Chen Style Tai Chi Old Frame 1st Road

Chen style Tai Chi Chuan Old Frame Routine I: Chen style Tai Chi Chuan Old Frame First road emphasizes softness with hardness hiding in. While practicing, you carry yourself with poise and confidence, keeping your footsteps light and steady, with your body upright and natural and your vital energy flowing all over. The main movements include ward off, deflect, push and press with trample, jackknife, elbow and lean as subsidiary. You should move smoothly and apply your force explosively. Exercise Requirements: let your body lead your hands and rotate in circle with your waist as axis. Make every movement, feint or real to the full. Throughout the play, you should keep your vital energy flowing continuously.

Here demonstrated by Chen Zhen Lei

Complete Ancient Form First Road	Basic sliding step	Double hands silk reeling
Buddha warrior pounds mortar	Withdraw and punch of drawing over body	Brush right food
Part wild horse mane	Jade girl works shuttle	Six seals and four closures