Chen-style Taiji Quan Old Frame Routine I
Teaching demonstration performed by Chen Zhenlei
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Produced by Sports Audio-visual Publication, Beijing
ISRC CNM239630200

The Chen style taiji quan falls into two categories - the old and new frames. The old frame was created by Chen Wangting himself. It had five routines which were also known as the 13-move boxing. Chen Wangting also developed a long-style boxing routine of 108 moves and a cannon boxing routine. It was then handed down to Chen Changxing and Chen Youben, boxers in the Chenjia Valley who were all proficient at the old frame. The present-day Chen style boxing boasts of the old routine, the cannon routine and the new routine. The Chen style taiji boxing is the oldest form, all the other styles of taiji quan having derived from it either directly or indirectly.

Chen-style Taiji Quan Old Frame Routine I emphasizes softness with hardness hiding in. While practicing, you carry yourself with poise and confidence, keeping your footsteps light and steady, with your body upright and natural and your vital energy flowing all over. The main movements include ward off, deflect, push and press with trample, jackknife, elbow and lean as subsidiary. You should move smoothly and apply your force explosively. Exercise Requirements: let your body lead your hands and rotate in circle with your waist as axis. Make every movement, feint or real to the full. Throughout the play, you should keep your vital energy flowing continuously.

A brief biography of Master Chen Zhenglei: Master Chen Zhenglei was born in the original place of Taichi ( Pinyin: Taijiquan) -Chen village, Henan province in May 1949, the 19th direct line successor of Chen-style Taichi, the president of Wenxian County Chen-style Taichi Research Society, the general adviser and head coach of Henan Chen Zhenglei Taichi Culture Co., Ltd, the vice-director of Henan Provincial Wushu Administration Center, Vice-president of Henan Wushu Association, national senior Wushu instructor, committee member of China National Wushu association, and association of State Physical Culture Science, and one of the "Top Ten Martial Arts Masters" of present day China.