I love Chen Tai Chi so very much because of all the slight nuances which make the art so deep and sophisticated. The training is not easy because of the leg strength we need, and the fine balance we are trying to cultivate between agility, mobility, and stability while applying the correct spiral energy to direct a given technique appropriately. Chen practice is such a challenge that I love and look forward to eagerly.
I'm always amazed and in awe, when I realize that a motion may LOOK like it is the same in all the repetitions of the movement, but when Shifu has time to watch us carefully, and he notes to us, the nuances we are missing I am very grateful that he clearly wants us to learn correctly and that we are practicing true Kung Fu and NOT just a dance type of thing. Suffice to say, sometimes a move is direct and goes directly down; other times, a move may go forward in it's energy and intention.
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