William CC Chen

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William CC Chen ( Chinese  陈至诚 , Pinyin Chén Zhìchéng , W.-G. Ch'en Chih Ch'eng ) (* 1933 - incorrect entry in the US ID card: 1935 - in Wenzhou , Zhejiang Province , Republic of China ) is the master of the Martial art taijiquan . He was a master student of Zheng Manqing .

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After the end of World War II, the William CC Chens family moved from mainland China to the island of Taiwan while the communists brought China under their control. At the end of the 1940s, his father took William to introduce him to his childhood friend, Professor Zheng . When asked by Zheng Manqing whether William CC Chen wanted to learn Taijiquan, he replied with “Yes” and thus became the youngest student of the professor.

During the 1950s, William CC Chen became Zheng Manqing's assistant in his inner work aimed at neutralizing a punch while he was sleeping. From early morning to late evening he accompanied Zheng Manqing and in this way got a detailed insight into Zheng Manqing's way of life, his teaching and his fighting skills.

In 1953, William CC Chen began teaching Taijiquan. He was very successful in Tuishou, so that it was difficult for his classmates and other Taiji players to beat him, who always came to the professor's house for this training on Sunday. From 1954, William CC Chen also took part in martial arts tournaments. In 1958 he won 2nd place in the lightweight at the "Taiwan State Olympics Competition", which later brought him great recognition in Singapore and Malaysia .

In 1962, William CC Chen enrolled at the University of Hawaii. And just two weeks later, he was chosen to teach the Honolulu T'ai Chi Ch'uan Association. In 1965 he opened his own school in New York City . Even at the age of almost 80, he conducts workshops in the USA and Europe - including Germany.

In 1969 William CC Chen married his wife Priscilla. They now have two children together: daughter Tiffany and son Maximillion. Both children are very successful in martial arts tournaments.

Style and special features

"Master Chen's lessons include form training, application instruction, push hands (Tui Shou) and boxing training (San Shou) as well as learning and practicing the sword form with its application aspects and free sword fighting." The concepts of his training are clearly oriented towards the applicability of Taijiquan. Body mechanics, body coordination and energy flow are at the center of his attention. He has dedicated his book "Body Mechanics of Tai Chi Chuan" to the subject of body mechanics. In this book, William CC Chen explains "the secrets of seemingly effortless, inexhaustible energy . "

In order to learn the sequence of the form and to be able to carry out the movements of Taijiquan effortlessly and suddenly - slowly or quickly - Master Chen lets his students imprint the individual positions (pictures) as memory photos in their consciousness. This memory photo should flow into movement from a physically and mentally relaxed state. "Ultimately, every position becomes a reflection of the spirit."

The place of origin of movement and its energies is in the feet.

“ Zhang Sanfeng says: 'In every movement, the whole body should be light and mobile, as if all its parts were lined up like coins on a thread. Qi (vital energy) should be kindled like a fire. Shen (spirit) is said to be gathered within ... Jin (energy) is rooted in the feet, flows through the legs, is controlled by the hips and works through the fingers. From the feet to the legs, from the legs to the hips, everything should move as a unit ... '"

The feet as the place of roots and the starting point for energy play a special role for William CC Chen. For this purpose, he developed the image of the three nails that grip the ground. "This creates a root, a kind of fixed point. Each of the three nails also has a different functional circuit. The big toe acts like a rudder and gives direction, the ball of the foot is the most important point for the development of internal energy, the heel secures the structure and controls the accuracy of energy use. "

The position of the hands is also of decisive importance in Master Chen's style. Between the positions until shortly before the "wake up", the hand is relaxed and bent naturally, but not limply. When taking up the position ("wake up"), the hands open slightly without being stretched. This technology has the function of a pump , which allows energy to flow into the hand - especially to the Laogong point.

Productions (selection)

DVDs

  • William CC Chen's Body Mechanics of Tai Chi Chuan. Workshop documentation by William CC Chen and Nils Klug
  • Tai Chi for Beginners with Grandmaster William CC Chen
  • Combo: Long Form & Sword Form. ISBN 0-9644084-2-2 .
  • "ART OF THE 60 MOVEMENTS" (Book). Instructional, ISBN 978-0-9644084-0-1 .
  • DVD "06" COMBO: LONG FORM & SWORD FORM.

Books

  • with Frieder Anders and Christian Hanussek: Tai Chi Chuan. Meditation in motion. ADMOS Media, 1998, ISBN 3-612-20515-3 .
  • with Frieder Anders and Christian Hanussek: The Chinese shadow boxing Tai Chi Chuan. Meditation in motion to increase body awareness and strengthen health. 9th edition. OW Barth, 1991, ISBN 3-502-67020-X .
  • Body mechanics of Tai Chi Chuan . Self-published around 1980.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ To Autobiography of William CC Chen. Retrieved November 30, 2014 .
  2. ↑ Interview with Grand Master Chen, April 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2013 .
  3. ↑ Taijiquan with Master William CC Chen. Retrieved July 28, 2013 .
  4. ↑ a b c Tai Chi after William CC Chen - Style and its characteristics - Author: Detlef Klossow (2002). (PDF; 252 kB) Retrieved July 28, 2013 .
  5. ↑ zhaobao style - TAI CHI DAO movement type. Retrieved July 28, 2013 .
  6. ↑ The method of the three nails in Tai Chi Chuan. Retrieved July 28, 2013 .
  7. ↑ Chen Style Taijiquan: The Source of Taiji Boxing. Retrieved July 28, 2013 .
  8. ^ Tai Chi DVD "William CC Chen's Body Mechanics of Tai Chi Chuan" - workshop documentation by William CC Chen and Nils Klug (trailer). Retrieved July 28, 2013 .
personal data
SURNAME Chen, William CC
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chén Zhì Chéng, Ch'en Chih Ch'eng
BRIEF DESCRIPTION chinese taijiquan martial arts master
DATE OF BIRTH 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Wenzhou