Prelude #42
 
Theme: Hexagram:
  G major    Yi "increase"

Lao Jia or Old Frame is the second unarmed set that we teach. It is the signature set for Chen style - the first thing anyone will look at is how well you do Lao Jia.  Lao Jia was choreographed by Chen Changxing (1771-1853) Grandmaster Chen Zhenglei's book (with DVD) Chen's Tai Chi Old Frame One and Two (ISBN 978-0-9866756-2-1) has extensive notes and photos. We generally refer to what some call Lao Jia 1 (Lao Jia Yi Lu) as Lao Jia and Lao Jia 2 (Lao Jia Er Lu, which is also known as Pao Chui) as Cannon Fist. The link below has a video on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTyIQm-_Bj4

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