Nabil Ranné is a Chen style teacher living in Berlin who offers classes and online training at CTN Academy Nabil is a student of Chen Yu, who is the only son of Chen ZhaoKui and grandson of the famous Chen Fake. Listen here.
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
The Tai Chi Notebook 
The conversation on push hands left much to be desired. Chen Yu didn’t produce many push hands competitors so kinda makes sense, but gosh maybe do some homework before you go and embarrass yourself on a broadcast?
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