Master Wang HaiJun:
March 13, 2012 - Annapolis (Arnold) MD
18 Posture (Essence)
Form
Tuesday, March 13, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
The 18 form takes the essential movements of LaoJia YiLu and removes much of the repetition to create a short form that retains the essence of YiLu without requiring as much time to learn or to perform. This is an ideal form for beginners who want to gain the benefits of practicing YiLu in a shorter amount of time. The experienced practitioner will gain the benefits of being able to refine movements directly applicable to YiLu as well as learning a useful form to teach to beginners or to practice when time constraints don't allow you to practice the full form.
This workshop is suitable for all levels as there will be the opportunity to learn the form as well as review or refine your movements. Beginners and experts of all styles will benefit from this workshop and will improve their understanding and practice of TaiJi.
Please arrive at 6:00 pm to check in/register
Master Wang HaiJun moved to Chen Village at the age of nine, when his father arranged for him to live and study with Master Chen ZhengLei. He is the first non-Chen family member in modern times to be traditionally trained in Chen Village. He went on to study at the Wuhan Physical Culture University in 1988, and after graduation became coach of the Pingdishan Wushu Research and Study College. He later became a senior state Wushu referee, the president and head coach of Zhengzhou Wushu Research and Study College, and coach of Henan Chen ZhengLei TaiJi Culture Co. Ltd. He is a senior disciple of Master Chen ZhengLei and an official lineage holder of Chen Style TaiJi (12th generation). An International Champion, he has won many gold medals in TaiJi Quan, Sword, and push-hands, including gold medals in China National competitions.
Chen Style Tai Chi is considered the source of the major styles of Tai Chi (TaiJi). The founders of both Yang Style and Wu style trained at the Chen Village, then left and opened their art to the public. While those styles spread and became popular, Chen style continued to be taught only in the Chen village and was not as well known. Now the secret is out, and Chen TaiJi is gaining in popularity as people discover the silk reeling exercises and coiling movements of the original style of TaiJi.
