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		<title>Website Moved</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 16:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Philippe</dc:creator>
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		<title>Axis of Rotation in Practical Chen Taiji</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:07:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Philippe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Post in Progress] I have observed that the rotation in the arm can never be on the central axis of the limb. It must continually switch between the ulna and the radius.
If it is on the central axis, there can never be any &#8220;gain&#8221; on the opponent, as the fixed point is not at the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jpranger.wordpress.com&blog=1111899&post=48&subd=jpranger&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Grandmaster Hong Junsheng&#8217;s Performing Yilu</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:50:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Philippe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is footage Grandmaster Hong performing Yilu:
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		<title>Grandmaster Hong Junsheng&#8217;s 81-Form Chen Style Taijiquan (Names)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:46:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Philippe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Preparation Form

Buddha&#8217;s Warrior Attendant Pounds Mortar
Block Touching Coat
Six Sealing and Four Closing
Single Whip
Turn Left to Pound the Mortar
White Crane Spreads Its Wings
Brush the Knee
Initial Closing
Walk Obliquely
Second Closing
Wade Forward
The Fist Covering the Hand
Turn Right to Pound the Mortar
Cross Hands
Fist Covering the Body
Fold the Back to Kao
Fist Covering the Hand Downwards
Double Hand Push
Change Palm Three Times
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		<title>Stacking the Joints</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 17:37:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Philippe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being able to &#8220;stack the joints&#8221; is an important skill in Practical Method. It means not only that all joints have to be aligned to be able to receive the oncoming force, it also means that they have to react in sequence.
Instinctively, the untrained person will react to a push with the upper body, especially [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jpranger.wordpress.com&blog=1111899&post=43&subd=jpranger&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sept. 29-Oct. 5: Taiji Traditions Camp Celebrating the 100th Birthday of Hong Junsheng</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:45:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Taken from the Hunyuan Taiji Academy Website:
This fourth annual camp is  celebrating and honouring the 100th anniversery of Hong Junsheng. It will run inclusively from Saturday September 29 to Friday October 5 at Camp Thunderbird on Vancouver Island.
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		<title>Keep your Weight Between your Legs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 19:13:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Philippe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My teacher, Kee Hong, always tells me to send a push to my feet. One way to practice this solo is to &#8220;keep your weight between your legs&#8221;.
The central axis (the axis in the middle of our bodies) has to travel along a line drawn from the front heel to the rear toes. Keeping all rotations in this range [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jpranger.wordpress.com&blog=1111899&post=36&subd=jpranger&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bend the Knee, not the Ankle</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:58:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Philippe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I first started taiji training with my teacher Kee Hong, he would always say: if you want power,  you have to sink your weight.  In fact, I would observe his center of gravity sink whenever someone pushed him. I would also feel his push getting &#8220;under me&#8221; whenever I pushed on him.
The only thing I could [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jpranger.wordpress.com&blog=1111899&post=33&subd=jpranger&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Knee Problems? The Importance of Knee Alignment</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Philippe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my experience, it is a common problem for taiji beginners to feel strain in the knee because the rules of Taijiquan say we should &#8220;rotate our hips&#8221;. When the kua (the technical term for the hip area) is not open enough, the knees tend to overcompensate and end up rotating. But the knees can [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jpranger.wordpress.com&blog=1111899&post=30&subd=jpranger&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hong Junsheng&#8217;s Chen Style Practical Method Book</title>
		<link>http://jpranger.wordpress.com/2007/06/07/grandmaster-hong-junshengs-chen-style-practical-method-book/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:03:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Philippe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
During the last stages of preparation of his translation, Chen Zhonghua (my teacher&#8217;s teacher) asked some students to review the book. Here is what I wrote (it is also on the back cover of the book):
Chen Zhonghua&#8217;s translation of Hong Junsheng&#8217;s Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method gives us access to a rare and precious martial arts book. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jpranger.wordpress.com&blog=1111899&post=29&subd=jpranger&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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