Saturday March 10th: 3:30pm - 5:00pm

Laojia Yilu (Old Frame Routine One) Corrections - Chen Village style!

LaoJia YiLu (Old Frame First Routine) is the first of two sets of Taijiquan put together by Chen Changxing, of the 14th Generation of Chen family (Huixian's Great-great-great-great-great-grandfather). He put together these two sets of all-inclusive movements using all the various postures from the seven sets of boxing routines created by his ancestor, Chen Wangting (9th Generation Chen family). Chen Changxing reworked the order of postures to fit smoothly into one long boxing routine (LaoJia YiLu) and one set of cannon fist (LaoJia ErLu).

In this workshop, Chen Huixian will be doing Laojia Yilu form corrections, posture by posture, movement by movement.

This is the traditional method of training Tai Chi in Chenjiagou (the Chen Village). It is a very slow and intense process that helps students to refine the individual details of each posture.

It is recommended that you have a working knowledge of the first section of Laojia Yilu to attend this workshop.

Saturday March 10th: 5:00pm - 6:30pm

Push-Hands Practice

In this workshop, participants will practice Chen style Taijiquan Push-Hands with a partner. We will train gain a better understanding of how to use the Chen Taijiquan principles when interacting with an opponent. We will be working on keeping the correct structure, listening, and being aware of strengths and weakness in your partner and within yourself.

We will also break down effective techniques under the guidance of Master Chen Huixian (who herself is a Push-Hands Champion in Chen Village).