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27

Jun

2009

Taiji Meet Up PDF Print E-mail
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James Chan is going to start a Practical Method Chen Taiji Meet Up. It plans to meet every two to three weeks to practice the yilu form.The meeting location is Dows Lake. Please see the following link. James will announce the meeting time in a couple of days.

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=104907980431387636445.000455906f9c030a70b69&ll=45.390916,-75.706573&spn=0.007113,0.01914&z=16

Please note that the initial goal for the meet up is to practice the yilu form. Someone will lead the form but there will be very little or no teaching in this meeting. Participants are encouraged to come to Master Joseph Chen's workshop to get correction.

Last Updated on Sunday, 28 June 2009 01:30
 

14

Jun

2009

Tai Chi in the Water! PDF Print E-mail
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Pierre Huot leading a unique Tai Chi class in the water! 

 

Aquataiji 

by Pierre Huot 

 

Disclaimer:

 

The views and opinions of the author expressed therein do not necessarily reflect those of the HunyuanTaiji Academy, the Hunyuantaiji Academy Main site or Ottawa site.

 

 

 

Most people think of taiji as a land-based discipline only. But it can be done in water just as well... and with added benefits.

 I have been doing it for over 5 years now, 2 years on my own and 3 teaching it. I have developed my own approach and program. This is an on-going growing process. All I teach fits in perfectly with what Master Joseph Chen teaches.

 My students meditate, do solo and 2-person silk-reeling, practise self massages, learn healing sounds, and explore walking. After at least 2 years of this, they will be ready to begin form: I teach the Hunyuan 24, as this is the best system for water. After 5 years, they could begin the Practical Method's Yilu, and weapon-training (a melon-size rubber ball).

 What is key in water is to be grounded and yet mobile. It takes time to reach this level. Fundamentally, there is no difference with being grounded on land. It is simply we are so used to moving on land where the surrounding air does not offer any challenge. Water is heavier and more active.

 So you can see here what water offers: feedback that tells the truth, nothing but the truth, like a mirror or an honest teacher would do. It will relax you more, help you generate more energy and realize that, although it could be cold, you are not cold yourself. Doing taiji in water is like going back in time to when you were in your mother's womb and giving yourself the chance of clearing up past issues our evolved adult brains or nervous systems cannot do because these issues pre-date their growth. Holding the tree posture is so easy in water; any beginner can do it for an hour like a breeze in their first lesson, not so on land.

 Students have reported increased energy and improved self-awareness from practising taiji, meditation, and massage in the water. I saw one student propelled out of the water because of the power of her own energy. Another one who was born without nerve impulse in one of her legs felt it for the first time after only a few weeks. In the water we can communicate through the water itself, which sends messages without words, yet we understand them and act accordingly. After a while you may go underwater like some of my students and myself do: I say we do hippopotamus taiji. We are mostly water. In water we learn to unite the internal and the external better. As you move it, it will move you. Water will do your taiji, yet you will do it too. All who have done aquataiji after a few months get very, very heavy and often sink down to the bottom of the pool.

 So if this has triggered your curiosity, you can join us at the Jack Purcell Community Centre in Ottawa. We meet every Sunday evening at 7:30 for an hour. Registration is through the City of Ottawa. 

 

Last Updated on Sunday, 21 June 2009 00:47
 

02

May

2009

James Chan during World Tai Chi Day PDF Print E-mail
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James Chan shows the way in Philadelphia by practicising/demoing Practical Method on World Tai Chi Day, April 25, 2009.

James is an ardent taijiquan practitioner and practices seriously every day.  He is also the workshop organizer for the Ottawa-Gatineau area.  As a disciple of Master Chen Zhonghua, James Chan is able to practice and feel the touch of top-level taiji on a regular basis.  James is tall and has a big solid frame.  However, appearance can be deceiving because he is very soft-spoken and can change readily between hard and soft in his taiji moves.  He is also very ardent in helping beginners and fellow classmates alike.

 

 James Chan in good form!

Last Updated on Saturday, 02 May 2009 18:48
 

20

Apr

2009

Ottawa April 4-5 Workshop Completed! PDF Print E-mail
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The April 4-5 Workshop by Master Chen Zhonghua was successfully completed!

We are lucky to have such a high-calibre theorist, teacher, and practitioner come and teach us.  A slight adjustment of the hip...a little inward pull of the elbow...a stretching of the central axis of the body...and voila! It is like day and night! A technique becomes alive and effective!  It does make a big difference to have a good teacher touch and adjust your framework and structure.  This is especially so for the Practical Method.

All participants received close attention and detailed corrections of the Yilu taolu (First Form).  The circles with incoming and outgoing directions of energy were reviewed.  The importance of maintaining a vertical posture of the torso and in keeping the point of contact steady while adjusting other parts of the body to counter was drilled in us.  There were many techniques and tips that were provided and participants tried to absorb as much as they could.  As a Chinese saying goes: "You need to be immersed in it to succeed."  The workshops are a critical part of our development in the Chen Style Practical Method.  If one is serious about Tai Chi, then Master Chen Zhonghua is definitely someone that all of us heartily recommend to learn from.  He demonstrates the correct way and the wrong way of applying a technique.  He also provides the theory or principle behind the technique.  

Do check out Master Chen Zhonghua's video clips on YouTube, e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfUvhvmjlSk

You will be wonderfully amazed! 

Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 April 2009 04:01
 

29

Mar

2009

Master Chen Zhonghua in Ottawa! PDF Print E-mail
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See how Master Chen Zhonghua gets squeezed!

This Saturday & Sunday!  Train with the Best!!   

 "April Workshop -- Beginners Welcomed ! "

 

Master Joseph Chen Zhonghua, a disciple of grandmasters Hong Junsheng and Feng Zhiqiang, will be giving a Chen Taiji workshop in the Ottawa region.

Master Chen is the international standard bearer for Hong Junsheng Chen Taiji Practical Method system. 

 

April 4, 2009 (Saturday evening)

Time: 8 pm to 10 pm

Location: Ottawa Kung fu center

1076 Wellington St, 2nd floor, Ottawa

Content: Private lesson

Cost: $85 per hour

 

April 4 and 5, 2009 (Saturday and Sunday)

Time: 9am to 4:30 pm (both days)

Location: University of Ottawa

135 Séraphin-Marion Pvt, Ottawa 

Content: Chen Style Practical Method Foundation

Yilu

Cannon Fist

Push hands

Cost: $80 for one day (Saturday or Sunday) or $150 for both days

 

Registration or inquiry:        

James Chan -  "mailto: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it " This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 613.270.0407   or

Rachelle Bergeron (Je peux répondre à vos questions en français.) –     "mailto: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it " This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 613.816.1242 

 

 

 

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