First Routine Detailed Instructions DVD

( Hunyuantaiji Academy )

Price: $49.99

Chen Style Practical Method First Form (Yi Lu)

Taught by Master Chen Zhonghua, the International Standard Bearer for Chen Style Practical Method.

In this video master Chen Zhonghua breaks down posture by posture and movement by movement the entire 81 postures of the Yilu routine of the Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method system of Grandmaster Hong Junsheng.

This video is a must have for students of Chen style. Not only are the instructions clear but they are often shown with applications for better understanding.

Master Chen is known for his fighting abilities and this comes through on this video. The use of each posture is emphasized and illustrated.

These instructions are precise and clear. It is extremely useful for all learners of Chen Style to see the fine details of all the moves. Filmed by Michael Zimmer. The explanations are given in English language.

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Richard Johnson (Friday, 09 May 2008)
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Wow! If you want to learn Chen Taijiquan Yilu, this is the video! It is like having Chen Zhonghua standing in front of you giving you private instructions. It is not a "Follow Me" format video, rather it is how to perform every movement in the routine.rnrnI think this is a "must have" for every student. It will be a reference to which you will return again and again.

Academy Staff (Thursday, 01 March 2007)
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Chen Zhonghua:
Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method Yilu, Detailed Instructions

Chen Zhonghua & Ronnie Yee:
Teaching Push Hands in China 2004

Both DVDs @ $50 a piece, available from Martial China Online. http://www.binhound.net/component/o...d,13/Itemid,12/

Excellent content.

Chen Zhonghua's perfomance of Yilu is relaxed yet powerful and energetic, matching those on Qichen Guo and Ren Guang Yi demonstrations mentioned above, if not a bit more inspiring somehow, perhaps because of the quality of the footage and the lack of new-age sythesized schmaltz on the soundtrack. The only drawback, and it's a minor one, is the utter oddness of the menu interface, but foretunately it's easily negotiated and quickly forgotten. Otherwise the production quality of the disc and the footage is on par with the Qichen Guo presentation above - a cut below Hairston and Ren Guangyi's programs, but a cut above Zorya and Sigmans.

Chen and Yee's Push Hand demonstrations at well-attended seminars held in China in 2004 reminded me very much of Mitsugi Saotome-Sensei's occassionally stunning peformances at camps and seminars I attended in the late 80's. There are times when the effective and excellent demonstrations of technique look like magic. I've only had time for a cursory look at this program, but the one drawback I noted was a lack of supporting narration - the addition of which would have added immeasurably to this presentation. Highly Recommended.

Review from: http://www.martialartsplanet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63403

Roman Kramar (Saturday, 29 April 2006)
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I come back to this DVD over and over again. Master Chen is amazing and the detail provided allows me to learn the postures easily