Chen
Style Tai Chi Thunder Frame
HuLei Jia or
"Thunder Style" is
the last flowering of the Chen
Family Tai Chi. It specializes
in Fa Chin or Energy Issuance
but at a much higher level than
many other versions of Chen
style. It is also known as having
definite "levels of performance"
that take the practitioner through
a regimented. Thunder Style
orginated in Wang Ge Dang village
less than ten miles from Chen
Jia Guo and is considered an
authentic and important branch
of the Chen that, until recently,
was almost extinct. Chen Qinglei
is the 15th generation Chen
Tai Chi inheritor and a Fourth
Generation lineage holder in
Thunder Style. Thunder style,
almost single handedly rescued
from oblivion by Adam Hsu, is
the "last" form of
Tai Chi developed by the Chen
Family. An amazing style we
had the priviledge to observe
during our 1994 trip in China
demonstrated by this man and
his relatives. Thunder Style,
beside having an unusual and
explosive method of Fa Chin
(Energy Issuance) is very important
in the Tai Chi world as having
discernable levels of competence
which can be applied to any
form of Tai Chi.
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Part
of taolu |
White
crane spreads wings |
High
pat on horse |
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Flash
the arm |
Kick
two times |
Cloud
hands |
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Brush
right foot |
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Throw
and punch |
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