Joint Warm-Up Exercises
A seventeen-part sequence for loosening the neck, wrists, elbows, shoulders, waist, hips, knees, legs, ankles, and spine.
Open resource →Practice references · 訓練資料
Training
Resources
Warm-ups, silk reeling, form names, weapons sequences, and traditional references for students of Chen family Taijiquan.
A working library
Names give practice a map.
These materials preserve the posture names and exercise sequences used in the academy. They are designed as companions to direct instruction, helping students review terminology, sequence, and structure between classes.
Use these reference pages to review terminology, sequences, and training principles alongside direct instruction.
The system as a whole
Many postures, one continuous method.
The mural gathers empty-hand movements into a single circular composition, reflecting the way individual postures belong to one connected practice rather than isolated poses.
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Resources for Beginners
Foundational material used in beginner classes, including joint preparation, silk reeling, and the 18-movement short form.
Silk Reeling Exercises
Core single-hand and double-hand positive and negative circle exercises, with Chinese names and pinyin.
Open resource →18-Movement Form
Chen Zhenglei’s 18-movement short form, with English posture names, Chinese characters, and pinyin.
Open resource →
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Forms and Posture Names
Sequence references for empty-hand routines taught within the academy.
Chen Zhenglei’s Short Form
The compact Shi Ba Shi sequence for accessible review and foundational practice.
View posture list →Old Frame Competition Form
Master Chen Huixian’s twenty-movement Old Frame competition routine.
View posture list →Old Frame First Routine · Lǎojià Yīlù
The six-section posture list for the academy’s primary long form, from Preparing Form through Closing Form.
View full sequence →Old Frame Second Routine · Cannon Fist
The complete Lǎojià Èrlù sequence, emphasizing explosive power and more overt martial expression.
View full sequence →
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Weapons Forms
Posture-name references for four traditional Chen Taijiquan weapons routines.
Single Straight Sword
The Chen Taiji Dan Jian sequence, from the opening posture through Return to Origin.
View sword sequence →Single Broadsword
The Chen Taiji Dan Dao posture list and traditional broadsword sequence.
View broadsword sequence →Chen Taiji Spear
The posture and movement names for the traditional Chen family spear routine.
View spear sequence →Chen Taiji Guan Dao
The heavy halberd form traditionally associated with strength, structure, and whole-body power.
View Guan Dao sequence →IV
Traditional Reference
Character and conduct remain part of training, not a decorative footnote.
Chen Family Code of Ethics
The traditional requirements of character and twenty prohibitions, now fully recreated within the new website.
Read the Code of Ethics →Grandmaster Chen Zhenglei
Explore the life, teaching, and international influence of one of the leading twentieth-generation representatives of Chen-family Taijiquan.
Read Grandmaster Chen Zhenglei’s story →Practice note: Written lists support memory, but they do not replace correction from a qualified teacher. Posture names can guide the route; direct instruction teaches how to travel it.
Looking for a particular training reference?
Contact the academy if you need help identifying a form, posture name, or resource for your current practice.