明末戰將陳王廷編創出舉世聞名的“陳氏太極拳架“,
此拳架是中國傳統武學,不但能強健體魄,鬆活關節,
鍛煉內氣打通全身經絡,更能自衛防身。後由宗師陳清平,
將其精華濃縮,演變出尤如「旱天炸雷」高級拳架“忽雷架”。
History of Chen Taiji:
There are many styles of Taiji and many versions as to its founder, each has its uniqueness of practices. During the year 1374 (Ming Dynasty), the 1st generation grand master Chen Bu moved from Shanxi and settled down in a small village in Henan’s Wen county (now called Henan Province Wen county Chenjiagou). He started teaching his 13 combinations of self-defense and combat system to his family. The skill was strictly passed on within clansmen for generations. Between 1600 and 1680, the 9th generation grand master Chen Wang Ting, based on some Chinese medical theory and knowledge, combined Taoist internal breathing exercise into the framework of his practice technique and developed the now widely known “Lao Jia Yi Lu” taijiquan. The 14th generation grand master Chen Chang Xing, under some coincidental circumstances, allowed the skills to be selectively taught to an outsider - Yang Lu Chan. Yang later passed the knowledge to Wu Quan You and Sun Lu Tang. Taijiquan, then, flourished into the present day different styles such as Yang style, Wu style, Sun style……
The 15th generation grand master Chen Qing Ping combined his famous “Xiao Jia” fundamentals with those of “Lao Jia” into “Thunder Style” taijiquan. This special characteristically and unique technique was named because the movements are agile, severely thrashing as lightning and explosively powerful as thunder. It is a top-notch martial art skill with 15 levels of steady advancements. For centuries, the art was secretly practiced and further modified by grand masters. It was so well-hidden that many erroneously reported it lost due to lack of protégés. Extensive search found the 19th generation grand master Chen Qing Lei still practicing and teaching it at the eastern hillside of Chenjiagou.