William C. C. Chen's Tai Chi Form and Workshops
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Besides helping you understand the basics of the Tai Chi form, these videos offer glimpses into master Chen's specialty, teaching the connection between the Tai Chi form and achieving great speed and power for self defense.
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DVD trailer showing Tai Chi boxing, pushing, and form
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Introduces Master Chen's system of "Body Mechanics" for making effective use of Tai Chi Chuan as a realistic system of self defense and health maintenance. Includes clips from workshops conducted in Germany that show high speed punches, push hands techniques, and internal principles. |
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60 movements of Tai Chi Chuan by William C. C. Chen (1993)
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Tai Chi is an ancient martial art system for health and self-defense, promoting spiritual, mental, and physical well-being. The Yang style form, shown here, is slow, gentle, even flowing and relaxing. It has a reputation of being excellent for stress reduction, self centering and living a more enjoyable life. In its many variations, the Yang style Tai Chi form (exercize) is the most widely practiced in the world. Grandmaster Chen is one of the world's preeminent Tai Chi teachers, a senior disciple of the legendary grandmaster, Professor Cheng Man-Ching, who, in turn, studied with Yang Cheng-fu, the most prominent modern descendent of Yang Lu-chan, the founder of the Yang style. |
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Workshop by William C. C. Chen in Hanover - short
Clips from one of Master Chen's Body Mechanics workshops in Germany. |
He demonstrates: Expanding your energy and making use of your opponents force to push Driving energy from your chest walls ("heart") for a two-handed strike Connecting to your inner thigh and alternating between loose and tense to create high speed hooks. |
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"Fingers are the Work of Art", article by William C. C. Chen (2012)
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Master Chen describes the importance to Tai Chi and sports in general of directly connecting to the fingers. He explains how all movements are led by the fingers, and their role in achieving maximum punching speed and power. | >
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Instructional video trailer from Tiffany Chen
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Some clips of Tiffany doing the form and shadow boxing. She talks about her growing interest in Tai Chi and the martial arts competitions she's won. Tiffany has been inducted into Inside Kung-Fu Magazine's "Hall of Fame". |
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60 movements of Tai Chi Chuan by William C. C. Chen (1993)
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Through the use of a split screen, Master Chen makes it easier to understand the correct positions for hands and feet. In addition, he counts out each of the movements to correspond with the pictures in his book. The Yang Short Form is broken into two parts (A and B), so that beginners can learn Part A first. This consists of the first quarter (or so) of the entire short form and has the most basic, simple moves. |
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To watch split screen Tai Chi form from behind, Part A, click here
To watch split screen Tai Chi form from behind, Part B, click here
60 movements of Tai Chi Chuan by William C. C. Chen (1993)
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Master Chen narrates alternating "wake up" and "fall asleep" instructions that correspond to the breathing and energy pattern of the Tai Chi form. "Fall asleep" is when you exhale and relax the most (Yin), and "wake up" is when you inhale and expand your energy (Yang). The coordination of slow movement and deep relaxed breathing helps explain the medical research findings that the Tai Chi form promotes blood circulation, increases the oxygen level throughout the body, and enhances the body's healing systems. Tai Chi has a reputation not only for being safe at any age, but also of slowing the aging process itself. |
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Tai Chi sword movements with English names
The double-edged Chinese sword lends itself naturally to the principles of Tai Chi because it is not designed to meet force with force. Instead, the sword is used to deflect, avoid, and redirect blows - before delivering a slash or stab of its own. This was the weapon of choice for many famous generals and scholars.
From: William C. C. Chen (DVD) (00:05:30)
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Daughter of Tai Chi master teaches Tai Chi and applies training
Learn more about Tiffany Chen's competition videos
Son of Tai Chi master applies training to no-holds barred sport
Non-stop takedowns of a tough and aggressive opponent (2012-05-26)
Lots of exciting action in this 3-round mixed martial arts contest between Max Chen, (white and black trunks) and his Italian opponent (gold and black trunks).
Winner by unanimous decision, Max demonstrates a full gamut of smoothly-executed takedowns against a strong, determined opponent. The relaxed, smooth style reflects Max's early years of Tai Chi training under his father, Grandmaster William C.C. Chen, followed by Muay Thai training in Thailand.
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Highlight fights from the 2011 competition
At the 11th Wushu World Competition in Ankara, Turkey, Max (red trunks) won the bronze medal. Max wins the only medal for the USA in the kickboxing (sanda) events. This is the deciding bout, against Dubanevich Andrei (Belarus, black trunks).
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This is one of the preliminary
bouts from the the 11th Wushu
World Competition, between Max (black
shirt) and the Malaysian
contestant in the 70 kg
category.
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Sudden K. O. ends this fight (2007-09-08)
Max Chen (in red) wins his spot
in the 9th World Wushu
Championships in Beijing by
spectacular knockout at the U.S.
Sanshou Team Trials in Lubbock,
Texas. While short and
one-sided, this fight is a good
showcase for Max's smooth,
mix-it-up style.
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More great videos from Max Chen to come!
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A close fight with a tough and aggressive opponent (2012-03-12)
Non-stop action in this 4-round boxing contest between Tiffany Chen, (blue shirt) and Amanda Wang (gold shirt). Tiffany wins the semi finals of the 85th annual NY Daily News Golden Gloves.
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Wins award as best Lei Tai (raised platform) fighter
At the 1st World Kuoshu Championship in Sao Paolo, Brazil, Tiffany (yellow shirt, USA) won the gold medal. She pushed her opponent, Aimme Jurewicz (blue shirt, also USA) off the platform several times, showing effective application to fighting of her substantial Tai Chi push hands skills. Tiffany won a special award for Best Lai Tai Performance by a Female Athlete.
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An exciting fight with non-stop power punches and kicks
At the 8th Wushu World Competition in Hanoi, Vietnam, Tiffany won the silver medal. This is the final, and the winner was Ha Thi Hanh (Vietnam, black shirt). Out of 42 categories, Tiffany was one of only two silver medals, and the U.S. did not win any gold medals in this very tough competition.
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More great videos from Tiffany Chen to come!
Chess master becomes world Tai Chi Push Hands champion
Learn more about videos of Josh Waitzkin's push hands competitions
More great videos from Master Chen to come!
