And the
twisting force of the upper and
lower limbs are connected through
the twisting motion of the spine
and the changes of folding in the
chest and the abdomen in order to
obtain a full twisting force all
over the body.
For the upper limbs , you should
twist the arm and wrist in co-ordinately
like twisting a wet cloth dry .
And for the lower limbs , you
twist the angles , the thighs and
the calves in like driving in a
screw . After releasing the force
, it is imperative to maintain the
continuity with the next movements
without the severance in the
force.
In order to master the correct
technique of the force releasing ,
one should Bear in mind that it is
“ from the extreme softness to the
extreme hardness”
At the beginning , one should
emphasize on the extension of the
body movements from the internal
motion to the twisting motions and
finally to the external releasing
of the force . It is also
important to train the force
releasing of individual movement
and flexibility exercises.
Basically the hand form of Chen
Style Tai Chi are also different
from other Tai Chi techniques. The
main difference is that the palm
is in the form of a Chinese tile
and slightly retracted inward with
the thumb and the little finger
Slightly folded and facing each
other, and the tip of finger
slightly pointed backward . This
is in agreement with its attacking
features and a distinctive
difference of Chen Style from
others. So you should not confuse
it and other style of Tai Chi Chuan
.
The “ hook form “ Chen style is
also different as it is a natural
clutching of all the fingers . For
the footwork , rubbing the moving
foot with the stationary One
before treading out is also a
distinctive feature of Chen style
.
Most of the time The first time
learner missed the rubbing motion
, it is usually related to the
strength in the footwork and the
understanding of the “emptiness
and solidity “ besides the
difference in the ground quality .
You should specially train the
footwork techniques separately ,
and should strengthen the legs and
feet through practicing standing
posture .
The Principles Of Chen Tai Chi
1/ Body aligned and vertical, top
of the head floating, look far.
2/ Always breath naturally, exhale
with the completion of each
movement.
3/ Use as little muscle tension as
possible but do not lose the
correct form posture .
4/ Rigid and soft is what your
opponent feels. If you follow his
movement, there is no gap or bump
in the contact, thus he feel you
are not there, you are soft. On
the other hand, when you got the
right timing and configuration,
you no longer follow him.
5/ Fast and slow. Fast refers to
the instantaneous response to your
opponent's move, and refer to your
speed in reconfiguring yourself.
Every movement is seen to be
composed of succession of
incremental frames. Slow means
patiently detail those instances
that happened along the path of
movement. It seems "slow" because
of the richness or fullness of the
movement.
History
Chen style Tai Chi
Chen
Style Tai Chi was originated more
then 400 years ago during the
Ching dynasty from the Chen
Village locate in Wen county of
Henan Province China.
Chen Wang
Ting first developed the Tai
chi forms from various
family taught flighting
techniques from some external
sources like birds and animals
.The art was keep secret for
hundreds of years and it was only
taught and practice between the
male members of the Chen
family . Only recently that
the art was disclose to the
outside world . Over time the art
was slowly spread out from the
villege and its inhabitants ,
resulting in the formation of
other style of Tai Chi forms . The
Yang style, Wu style , Wu hao
style, Sun style and Chen style
have its origin from the Chen
style Tai Chi .
Chen
Tai Chi Forms
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