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In this blog I'll be posting about my understandings, thoughts, and experiences as I progress on my journey in Chen Tajijiquan. In particular I will focus on my experiences and learnings as I transition from traditional Tai Chi training into exploring using my Taijiquan in an MMA context. I have recently started to attend MMA classes in order to pressure test, refine and develop my 'Chen Style body method'. I hope to get useful experiential feedback from this that will enable me to progress further on the path towards real world 'Taijiquan Gong Fu'. This blog will document that journey.

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Jashan

Nov 5, 20222 min read

protecting the joints through physical conditioning

Physical conditioning for joint health and injury prevention in MMA and combat sports, and how this is achieved in Chen Taijiquan

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Jashan

Aug 3, 20212 min read

feng song - essential for takedown defence

How experiences in my first few MMA classes gave me great feedback for my understanding of the importance of Feng Song in my Chen training

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a dubious history of Chen family taijiquan

Jashan

Apr 24, 202116 min read

a dubious history of Chen family taijiquan

This article is written in response to a series of three articles written by the author Warmond Fang, where he comments on some...

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transition to the heavy bag

Jashan

Apr 3, 20214 min read

transition to the heavy bag

This post describes my transition from practicing only 'air punches', in form training and some shadow boxing, to using the heavy bag.

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3 types of jab

Jashan

Apr 2, 20211 min read

3 types of jab

A look back at the first video I made exploring the similarities and differences between the body mechanics for boxing and Tai Chi jabs.

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