Ep 30: Chen Tai Chi training with Nabil Rann‪é‬ The Tai Chi Notebook

Nabil Ranné is a Chen style teacher living in Berlin who offers classes and online training at CTN Academy https://www.ctn.academy/ Nabil is a student of Chen Yu who is the only son of Chen ZhaoKui and grandson of the famous Chen Fake.



Here’s what we talk about:



Timestamps:



1.00: Nabil’s background in martial arts and what attracted him to Chen style Tai Chi



3.40: What is Jin in Tai Chi?



7.30: What makes Tai Chi different to other marital arts?



11.15: What is the strategy for Tai Chi?



16.00: What is the function of Tai Chi push hands?



17.55: Competition push hands vs Tai Chi push hands



22.20: The Xin Yi podcast and how do you train applications in Tai Chi



28.00: Real life self defence situations



36.00: Martial arts vs marital sports



44.02: Zhan Zhuang: Standing pillar practice



46.55: Chen style FaJin methods and their purpose



55.00: Nabil’s book and getting in touch



Links:

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Nabil’s website: https://www.ctn.academy/



Nabil’s training history: https://www.ctn.academy/blog/learning-taijiquan-with-chen-yu-nabil-ranne



Nabil’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taijigongfu/



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