Master Chen,
Is tossing something that you view as a deficiency that is being overlooked/not understood in the current teaching of other schools of chen style taijiquan? In Chen jiagou, is chan chu a principal that would be traditionally taught?
Is tossing something that you view as a deficiency that is being overlooked/not understood in the current teaching of other schools of chen style taijiquan? In Chen jiagou, is chan chu a principal that would be traditionally taught?
Thank you for your videos they are beyond insightful!
Respectfully,
Raymond Chen
Raymond Chen
I don’t know whether other schools overlooked/understood this principle. From my dozens of years of experience, however, anything that is principle based is very difficult to absorb to the body (personalize). To the average person, if you don’t toss, you cannot move; if you move, you are guaranteed to toss. That is to say, the average person can not MOVE. He can only TOSS. Understanding of this human deficiency is key to Chen Style Taijiquan training. It was said that Chen Fake realized after dozens of years of teaching in Bejing that students could not follow this principle of not tossing. Therefore you see today’s new frame. But the best thing is to take a look at traditional masters such as Fu Zhongwen, Ma Yueliang, Hong Junsheng, Yang Zhenduo and Feng Zhiqiang. They REAL masters don’t toss when they perform their taiji. You can also try not to toss and see what happens.
To “shovel out” is a principle taught by a Chen village grandmaster, Chen Fake.
To “shovel out” is a principle taught by a Chen village grandmaster, Chen Fake.
