Chen Zhonghua

Joseph Chen Zhonghua , courteasy name Dongliang , born in 1961, Shandong Province, China, is a Chinese martial arts practitioner, teacher and author. Chen studied with two outstanding eighteenth generation Chenstyle tai chi chuan experts, Hong Junsheng and Feng Zhiqiang . He and his family emigrated to Canada in 1985. This has allowed him to actively promote Hongs transmission of Chen tai chi chuan through his students, seminars, books, instructional videos and websites around the world. In 2005, he was designated the International Standard Bearer of Hongs Practical Method by the Hong family in a ceremony held in Jinan , China. Since 2006, Chen has run a residential tai chi chuan training program on Daqingshan , Shandong Province , China. Martial arts enthusiast from all over the world can train according to traditional Chen Tai chi chuan methods following the lineage from Chen Fake to Hong and Feng.

Chen was born in 1961 in Wulian County, Shandong Province , China. Frail since childhood, he began studying martial arts at age 9, to improve his health. He trained with various local martial arts masters, practicing traditional styles such as Tongbeiquan , Baji Quan and Chqun .

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