WHAT IS CHEN STYLE TAI CHI CHUAN?
Chen Style Tai Chi is a high-level martial art that satisfies many of the multi-faceted demands of human life. While its primary role is self-defense, Chen Style Tai Chi offers precious wisdom in regards to health and artistic expression by providing an education deeply grounded in kinetics, medical science, physiology, body mechanics, psychology, philosophy, and aesthetics. There are now five main styles of Tai Chi Chuan: Chen, Yang, Sun and the two Wu styles. Chen style is the original parent, the Father of the styles. HOW IS CHEN STYLE DIFFERENT? Chen style is characterised by its more vigorous, energetic and uniquely graceful “silk-reeling”, spiral, twist-like actions. Also by its contrary gentle/explosive, slow/fast, hard/soft style in its leaps, kicks, skip-steps, blocks, and strikes. And again by its “stamping” and “shaking” like actions. Chen style is ideally suited to younger adults but of course all ages can practise and adapt the movements to as vigorous a level as desired.
