After some initial doubts, I’ve been having a ball with the Chen.quest.ion blog ever since a good soul encouraged me to go ahead and try it, last summer.  Some pretty experienced taiji practitioners have even helped with their comments, and have been gracious when I commented on their blogs.  Makes me realize that staying away from taiji classes has two big downsides: missing out on [what would hopefully be] good instruction; and missing out [very likely] on meeting some cool taiji friends face-to-face (and hand-to-hand).  Well, 2007 is still young, so we’ll see what CQ will do about this.

Three posts I’ve been pondering, coming up as time permits:

TROUBLESHOOTING “6 SEALINGS, 4 CLOSINGS – LEFT STYLE”.  After spending 5 years working on Chen forms I really ought to have something to say about them, especially about difficulties still in progress.

MY MIND CREATES THE ONE POINT.  If this was yet one more allusive excursion on Taiji Principles by struggling student Chenquestion, I think I’d put it off for a few weeks so I don’t get tempted to write about Empty Force.  But I’ve already got this one drafted in longhand and feel like there’s some content worth going with.

UP AND DOWN OF KNEES.  An important concept & method in the Hong Junsheng – Chen Zhonghua line.  I’m not qualified to explain this branch of Chen Taijiquan but I have been considering this bit about the knees.

I tend to talk a lot so let me take this chance to quiet down and say thanks for visiting the Chenquestion blog.