Chen Youben (陳有本; 1780–1858) was a 14th generation descendant and 6th generation master of the famed
Chen Family and considered to be an influential martial artist and teacher of
Chen-style taijiquan
The Chen family-style (陳家、陳氏、陳式 太極拳) or Chen-style Taijiquan is a Northern Chinese martial art and the original form of Taiji. Chen-style is characterized by silk reeling (纏絲勁; chán sī jìn), alternating fast and ...
(
t'ai chi ch’uan).
Chen Youben was the main teacher of
Chen Qingping
Chen Qingping or Ch'en Ch'ing-p'ing (1795–1868) was a 15th generation descendant and 7th generation master of the Chen Family. He is also claimed to be the 7th generation successor of the Zhaobao style of Taijiquan. Alternatively, many Zhao ...
(1795-1868) and taught Chen Youlun, Chen Fengzhang, Chen Sande, Chen Tingdong, and his late, older brother’s sons, Chen Zhongshen (1809-1891) and Chen Jishen (b. 1809).
He also helped prepare Chen Gengyun to have sufficient martial skills to travel with Chen Changxing’s, his father's, caravan escort service.
Chen Youben is credited by some with the creation of what Chen Ziming (1932) called the “xinjia” (new frame) as opposed to the “laojia" (old frame) referring to the traditional, seven-form system of Chen Wanting.
This "new frame" is now equated with the
“Xiaojia" (small frame) within the modern Chen Family routines.
Additionally, a taijiquan evolution theory points to Chen Gengyun who learned enlarged movements and emphasized explosive power (''Bao Fa Li'') in order to be prepared to accompany Chen Changxing's caravan escort service.
If the theory is correct, as Gengyun's teacher, Chen Youben was also the creator of the
“Dajia" (Large Frame) within the modern Chen Family routines.
T'ai chi ch'uan lineage tree with Chen-style focus
Chen Youben (1780-1858)
References
External links
Chenstyle.com
Chinese tai chi practitioners
Sportspeople from Henan
People from Jiaozuo
1780 births
1858 deaths
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