DW166-12 Chen Style Taijiquan - Chen Style Tai Chi Single Sword by Zhu Tiancai MP4

Chen-Style Taiji Single Sword is a short instrument in Taiji routines, created by Chen Wangyan in Chenjiagou of Wen County in Henan province, at the end of Ming dynasty and beginning of qing dynasty. There are 49 stances, with reasonable layout of routines, concisely linked, clearly moving, with the stances such as Ward Off, Hang, Upper Cut, Chop, Prick, Point, Slice, Hold, Support, Sweep, Intercept, Plunge, Push and Dissolve, accompanied by the body and step skills of Taijiquan. It shows the true features moving sword by body, continuous linking, twisting revolving, alternating energy storing and sending, as well as slowness and fastness. 

Demand: a must command of fist form practice, lead qi by will, push body by qi. Transfer force to the end of sword and transferred to whole body and make it natural and revolving.

• Lecturer: Zhu TianCai 
• Format: MP4
• Language Speaking: Chinese
• Subtitle: Chinese/English
• Length of time: 112'17"

Grandmaster Zhu Tiancai


Grandmaster Zhu Tiancai's birthplace is in China, Henan, Chenjiagou. He is the 19th generation disciple of the Chen Family Taijiquan. He started learning from Grandmaster Chen Zhaopi and Grandmaster Chen Zhaokui from a very young age. Having great passion and love for the martial art and under strict guidance from the two Grandmasters, Grandmaster Zhu Tiancai has perfectly mastered Chen Taijiquan. His display of Chen Taijiquan is described as "smooth flowing" and "softness," giving people watching the routine a beautiful and relaxed feeling. 

With over fifty years of teaching experience, Grandmaster Zhu has compiled a set of teaching methodologies useful for both beginners and professionals. The art can be practiced as a form of basic exercise for health improvement and in the advanced stages can also be used as a defensive martial art. 

Grandmaster Zhu has been traveling around the world teaching and imparting the art of Chen Taijiquan. His teaching is well known and received by international Wushu and Taiji organizations. His students are numerous and Grandmaster Zhu was honored as one of the four "Arhats" of Chen Taijiquan. He is also an international Chen Taijiquan Instructor. 

Over the years, Grandmaster Zhu has written and published many books and video cds with detailed explanations and illustrations of Chen Taijiquan, including Swords, Push-hands, and many other aspects of the art.