The main purpose of form training is the extraction of its core components, referred to as its intrinsic jin. This is the ultimate aim of a...

In China the traditional transmission of the practice of Taijiquan has always been verbal and conspicuously few written descriptions of th...

The combination of movement and stillness in Taijiquan means that the combined practice of static fixed postures and dynamic form routine i...

One often hears the phrase in Taijiquan, “training ‘quan’ without training ‘gong’, in the end all efforts come to nothing”.   The acquisi...

Practitioners should be clear about the basic concepts, functions and effects of the “three centres” of the body, i.e., the centre line of ...

Fajin (the sudden release of power) has become a common feature in Taijiquan, particularly after the wide spread of Chen Style Taijiquan in ...

What is considered good training in everyday practice? In order to make good progress, besides daily training of basic exercises and ...