Reeling Silk, a foundation exercise in Chen style Taijiquan, follows a road map! Learning how to follow this map will give you tremendous insight into the correct movements of the taiji forms and applications.
Read more"If you want to be a martial artist, all you need is reeling silk".
Wow, what a statement, huh?
I spent the last 2 weekends with Grandmaster Chen Xiaoxing at his San Diego and Phoenix seminars.
Read moreReeling Silk Explained - by Travis DePuy
Chen style Taijiquan is complex: weight shifts, whirling arms, stepping, dantian rotation, sinking the hips, weight in the feet, relaxing the chest… all the while trying to remember the next move!
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