Someone on Youtube actually wrote the truth about Chen style Taijiquan

[Immortal4life]

Yang Wenhu, one of maybe 4 well known direct students of Chen Zhaokui. What has been called "xinjia" or, new frame Chen Taijiquan by students of Chen Zhaopi, is actually the old family methods handed down from Chen FaKe (who left Chen VIllage in 1928 for Beijing) to his son Chen Zhaokui and then returned to Chen village only in shorter visits in the 1970's onwards.

What we see described as "xinjia" in current times by residents of Chen Jiagou (Chen Village) is more of a difference in choreography added on to their style/method, (which originates predominantly from Chen Zhaopi other than the 'small frame') rather than showing significant or unique body-method from it's origin, Chen Zhaokui.

 

Those direct students of chen Zhaokui's who were not predominantly students of Chen Zhaopi, while they all look a bit different, show very clear and distinguishable core methods from what is called 'xinjia' in Chen village.

 

Yang Wenhu is one such very authentic direct student of Chen Zhaokui, along with Zhang Maozhen. Between the two of them and his son, Chenyu, one can easily come to understand that Chen Zhaokui's gongfu was something quite different and specific.

 

 

In case anyone was confused about terms like "Lao Jia", "Xin Jia", etc. Most people into Chen style Taiji don't know this

 

 

 

 

Bonus, Chen family fighting applications

Edited March 6, 2013 by Immortal4life

[taijistudent]

Very nice spiraling energy techniques. I have in the past studied the different styles. There are differences and similarities. All are quite interesting. As always, if someone understands the fundamentals then one can learn a lot about cultivating and using energetic techniques. It is good knowledge to have.