Links

 

Master Zheng Dongxia

This is all about fundamentals including silk reeling. It is in Chinese but you can easily follow along from about 10mins in.

 

Cannon fist

Silk reeling

 

Warm up although I don’t recommend the knee exercises. First movement in the form.
With English subtitles.

 

The whole of routine1. Mostly the same but some movements are slightly different but a useful tool even so.

 

White crane spreads wings and brush knee move sideways

 

Brush knee and white crane

 

Grand Master Chen Zheng Lei
Silk Reeling

http://www.nickgudge.ie/3.e.iii.-form-list-silk-reeling.html

Four tigers, see what you can find out here is a link to get you started
http://nycchentaichi.blogspot.com/2010/12/4-tigers-or-diamonds-of-chen-tai-chi.html

http://www.nickgudge.ie/5.f.ii.-ztc-quiet-keeper.html

 

Grandmaster Wang Xi'an

Demonstrating some applications. Note that he uses internal strength to preform the movements. For example at around 2mins 30 secs both Shifu and student practice chest push. You can see how relaxed the Grand Master is and how the student uses stiff force in his arms.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=E_u1Ag8PmKU


Interview with Grand master Wang Xi’an. I encourage you to read this as it contained excellent advice for Chen style Taiji students.

http://www.nickgudge.ie/5.e.ii.-wx-the-genuine-diamond.html

Explication of first few moves:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyuRw1iasfY

 

Useful explanation of Tai Chi that goes through the whole form systematically. This is link 1/5. There are a few differences in style but generally very good: