CHEN TAIJI ACADEMY

Chen Taiji Academy: Senior students of Grandmaster Wang Hai Jun (Wang Haijun) teach individuals and classes in the fundamentals, principles and forms of the original Taiji from Chen Village, Chen Jiagou, China. These students teach and train in the eastern part of the United States.

Must Be Loose

December 17, 2019 by CHEN TAI CHI ACADEMY

Looseness is central. Without looseness there is no fast and no slow. Without looseness there is no hard and no soft. Looseness is the key to flexible hard-soft-fast-slow movements. The looseness comes from the flexibility, openness, softness of the hips, of the kwa.

The link for slow, fast, heavy and light movements is looseness. Power comes from looseness. Throw the hard strength away.

Student practices Pao Chui, power comes from looseness (Summer 2016)