The accompanying text is an excerpt from my upcoming book on Silk Reeling, a unique exercise set that is part of Chen training. 

The text lists the main postures practised. My upcoming videos will show more postures and variations as I was taught these exercises by 3 primary teachers, each of whom varied the sequence. 

Silk Reeling is the exercise set that gradually changed my opinion of Chen Style Taiji and influenced me to begin its practise. As essential for everyone.

A very detailed look at Rooting, dispelling myths with pointers from The Classics

Time for another poll. 

Lately we have been focused on learning the 37 Posture Short Form, but perhaps you would like to see expanded focus on different aspects of Taiji and/or Qi Gong. 

Select an option and we’ll do our best to make it happen for you.

Many of us are not aware of how stressed we are. This article speaks to the effects of stress, how we can measure our current level, and what we can do to Solve Stress. 

CMC was my teacher’s teacher and this is the form he created for North Americans. 

This article talks a bit about the form and gives a full sequential listing of all the posture names.