Chen 19 Form - New Ebook Teaches Chen Tai Chi Short Form Step-by-Step

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How many times have you looked at a martial arts book that teaches a form (kata) and find that you are confused about how to get from one movement to the next -- little "transions" are left out of the photos?

And how many times have you been disappointed that the instructions for the movements lack depth? Step out with your left foot is not always helpful when more is supposed to be happening inside your body.

This is why I am putting the forms I teach into ebooks. The new ebook is called Chen Taijiquan 19 Form - Detailed Step-by-Step Reference for the Short Beginner's Form of Chen Tai Chi. It includes more than 200 photos -- almost a frame-by-frame breakdown of the form. In fact, I was flipping through the pages fast on my iPad and it almost looked like a movie.

I also discuss the body mechanics and direction the Dan T'ien is rotating, where the ground path should be felt, and other details that are almost impossible to find.

The Chen 19 Form was created by Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang around 1995, after he received numerous requests for a short form -- the Chen answer to the Yang 24 Form, which is the most popular short form in the world. He took movements primarily from Laojia Yilu to create the short form.

This ebook presents the Chen 19 Form the way I learned it -- directly from Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang and his students -- and from insights I have gained through 15 years of practicing the form. This is the first Chen form I learned. It opened my eyes to the original style of Taijiquan and I never looked back.

If you don't know Chen style, and are curious about the forms, this is a very inexpensive way to see one in detail (the ebook only costs $4.99). I price my ebooks at around the cost of a venti white chocolate mocha at Starbucks. As usual, I try to provide good information at a low cost to the student.

One of the best uses is as a reference, and to check the body mechanics of movements. Has your teacher given you some of the information? If so, this is a good reminder. If he/she hasn't given you some of the information on body mechanics, you should ask about it. Your teacher either doesn't know it, or perhaps he has a different take on it. Perhaps your teacher will say your hand should be in a slightly different position in some movements, or your feet should be in a slightly different position. That's okay and it is to be expected. Have you ever seen two different masters doing the same form? They always do it differently.

Also, Chen Zhenglei's 18 Form is performed differently from Chen Xiaowang's 19 Form. That's just one of those things. Each is carving out his own Tai Chi empire. My book is written for those who can use the information to practice or to check their own form, and then eventually seek out personal instruction and correction by a qualified instructor. Check out my website at www.internalfightingarts.com to find out how I can help you at a very low cost.

The ebook is available through Amazon's Kindle store. The Kindle App is free and can be run on your smartphone, iPhone, iPad, and other tablets, laptops and desktop computers. You can take it with you anywhere you go and practice the form with reminders available at the touch of the screen.

Follow this link for more information and sample pages of Chen Taijiquan 19 Form -- the new Kindle ebook.

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