What you will learn?
Thanky you for enrolling! This lesson includes a warm up routine, foundational exercises (peng, lu, ji an) and the following postures:
Starting Posture; Buddha's Warrior Pounds Mortar; Lazy About Tucking the Robe; Six Sealing and Four Closing; Single Whip
An overview of the complete routine with both front and back views. Use this video review the postures you know and to pre-view the rest of the routine.
This class includes a warm up, instruction in the eight energies (peng, lu, ji an; cai, lie, zhao, kao) and the following postures:
Leap with Protecting the Heart Punch
Diagonal Step
Turn Around with Buddha's Warrior
Pounds Mortar
An overview of the complete routine with both front and back views. Use this video review the postures you know and to pre-view the rest of the routine.
Record a video of yourself performing the postures covered so far in the course. Optionally upload the video to Vimeo, Youtube or other video plaform. Set as an unlisted video and send me a link. I will provide feedback and corrections.
This class includes a warm up, eight energies (peng, lu, ji & an; cai, lei, zhao, kao) drill, and provides details on the following postures:
Leaning Body Punch
Strike the Groin
Chop Hand
Dance with the Sleeves
Covering Hand Punch
An overview of the complete routine with both front and back views. Use this video review the postures you know and to pre-view the rest of the routine.
This class includes a warm up, preparatory and details the following postures:
Turn Around with Cross Elbow Strike
Upper and Lower Arm Strikes
Jade Woman Works with Shuttles
Ride on the Dragon Backward
Covering Hand Punch
An overview of the complete routine with both front and back views. Use this video review the postures you know and to pre-view the rest of the routine.
This lesson includes a warm up, preparatory drills and instruction in the following postures:
Wrapping Punches
Beast Head Posture
Chopping Posture
Covering Hand Punch
An overview of the complete routine with both front and back views. Use this video review the postures you know and to pre-view the rest of the routine.
This class includes a warm up, preparatory drills and details on the following postures:
Tame the Tiger
Brush the Eye Brow
Yellow Dragon Stirs Up Water
Record a video of yourself performing the postures covered so far in the course. Optionally upload the video to Vimeo, Youtube or other video plaform. Set as an unlisted video and send me a link. I will provide feedback and corrections.
This class covers a warm up, foundational drills and details on the following postures:
Dash to the Left and Dash to the Right
Covering Hand Punch
Sweep Kick
Covering Hand Punch
An overview of the complete routine with both front and back views. Use this video review the postures you know and to pre-view the rest of the routine.
This class includes a warm up, training drills and detailed explanation of the following postures:
Full Cannon Fist
Covering Hand Punch
Pound and Split
Left and Right Continuous Strikes
Turn Around with Cannon Fist
Switch Position with Cannon Fist
An overview of the complete routine with both front and back views. Use this video review the postures you know and to pre-view the rest of the routine.
This lesson includes a warm up, drills and the remaining postures in the Cannonfist Routine:
Cross Elbow Strike
Straight Elbow Strike
Cannon into the Nest
Turn Around and Drop the Pulley Rope into the Well
Buddha's Warrior Pounds Mortar
Closing Posture
Congratulations on completing the Cannonfist Routine! Use this overview of the complete routine with both front and back views to consolidate your familiarity with the sequence.
Record a video of yourself performing the full routine. Optionally upload the video to Vimeo, Youtube or other video plaform. Set as an unlisted video and send me a link. I will provide feedback and corrections.
The final lesson provides a warm up and review of the entire routine. Plus a discussion on the key training concepts contained in the sequence: from fajin (explosive power) to martial strategies.
Congratulations on completing this course and thank you! You will continue to have access to all of the lessons (please remember your password!).
Keep training, keep learning!
About the course
Learn Chen Tai Chi's Cannon Fist Routine
The Old Frame Second Routine is a short but challenging routine for experienced Tai Chi practitioners. It builds on the foundation of the First Routine emphasizing Fa Jin (explosive power) training as well as advanced martial strategies.
This is a self-paced course, meaning you can start the course anytime and complete the lessons according to your own schedule. In addition, this course includes the opporunity for individual feeback and corrections. Spaced throughout the course are three optional video assignments, so you can submit video of your practice and chart your progress.
About the teacher
James Saper R.TCM.P
Instructor
While living and studying Traditional Chinese Medicine in Victoria, I had the good fortune to meet & train Chinese Martial Arts with Shane Watson & Andrea Falk. I began a serious study of Yang & Chen styles of Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan) in Victoria under Andrea's vigilant eye. I also was able to learn the Qi Gong form, Lian Gong Shi Ba Fa (18 Postures for Daily Practice), in Victoria from Sue Jiang. I graduated from Oshio College with distinction in 2002 & was among the first group of registered practitioners recognized by British Columbia's College of TCM Practitioners & Acupuncturists.
Since moving to Guelph, Ontario, I have been able to deepen my Chen Taijiquan studies with Master Jack Yan, one of the eighteen inheritor disciples of Grand Master Chen Zhenglei. And since 2004 expanded my training with Andrea Falk to include Bagua & Xingyi.
Since 2004 I have been teaching internal styles & since 2002 operating a solo Traditional Chinese Medicine practice in Guelph, Ontario.
