Chen-Style 38-Form Tai Chi Free Refinement Plan | Eastern Pulse


Chen-Style 38-Form Tai Chi Refined Course

Master the traditional Chen-style Tai Chi with this comprehensive 10-week program

Course Overview

This 10-week course is designed to guide you through the complete 38-form Chen-style Tai Chi. Chen-style is the original form of Tai Chi, characterized by its alternating fast and slow movements, and silk reeling energy.

39 Lessons 10 Weeks Intermediate Level Lifetime Access
Chen Style Characteristics
  • Silk reeling energy (chan si jin)
  • Alternating fast and slow motions
  • Spiral movements
  • Low stances and clear rhythm
  • Emphasis on internal energy flow
  • Explosive power (fa jing)
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10-Week Learning Schedule

Week Focus Area Forms to Learn Practice Time Goals
1 Introduction & Basic Principles Full Set Demonstration, Starting Posture, Vajra Pestle 30 mins/day Understand Chen-style principles, basic stances and silk reeling concept
2 Fundamental Movements White Crane Spreads Its Wings, Three Steps Forward, Oblique Walk 35 mins/day Master weight shifting and basic hand movements in Chen style
3 Coordination Development Brush Knee, Forward Rushing, Covered Hand and Arm Fist 40 mins/day Improve hand-foot coordination and flow between movements
4 Core Techniques Swinging Body Fist, Double Pushing Palms, Three-Change Palms 45 mins/day Develop core strength and learn essential Chen-style techniques
5 Form Integration Fist Under the Elbow, Reeling Back the Forearm, Step Back and Press Elbow 50 mins/day Connect multiple forms seamlessly and improve balance
6 Intermediate Techniques White Snake Flashes Tongue, Fan Through Back, Forward Step (II) 50 mins/day Master intermediate techniques while maintaining Chen-style characteristics
7 Advanced Movements I Azure Dragon Emerges from Water, Strike the Ground with a Hammer, Double Rising Kick 55 mins/day Learn more complex movements and begin incorporating fa jing
8 Advanced Movements II Heart-Protecting Fist, Forward Move, Backward Move, Right Heel Kick 55 mins/day Develop advanced kicking techniques and directional changes
9 Form Refinement Left Heel Kick, The Fair Lady Works at the Shuttle, Lazy about Tying Coat 60 mins/day Refine movements and focus on silk reeling energy application
10 Form Completion & Mastery Six Closures and Four Sealings, Single Whip, Sparrow on the Ground, Step Forward to Seven Stars, Small Seize and Strike, Cloud Hands, High Pat on Horse, Double Swinging Lotus, Cannon Strike to the Head, Diamond Hammer (II), Finishing Posture 60 mins/day Complete the entire form and refine all movements with proper energy flow

Lesson Contents

  • 0-Full Set Demonstration.mp4
  • 1-Starting Posture.mp4
  • 2-Vajra Pestle.mp4
  • 3-White Crane Spreads Its Wings.mp4
  • 4-Three Steps Forward.mp4
  • 5-Oblique Walk.mp4
  • 6-Brush Knee.mp4
  • 7-Forward Rushing.mp4
  • 8-Covered Hand and Arm Fist.mp4
  • 9-Swinging Body Fist.mp4
  • 10-Double Pushing Palms.mp4
  • 11-Three-Change Palms.mp4
  • 12-Fist Under the Elbow.mp4
  • 13-Reeling Back the Forearm.mp4
  • 14-Step Back and Press Elbow.mp4
  • 15-White Snake Flashes Tongue.mp4
  • 16-Fan Through Back.mp4
  • 17-Forward Step (II).mp4
  • 18-Azure Dragon Emerges from Water.mp4
  • 19-Strike the Ground with a Hammer.mp4
  • 20-Double Rising Kick.mp4
  • 21-Heart-Protecting Fist.mp4
  • 22-Forward Move.mp4
  • 23-Backward Move.mp4
  • 24-Right Heel Kick.mp4
  • 25-Left Heel Kick.mp4
  • 26-The Fair Lady Works at the Shuttle.mp4
  • 27-Lazy about Tying Coat.mp4
  • 28-Six Closures and Four Sealings.mp4
  • 29-Single Whip.mp4
  • 30-Sparrow on the Ground.mp4
  • 31-Step Forward to Seven Stars.mp4
  • 32-Small Seize and Strike.mp4
  • 33-Cloud Hands.mp4
  • 34-High Pat on Horse.mp4
  • 35-Double Swinging Lotus.mp4
  • 36-Cannon Strike to the Head.mp4
  • 37-Diamond Hammer (II).mp4
  • 38-Finishing Posture.mp4

Chen Style Practice Recommendations


Silk Reeling Energy

Focus on spiral movements that emulate unwinding a silk cocoon. This is the foundation of Chen-style Tai Chi.


Pace Variation

Practice the slow, flowing movements as well as the fast, explosive techniques that characterize Chen style.


Low Stances

Maintain lower stances than in other Tai Chi styles to develop leg strength and root your energy.

Benefits of Chen Style Tai Chi

Internal Power Development

Chen style emphasizes developing and directing internal energy (jin) throughout the body.

Self-Defense Application

The martial applications are more visible in Chen style than in other Tai Chi forms.

Dynamic Energy Flow

The alternating fast and slow movements create a dynamic circulation of qi throughout the body.

Spiral Force

Learn to generate power through spiral movements that increase strength and flexibility.

Yin-Yang Balance

Experience the perfect balance of hard and soft, fast and slow, expansion and contraction.


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