Chen Zhonghua
| 陈中华 Chen Zhonghua |
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| Born | 1961 Shandong, China |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Style | Taijiquan, Chen Style Taijiquan |
| Years active | 1985-Today. |
| Occupation | Martial Arts Teacher |
| University | Shandong University, University of Regina |
| Notable students | Many students and disciples worldwide. |
| Website | http://www.practicalmethod.com |
Joseph Chen Zhonghua (陈中华), courtesy name Dongliang (栋梁), born in 1961, Shandong Province, China, is a Chinese martial arts practitioner, teacher and author. Chen studied with two outstanding eighteenth generation Chen Style Taijiquan (陳式太極拳) experts, Hong Junsheng (洪均生; 1907 - 1996) and Feng Zhiqiang (冯志强, 1928-2012). He and his family emigrated to Canada in 1985. This has allowed him to actively promote Hong's transmission of Chen t'ai chi ch'uan(also known as the Practical Method) through his students, seminars, books, instructional videos and websites around the world. In 2005, he was designated the International Standard Bearer of Hong's Practical Method by the Hong family in a ceremony held in Jinan (济南), China. Since 2006, Chen has run a residential taijiquan training program on Daqingshan (“Big Green Mountain”; 大青山), Shandong Province (山东省), China. Martial arts enthusiast from all over the world can train according to traditional Chen taijiquan methods following the lineage from Chen Fake to Hong and Feng.
Chen was born in 1961 in Wulian County(五莲), Shandong Province (山东省), China. Frail since childhood, he began studying martial arts at age 9, to improve his health. He trained with various local martial arts masters, practicing traditional styles such as Tongbeiquan (通背拳 - 四通捶), Baji Quan (八极拳) and Chāquán (查拳) .
In 1979, Chen was admitted to the Department of Foreign Languages, Shandong University (山东大学) in Jinan (济南). He continued his martial arts training studying with Han Boyan (韩伯言, 1907 – 1996), who trained with noted Xingyiquan master Shang Yunxiang (尚霁亭). It was in Jinan that Chen heard rumors of a group of martial artists training near Black Tiger Spring (黑虎泉). After several visits, he discovered that they were training in Chen Style Taijiquan and that the teacher was Hong Junsheng (洪均生, 1907-1996). Hong was one of the longest serving disciples of Chen Fake (陳發科, 1887–1957). Chen Fake was one of the most famous Chinese martial artists of his generation and the first person to teach Chen t'ai chi ch'uan to the general public. Hong was a traditional martial artist. He did not advertise nor actively promote his group. Rather, he would let his own actions or the quality of his students demonstrate the value of his teachings. Initially skeptical of the efficacy of Chen t'ai chi ch'uan, Chen became convinced after training and working with this group. After a period of intense training, Chen became Hong’s disciple and practiced only Chen t'ai chi ch'uan as taught by Hong (also known as the Practical Method - 陳式太極拳实用拳法 ).
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