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Toronto 4-day Chen Taiji Workshop Sept. 22-25, 2011 Notes


  • Sept. 22, 2011
    • Worked on not moving the front knee using the positive and negative circles.
    • Push Hands training.
    • First 13 moves training and corrections.
    • Theory related to why the front knee cannot move. What this will be used for.
  • Sept. 23, 2011
    • Using a line on the floor to show positions of the feet and directions of movements.
    • The distance between the two feet.
    • head, should, kua positions.
    • Incremental stretching, like an airport luggage belt.
    • Yilu 13 moves corrections and repetition.
    • Free push hands from 4-6pm.
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  • Sept. 24, 2011
    • Open House.
    • Yilu 13 moves.
    • Foundations.
    • Some taiji history and theories.
    • Demonstrations.
    • Door Hinge drill.
    • Stretching drill.
    • Compression drill.
    • Push Hands techniques.
    • Lock, sink and turn. Drill and practice.
    • Push Hands.
    • Private lesson from 5-6.

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