Old frame routine II of Chen-style Taijiquan is also called Cannon Fist. Routine II fist relies mainly on hardness, integrates hardness with softness. When practising, stamp and exert force,dodge and move; scurry and leap,loosen and spring shake, get done without any letup,with momentum of strange python going out of a hole,fierce tiger going down a hill,with invincible might of mythical flood,dragon jumping out of a sea,a powerfull lion shaking its hairs, lead force with hands, hands lead, body follows, footwork is flexible, stand steadily, in full force and spirit.


It takes picking, separating, sticking and leaning as its main movements, cracking, stroking, squeezing and pressing as its auxiliary movements,and really represents the quick, strong and fierce features of routine II fist Chen-style Taiji Pushing hand was practiced on the basis of practicing well the posture of Chen-style Taijiquan. In the routine of Chen-style Taiji Pushing hand, two people give a hand and twine each other. It combines these skills of sticking, closing, cohering, following, loosing, moving, flexiblizing and shaking, and abides by the principles that keep away from the enemy's main force and strike where the enemy is the weakest and hold the skillful principle without holding strength. It combines these basical methods such as sneizing, trapping, falling, kicking, hitting together using these 8 kinds of methods warding off, stroking ,squeezing, pressing, picking ,twisting ,eblowing and relying to practise the sensitivity that feels in skin sense of touch and body of whole body and reach the realm that people do not know me and I know people alone and go ahead of the opponent and take advantage of a favourable situation to take advantage of strength and gain mastery over the enemy. It is a method to practise superb skill.


The skill to practice posture is the techniques of knowing yourself and the skill to pushing hand is the techniques of knowing the opponent. It can be ever-victorious to know yourself as well as the enemy.

Lecturer: Wang Xi'an
Format: 2DVDs
Language Speaking: Chinese
Subtitle: English/Chinese