Old Frame Chen Family Taijiquan

Old Frame Chen Family Taijiquan is an essential study guide for anyone interested in Taijiquan. Chen Family (or Chen Style) Taiji is the ancestor of all Taiji systems. Unlike many of the easy, meditative Taiji forms practiced in the West, Chen Style Taiji is a highly evolved martial art. This book clearly explains the fundamentals of all legitimate Taiji systems and provides step-by-step breakdowns of several Chen Family exercises, including standing meditation, the First Form, push-hands, and martial applications. Newcomers to the art will find useful information on how to identify a qualified instructor, while the martial arts theorist will find a thorough discussion concerning the origins and evolution of Taiji. Whether you are an absolute novice or an experienced practitioner, this book will provide answers to some of your most perplexing Taiji questions. Book jacket.

Mark Chen is a 20th-generation lineage holder in Chen Family Taijiquan, and a formal, rumen disciple of 19th-generation Grandmaster Chen Qingzhou of Xulu Village, Henan Province, China. He holds an instructor's credentials (quan shi rank) from the certification board of the Wen Xian International Taijiquan Conference, the official accrediation body for Chen Family Taijiquan instructors in China. He is also a certified senior instructor in the Chen Qingzhou Martial Arts Assocation and the public-relations director for the National Neigong Research Society.