Chi Force | The 19 Form | Activity https://chiforce.com/groups/the-19-form/ Activity feed for the group, The 19 Form. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:40:08 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.21.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 cbb1100bca901cfd8429ba4c40327588 Hector Hiraldo joined the group The 19 Form https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15764/ Tue, 24 Jun 2025 03:34:42 -0400 0 27f2d9ece7bad9d0601e500967c85bd8 Shane joined the group The 19 Form https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15689/ Tue, 14 Jan 2025 11:24:24 -0500 0 ef094a0b294190d69000b85f47505d3d Gregory joined the group The 19 Form https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15559/ Fri, 04 Oct 2024 12:35:26 -0400 0 cd339fcc6d72d1636f2e5cc4c6e71296 Tim Faunce-Brown joined the group The 19 Form https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15557/ Tue, 24 Sep 2024 05:28:23 -0400 0 f5524ef8e4288634934ab3625a0d531e Frances Phelps started the discussion Why do some stances have one foot on the ground and the other on tip toe? in the forum The 19 Form https://chiforce.com/groups/the-19-form/forum/topic/why-do-some-stances-have-one-foot-on-the-ground-and-the-other-on-tip-toe/ Mon, 23 Sep 2024 21:08:34 -0400 Why do some stances have one foot on the ground and the other on tip toe?

User writes:

My question again comes from my Kung Fu and Schwang Yang background. I have normally been led to believe that stance is key as a foundation to external and internal martial arts. In the 19 form there are some pushes whilst only firmly on one foot, with the other on tip toe. Please could you explain this to help me understand…

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]]> 1a4e71e0f76bda6a219d1576f549cf40 Frances Phelps started the discussion Question about Keeping Arm Straight vs Like a Whip in the forum The 19 Form https://chiforce.com/groups/the-19-form/forum/topic/question-about-keeping-arm-straight-vs-like-a-whip/ Mon, 23 Sep 2024 21:05:26 -0400 Question about Keeping Arm Straight vs Like a Whip

User writes:

I have noticed that Master Ren throws his punches out like a whip in the 19 form, as opposed to keeping a straight arm and wrist as in Kung Fu. Is it OK to use a more orthodox Kung Fu motion as it really goes against the grain practicing a move that would end in a broken wrist if it made contact?

Answer from Stephan Berwick:

To…

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]]> 043445d4d0813091ca900b6e25177af2 Didi joined the group The 19 Form https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15371/ Sun, 07 May 2023 21:29:10 -0400 0 5204310caa8cfb6e1c33a63317c7858d Robert replied to the discussion Losing my balance on 17 Jade Maiden Shuttles Back and Forth in the forum The 19 Form https://chiforce.com/groups/the-19-form/forum/topic/losing-my-balance-on-17-jade-maiden-shuttles-back-and-forth/#post-13646 Wed, 11 Jan 2023 18:21:27 -0500 Reply to Losing my balance on 17 Jade Maiden Shuttles Back and Forth

I’m trying out your advice, isolating the movements, working on footwork first, then adding the upper body. Your advice helped me in figuring out the move. It is now more stable and smooth when I do it, and not off balance. I’m still working it out, but it’s much better. Thanks for the tip.

]]> dd4da03ef38b94a8f37f87a00f1f0f52 Frances Phelps replied to the discussion Losing my balance on 17 Jade Maiden Shuttles Back and Forth in the forum The 19 Form https://chiforce.com/groups/the-19-form/forum/topic/losing-my-balance-on-17-jade-maiden-shuttles-back-and-forth/#post-13642 Tue, 10 Jan 2023 17:02:14 -0500 Reply to Losing my balance on 17 Jade Maiden Shuttles Back and Forth

Is the issue stepping behind with the right foot, and then pivoting on the left heel? I would try isolating that movement, and practice it repeatedly without involving your arms until you feel comfortable with it. Get yourself into a shoulder-width or horse stance, and make sure your upper body feels relaxed. Then put your right foot behind…

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]]> 7d84c9f6f1f6f9e20d915e20a81e8cbb Frances Phelps joined the group The 19 Form https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15336/ Tue, 10 Jan 2023 16:54:18 -0500 0 91e0d90286db098834381aa2a823ddd7 Robert started the discussion Losing my balance on 17 Jade Maiden Shuttles Back and Forth in the forum The 19 Form https://chiforce.com/groups/the-19-form/forum/topic/losing-my-balance-on-17-jade-maiden-shuttles-back-and-forth/ Tue, 10 Jan 2023 15:15:44 -0500 Losing my balance on 17 Jade Maiden Shuttles Back and Forth

Hi everyone, I’m trying to learn how to do the 19 Form by Chen Xiaowang, the Chen tai chi standard bearer. I’ve studied with another teacher the shorter 9 Form also by Chen Xiaowang, which has some of the movements in the 19 Form, and makes it easier for me to pick up the 19 Form. However, I keep losing my balance on 17 Jade Maiden Shuttles…

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]]> 2bb185bb79e8caad50eb012625652ebe Robert joined the group The 19 Form https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15308/ Sat, 12 Nov 2022 22:57:41 -0500 0 9fcfda924bc720076e6f291a5402ef7a Frances Phelps started the discussion 19 Form Sections in the forum The 19 Form https://chiforce.com/groups/the-19-form/forum/topic/19-form-sections/ Thu, 06 Oct 2022 12:17:25 -0400 19 Form Sections

The 19 Form was created by Grandmaster Chen Xiao Wang in 1995. It consists of four sections.

First Section

  1. Yu Bei Shi (Beginning the Form)
  2. Jin Gang Chu Miao (Buddha’s Warrior Attendant Pounds Mortar)
  3. Lan Zha Yi (Lazy About Tying Coat)
  4. Shang Bu Xie Xing (Stepping By Walking Obliquely)
  5. Shan San Bu (Stepping Three Steps)
  6. Zou Yan Shou Hong Quan (Hidden…

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]]> f37f654494a0a2ceb815c5c4582957bc Susan Lamson joined the group The 19 Form https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15300/ Thu, 06 Oct 2022 00:42:36 -0400 0 e5cbbc7e08ce54dc50bf25f9074cdd2e Chi Force added the lesson Parting Wild Horse’s Mane to the course 19 Form with Master Ren https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15298/ Sat, 01 Oct 2022 13:27:00 -0400 0 e5cbbc7e08ce54dc50bf25f9074cdd2e Chi Force added the lesson Jade Maiden Shuttles Back and Forth to the course 19 Form with Master Ren https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15297/ Sat, 01 Oct 2022 13:27:00 -0400 0 e5cbbc7e08ce54dc50bf25f9074cdd2e alchemyandaim added the lesson Final Form Demonstration to the course 19 Form with Master Ren https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15296/ Sat, 01 Oct 2022 13:27:00 -0400 0 e9575d7d59292a47ad50c8d46975861d Susan Lamson started taking the course 19 Form with Master Ren https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15293/ Fri, 30 Sep 2022 18:24:27 -0400 0 e9575d7d59292a47ad50c8d46975861d Susan Lamson joined the group The 19 Form https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15292/ Fri, 30 Sep 2022 18:24:27 -0400 0 86bb3256bf6f5f6665d451bed06a2aaa Susan Lamson started taking the course 19 Form with Master Ren https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15284/ Mon, 19 Sep 2022 15:17:56 -0400 0 86bb3256bf6f5f6665d451bed06a2aaa Susan Lamson joined the group The 19 Form https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15283/ Mon, 19 Sep 2022 15:17:56 -0400 0 86bb3256bf6f5f6665d451bed06a2aaa Dylan Parkes started taking the course 19 Form with Master Ren https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15282/ Mon, 19 Sep 2022 15:17:56 -0400 0 86bb3256bf6f5f6665d451bed06a2aaa Dylan Parkes joined the group The 19 Form https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15281/ Mon, 19 Sep 2022 15:17:56 -0400 0 86bb3256bf6f5f6665d451bed06a2aaa Bogdan Borgovan started taking the course 19 Form with Master Ren https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15280/ Mon, 19 Sep 2022 15:17:56 -0400 0 86bb3256bf6f5f6665d451bed06a2aaa Bogdan Borgovan joined the group The 19 Form https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15279/ Mon, 19 Sep 2022 15:17:56 -0400 0 a041f86ddae715dcc183fc9933d2fa7f Linda Lou Kelley started taking the course 19 Form with Master Ren https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15277/ Thu, 18 Aug 2022 14:22:14 -0400 0 a041f86ddae715dcc183fc9933d2fa7f Linda Lou Kelley joined the group The 19 Form https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15276/ Thu, 18 Aug 2022 14:22:14 -0400 0 a041f86ddae715dcc183fc9933d2fa7f Dylan Parkes started taking the course 19 Form with Master Ren https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15275/ Thu, 18 Aug 2022 14:22:14 -0400 0 a041f86ddae715dcc183fc9933d2fa7f Dylan Parkes joined the group The 19 Form https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15274/ Thu, 18 Aug 2022 14:22:14 -0400 0 a041f86ddae715dcc183fc9933d2fa7f Bogdan Borgovan started taking the course 19 Form with Master Ren https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15273/ Thu, 18 Aug 2022 14:22:14 -0400 0 a041f86ddae715dcc183fc9933d2fa7f Bogdan Borgovan joined the group The 19 Form https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15272/ Thu, 18 Aug 2022 14:22:14 -0400 0 e6d6460270d0f70375deb3f003b6de63 Aimee Schuh started taking the course 19 Form with Master Ren https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15248/ Thu, 14 Jul 2022 14:47:09 -0400 0 e6d6460270d0f70375deb3f003b6de63 Aimee Schuh joined the group The 19 Form https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15247/ Thu, 14 Jul 2022 14:47:09 -0400 0 5ce1272c920c7e08f8ea565137d7d948 Frances Phelps completed the lesson Buddha’s Warrior Bodyguard Exits the Temple https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15222/ Mon, 30 May 2022 16:15:13 -0400 0 7951e05f67457a7cd64f93663b26d4c7 Frances Phelps started the discussion Shoes in the forum The 19 Form https://chiforce.com/groups/the-19-form/forum/topic/shoes/ Tue, 19 Apr 2022 00:20:56 -0400 Shoes

The 19 Form starts teaching us how to release relaxed power or fajing with our punches, kicks, and stomping. From someone who has bruised the bottom their foot, I do not recommend thin-soled shoes. With form practice, we also learn to pay attention to the weight distribution on our feet in each posture and movement. Shoes that pronate… Read more

]]> cc0b7366dc1989ce383ee4285da30cd1 Suzanne Boies started taking the course 19 Form with Master Ren https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15191/ Mon, 18 Apr 2022 21:15:53 -0400 0 cc0b7366dc1989ce383ee4285da30cd1 Suzanne Boies joined the group The 19 Form https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15190/ Mon, 18 Apr 2022 21:15:53 -0400 0 2cefcfc887e44b35e604f15d6f017792 Frances Phelps joined the group The 19 Form https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15186/ Mon, 18 Apr 2022 16:15:35 -0400 0 2cefcfc887e44b35e604f15d6f017792 Stephan Berwick joined the group The 19 Form https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15185/ Mon, 18 Apr 2022 16:15:35 -0400 0 7e01806b45f74568edc83ccfd6fa6525 Chi Force added the lesson Steps Backward with Whirling Arms to the course 19 Form with Master Ren https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15013/ Sun, 27 Mar 2022 02:37:20 -0400 0 db3869bcfb853a913538060693b82f5e Chi Force added the lesson Six Sealings and Four Closings to the course 19 Form with Master Ren https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15012/ Sun, 27 Mar 2022 02:37:15 -0400 0 0686da8f0de1e8379365c41df28d29c6 Chi Force added the lesson Kick with Left Heel to the course 19 Form with Master Ren https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15011/ Sun, 27 Mar 2022 02:36:47 -0400 0 21c763ac5406d44021bbdc0d0c24bae6 Chi Force added the lesson Hidden Punch Right to the course 19 Form with Master Ren https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15010/ Sun, 27 Mar 2022 02:36:31 -0400 0 606d2a1c5ab89a782083225c2b22c372 Chi Force added the lesson Flash Turn to the Back to the course 19 Form with Master Ren https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15009/ Sun, 27 Mar 2022 02:36:18 -0400 0 7606f58c67c556dcccd7f56e605269ca Chi Force added the lesson Step Forward with Diagonal Parry to the course 19 Form with Master Ren https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15007/ Sat, 26 Mar 2022 12:30:59 -0400 0 cd571e2148f717d7546005f52527560c Chi Force added the lesson Preparatory Stance | Step 3 to the course 19 Form with Master Ren https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15006/ Sat, 26 Mar 2022 12:29:27 -0400 0 6c6ac568e989d8a6d1de714ca02325c6 Chi Force added the lesson Preparatory Stance | Step 2 to the course 19 Form with Master Ren https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15005/ Sat, 26 Mar 2022 12:29:22 -0400 0 b8a7aafef9bca9c1cbe4487c95dee5c2 Chi Force added the lesson Preparatory Stance | Step 1 to the course 19 Form with Master Ren https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15004/ Sat, 26 Mar 2022 12:29:16 -0400 0 f2aeca0c287a1e0ecad673fddd54f1d5 Chi Force added the lesson Holding the Coat at Waist to the course 19 Form with Master Ren https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15003/ Sat, 26 Mar 2022 12:28:23 -0400 0 71c64d18718a46b233cde18e605101a8 Chi Force added the lesson Hidden Punch Left to the course 19 Form with Master Ren https://chiforce.com/activity/p/15002/ Sat, 26 Mar 2022 12:28:18 -0400 0