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Chen Style 陈式

The original family style — alternating fast/slow, spiral power. 22 Tai Chi videos.

Tai Chi for Beginners: Buddha Warrior Pounds Mortar - Chen Style
2:00
Beginner chen

Tai Chi for Beginners: Buddha Warrior Pounds Mortar - Chen Style

Learn Buddha Warrior Pounds Mortar (Jin Gang Dao Dui), the signature Chen Style striking technique that combines sinking, stomping, and fist closure.

Tai Chi for Beginners: Buddha Warrior Pounds Mortar #2 - Chen Style
1:30
Beginner chen

Tai Chi for Beginners: Buddha Warrior Pounds Mortar #2 - Chen Style

Learn the second instance of Buddha Warrior Pounds Mortar in the Chen Style 18-Form, marking the transition toward the closing sequence.

Tai Chi for Beginners: Cannon Facing the Head - Chen Style
1:30
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Tai Chi for Beginners: Cannon Facing the Head - Chen Style

Learn Cannon Facing the Head, a powerful Chen Style striking technique that delivers focused energy through the fists.

Tai Chi for Beginners: Closing Form - Chen Style
1:30
Beginner chen

Tai Chi for Beginners: Closing Form - Chen Style

Learn the Closing Form of Chen Style 18-Form Tai Chi. This movement returns energy to the Dantian and completes the practice.

Tai Chi for Beginners: Cloud Hands - Chen Style
2:00
Beginner chen

Tai Chi for Beginners: Cloud Hands - Chen Style

Learn Cloud Hands, the quintessential Tai Chi movement that trains waist-led coordination, weight shifting, and circular arm motion.

Tai Chi for Beginners: Commencing Form - Chen Style
1:30
Beginner chen

Tai Chi for Beginners: Commencing Form - Chen Style

Learn the Commencing Form (Qi Shi), the opening movement of Chen Style 18-Form Tai Chi. This fundamental posture establishes proper alignment and intention.

Tai Chi for Beginners: Complete Chen Style 18-Form - Full Demonstration
10:00
Beginner chen

Tai Chi for Beginners: Complete Chen Style 18-Form - Full Demonstration

Complete full-speed demonstration of the Chen Style 18-Form Tai Chi routine. Watch the entire sequence from commencing to closing.

Tai Chi for Beginners: Fair Lady Works at Shuttles - Chen Style
1:30
Beginner chen

Tai Chi for Beginners: Fair Lady Works at Shuttles - Chen Style

Learn Fair Lady Works at Shuttles, a lively Chen Style movement that combines deflection with a forward striking step.

Tai Chi for Beginners: First Gathering - Chen Style
1:30
Beginner chen

Tai Chi for Beginners: First Gathering - Chen Style

Learn First Gathering, a compact Chen Style movement that collects energy before transitioning to the next technique.

Tai Chi for Beginners: Follow Along - Chen Style 18-Form
15:00
Beginner chen

Tai Chi for Beginners: Follow Along - Chen Style 18-Form

Follow-along version of the Chen Style 18-Form Tai Chi. Practice alongside the instructor with real-time guidance and cues.

Tai Chi for Beginners: Forward Stepping - Chen Style
1:30
Beginner chen

Tai Chi for Beginners: Forward Stepping - Chen Style

Learn Forward Stepping, a Chen Style advancing footwork pattern that builds forward momentum and structural stability.

Tai Chi for Beginners: Hidden Hand Punch - Chen Style
2:00
Beginner chen

Tai Chi for Beginners: Hidden Hand Punch - Chen Style

Learn Hidden Hand Punch, the classic Chen Style explosive punch that releases power from the ground through the fist.

Tai Chi for Beginners: High Pat on Horse - Chen Style
1:30
Beginner chen

Tai Chi for Beginners: High Pat on Horse - Chen Style

Learn High Pat on Horse, an elegant Chen Style posture that combines an upward striking motion with a rooted lower body.

Tai Chi for Beginners: Lazily Tying Robe - Chen Style
1:30
Beginner chen

Tai Chi for Beginners: Lazily Tying Robe - Chen Style

Learn Lazily Tying Robe, an expansive Chen Style movement that opens the chest and extends energy through the fingertips.

Tai Chi for Beginners: Left Heel Kick - Chen Style
1:30
Beginner chen

Tai Chi for Beginners: Left Heel Kick - Chen Style

Learn Left Heel Kick, a low kicking technique that develops balance, leg strength, and coordinated striking power.

Tai Chi for Beginners: Oblique Walking - Chen Style
1:30
Beginner chen

Tai Chi for Beginners: Oblique Walking - Chen Style

Learn Oblique Walking, a diagonal stepping pattern that trains coordination between upper and lower body in Chen Style.

Tai Chi for Beginners: Single Whip - Chen Style
1:30
Beginner chen

Tai Chi for Beginners: Single Whip - Chen Style

Learn Single Whip, one of the most recognizable Tai Chi postures. This movement develops rooting, opening, and striking power.

Tai Chi for Beginners: Six Sealings Four Closings - Chen Style
1:30
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Tai Chi for Beginners: Six Sealings Four Closings - Chen Style

Learn Six Sealings Four Closings, a Chen Style technique that gathers and seals energy before releasing with focused intent.

Tai Chi for Beginners: Turn and Lotus Kick - Chen Style
2:00
Beginner chen

Tai Chi for Beginners: Turn and Lotus Kick - Chen Style

Learn Turn and Lotus Kick, an advanced Chen Style turning kick that develops rotational power and leg coordination.

Tai Chi for Beginners: White Crane Spreads Wings - Chen Style
1:30
Beginner chen

Tai Chi for Beginners: White Crane Spreads Wings - Chen Style

Learn White Crane Spreads Wings, a graceful Chen Style posture that develops balance, openness, and alertness.

Chen Style Tai Chi 56 Form Demonstration
8:00
Intermediate chen

Chen Style Tai Chi 56 Form Demonstration

Full Chen Style Tai Chi 56-form competition routine demonstration — the standardized competition form combining Chen Old Frame and New Frame elements.

Chen Xiaowang Explains the Five Core Tai Chi Push Hands Methods
20:00
Advanced chen

Chen Xiaowang Explains the Five Core Tai Chi Push Hands Methods

Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang explains and demonstrates the five core Tai Chi push hands methods — the essential partner training practice for developing sensitivity, rooting, and martial application.