Training key to Chen Taiji Quan

The Chen taiji punches mainly contains two aspects called great frame and small frame as well as other aspects such as new frame, old frame, weapons of Taiji system and antagonizations, and so on.

The old frame of Chen Taiji punches contains two routine forms. These two belongs to the domain of great frame, which was summed up and arranged by the Chen 14th named Chen Changxing. The core of the old frame is entangled line, which impenetrate all the procession of the routine form. This frame is primitively-simple and unsophisticated. The main style of first punches of old frame is that soft. To practise this part is very important to form the basement of Taiji punches. So it is always being called basement punches, or practise punches. With some basement of this first punches, one can go on to study the second punches. The second punches is always being called the cannon sinker, whose style is mainly rigid. Four aspects belongs to Taiji siou power are very obvious here: cull, row, elbow, and lean. One can show more relax, elasticity and quiver of the second punch with the soft of the first punch.

The small frame of Chen Taiji punches was ever called new frame. After the propagation of routine form which founded by Chen Fake, the name changes to small frame. This frame was originated by Chen 14th Chen Shiyou. It not only contains actions that emitting power ,but also include hidden power in the routine form which is stored to be ready to be eradiated. The whole frame shows decent manner and elegant motion, which is just like valgu.

The new frame of Chen Taiji punches belongs to the great frame series which contains two routine forms. It is originated by Chen 14th Chen Fake whose inspiration comes from the old frame, which was later fixed by his son Chen Zhaokui as the new frame. The main action feature of new frame is that helical action. It is famous for its relax, elasticity and quiver, impenetrating successfully, waist and chest's power use,revolution and replicate, and so on.

There are also many weapons of Taiji system which mainly including single sword, double swords, single big knife, double big knives, spear, Jian, club, and so on.

Chen Taiji sword is developed on the basement of Chen Taiji punches. So the primitive principle of Chen Taiji punches is also suitable to Chen Taiji sword.

Tranditional Chen Taiji sword contains 58 different actions, like hack, stab, raise, hang, point, crack, cloud, rack,impenetrate, hold, sweep, smear, strip, chop, cut, prop, and so on. The main trait is that with both soft ande rigid, both fast and slow, fling the sword with one's body, with agility and celerity. The action line twisting and zigzag-like, the style is special and particular, all of this are very useful to health and body-building.

Main styple and particularity of Chen Taiji punches: relicate, relax, elasticity and quiver ,with both soft ande rigid, both fast and slow, with agility and celerity,continuous, grand and leisurely. The core word is "self intertwist", body intertwist, hand intertwist,foot intertwist,arm intertwist, leg intertwist, all-around intertwist. So we always say that Chen Taiji punches is "intertwist methods"