How Much Do You Know About The Key Points And Practical Application Value Of Chen-style Tai Chi?
Chen-style Tai Chi is a key branch in traditional Chinese martial arts. Its characteristics are the integration of hardness and softness, and it has a spiral tangle. It has a unique and unique style. It can strengthen the body and contains profound philosophical thinking concepts. I have practiced for many years and felt its role in regulating the balance of body and mind. Today I would like to share with you some key points that are of practical value.
How to get started with Chen Style Tai Chi
When I first started studying, I needed to take basic skills as the core and practice standing still every day. When standing in a stance, you should pay attention to your feet being shoulder-width, keep your knees slightly bent, and think in your mind that you are like a tree that plunges deeply into the earth. And you have to continue practicing silk wrapping exercises every day. The silk wrapping exercises must experience the feeling of the waist and hips leading the arms to draw a circle, just like drawing a Tai Chi diagram in the air. It is recommended to learn first and learn the first ten movements that Laojiao starts along the way. The key is to grasp the classic tricks called "Vajra pounding" and "lazy thighs". For each different movement, you will perform repetitive exercises and operations, and continue until you have unforgettable and thoroughly cleared muscle memories.
How to breathe with Chen-style Tai Chi
The key to advancement is to coordinate breathing and movements. Generally, reverse abdominal breathing is used. During the period of force exertion, short exhalation is used, and long inhalation is performed during the moment of closing the momentum. For example, when doing a hand-covering fist, exhalation must be coordinated with the moment of exertion. This situation is like suddenly loosening the tight spring. The cloud hand movement needs to be matched with the help of deep and long breathing. The behavior seems to be stroking the flowing cloud. Be sure to remember, don’t force it to hold your breath. Those who have just started can breathe naturally first. After the movement is proficient, gradually integrate the key points of breathing into it.
How to apply Chen-style Tai Chi in practice
Many people think that Tai Chi is only suitable for health preservation, but in fact, Chen-style Tai Chi retains a large number of practical techniques. Single whip not only has a wonderful appearance, but also an exquisite defensive method to disintegrate the opponent's straight punch. Six seals and four closings seem slow, but in fact they can resolve the grapple and then carry out counterattacks. When practicing pushing hands, you should pay attention to listening to the strength and judge the opponent's force direction in advance based on the touch of the skin. This requires a long time to practice to master the key points.
Where can I learn Chen Style Tai Chi?
When choosing a coach, you need to pay attention to whether he has a complete inheritance system. A regular master will conduct systematic teaching in the dimension of theory and method, implement systematic teaching in the dimension of exercises, and implement systematic teaching in the usage dimension. It is recommended to avoid training classes that only teach routines but do not explain the meaning of offense and defense. There are training bases set up by masters such as Chen Zhenglei and Chen Xiaowang in Beijing, Jiaozuo and other places. Online courses should be selected to provide individual correction teaching videos.
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