Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang, the standard-bearer for Chen Tai Chi, will do a series of workshops in the U.S. this year -- some stops in San Diego (Bill & Allison Helm's school), Seattle (Kim Ivy's school), Chicago (Andy Loria's school), among others.

I plan to attend at least part of the Chicago workshop (Oct. 1-3), where he'll be teaching silk-reeling and the straight sword form. For more information on all of Chen Xiaowang's workshops, including the contact information of the hosts, go to www.chenxiaowang.com/workshops.html.

Here is an older video of Chen Xiaowang demonstrating the Chen straight sword form.