Chen Fake - Creator of Xin Jia

Creator of Xin Jia

Chen Fake is also known as the creator of the so-called New Frame (xin jia) within Chen style. Chen Fake feared that taijiquan was being lost because some of its properties were too subtle, so he created a form that added visible external movements to internal actions. Exponents are however divided over this view. His son Chen Zhaokui is among many who regard Xin Jia to be a more refined style of Chen not previously taught in public. Xin Jia is much more ornate than the so-called Old Frame style (Lao Jia) of Chen Zhaopi.