Learn Tai Chi & Qigong in Chenjiagou (Chen Village), Wen County

Honest level: Beginner -> Lineage instructor — ask the school exactly how far that goes in the time you have.

Full-time Chen-style Taijiquan residential training

Located in the birthplace of tai chi and led within the Chen family lineage (Chen Xiaoxing / Chen Ziqiang), the school runs full-time residential training where foreign students drill Chen-style forms, silk-reeling (chan si gong), standing qigong, push-hands and weapons over six days a week, more than five hours a day. Students live on-site in private rooms with full board and train in small groups alongside other international and Chinese students. Stays are flexible from a week to a full year, with reduced rates for longer commitments.

Immersive residential training in the actual village where tai chi was created, in small groups under direct Chen-family lineage masters.

Masters & lineage

• Chen Xiaowang
• Chen Zhenglei

Why Chenjiagou Tai Chi School

It is the official school of the Chen-style birthplace, formally founded by Wen County in 1982 under the four masters known as the "Four Buddha Warrior Attendants" (Chen Xiaowang, Chen Zhenglei, Wang Xian, Zhu Tiancai) and now led by head coach Wang Yan, so you train the original Chen lineage where it began.

Schools in Chenjiagou (Chen Village), Wen County

Checked by hand against each school's own course pages. No school paid to be listed.

• Chenjiagou Tai Chi School
  Full-time Chen-style Taijiquan residential training
  Located in the birthplace of tai chi and led within the Chen family lineage (Chen Xiaoxing / Chen Ziqiang), the school runs full-time residential training where foreign students drill Chen-style forms
  https://www.chenschool.com/taiji-school/
• Chenjiagou Taijiquan School (Chen Xiaoxing / Chen Ziqiang)
  Residential Chen-style Taijiquan Training in Chen Village
  Headed by 19th-generation lineage holder Chen Xiaoxing with his son Chen Ziqiang as chief instructor, this school in Chenjiagou teaches traditional Chen-style Taijiquan to small residential groups training six days a week with room and board on site.
  http://www.chenvillagetraining.com/
• Chen Xiaowang World Taijiquan Association lineage school
  WCTA Lineage Taijiquan Instructor Training
  The teaching network of 19th-generation lineage holder and 9th Duan Wei grandmaster Chen Xiaowang, the World Chen Xiaowang Taijiquan Association operates authorized branches in over 35 countries offering graded Chen-style instruction and instructor certification.
  https://chenxiaowang.com/
• Wang Xi'an Taijiquan School
  Chen-style Taijiquan Residential Training in Chenjiagou
  Founded by Wang Xi'an, one of the 'Four Great Diamonds' of Chenjiagou and a senior disciple of Chen Zhaopi, this school just outside Chen Village trains students in traditional Chen-style Taijiquan in a residential setting.

The credential

Chen-style lineage instructor certificate (Chenjiagou) or Chinese Wushu Duan Wei rank · Certifying body: Chinese Wushu Association / Duan Wei grading; Yang/Chen family lineage certification

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