Tai Chi Foundations

[Harmonious Emptiness]

If anyone has videos on Tai Chi foundation practices, this is tha place!

 

Here's two from B.K. Frantzis on proper form, some constants in most Tai Chi movement, and just some things to keep the internal and external flow happening:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 6, 2013 by Harmonious Emptiness

[GreytoWhite]

Charles Tauber has an excellent series of 10 videos in which he explains many of the foundations of taijiquan. Charles has studied Chen village lineage taiji and has recently started studying under Chen Zhonghua.

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=We3nu1dSfE4

 

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgTqASzGkhM

 

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a2x3wuUknw

 

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl972JiT0FY

 

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt9rzzDogrs

 

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKtgG2tqww0

 

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRI9XjZcqWs

 

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR_ttsX73_4

 

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHflUFX8D7I

 

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aknmB6Bpk1Q

 

[GreytoWhite]

Simon Thakur is an Australian teacher of movement therapy and a Gao bagua practitioner under Luo Dexiu. These Feldenkrais inspired exercises are excellent for assisting in creating a taiji body.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[GreytoWhite]

Mike Martello has a bunch of videos up on his channel. The jibengong and New Mexico seminar footage are both CRITICAL to developing a martial arts/qigong lower body. A lot of Western practitioners do not have the lower body foundation to practice any Chinese martial art properly and these exercises are often ignored but are the very basis of practice.

 

http://www.youtube.com/user/mikemartello/videos?view=0

[Harmonious Emptiness]

Thanks Mithshrike!

[Guest Charles Tauber]

 

Charles has studied Chen village lineage taiji and has recently started studying under Chen Zhonghua.

 

Thanks for the referral. Just for the record, before studying Chen style Taiji, I practiced Yang style. I have studied Chen village and Feng (Hun Yuan) styles and have studied Hong's practical method off and on since the late 1990's, including a little with Liu Chengde.

[cheya]

Hi Charles!
I want to chime in here about your custom made taiji sticks (bangs) and rulers! They are so beautiful!
I use the tai chi bang you made me every day, and really appreciate your guidance in choosing the wood and sizing it for my body and purpose. You offer a wonderful service. Thank you!

Also, your youTube bang videos are the most helpful I've found.

cheya

To see Charles' custom taiji sticks and rulers, go here:
http://charlestauber.com/sticksandrulers/

Edited August 23, 2016 by cheya

[Astral Monk]

 

Here's two from B.K. Frantzis on proper form, some constants in most Tai Chi movement, and just some things to keep the internal and external flow happening:

 

Great vids. The one where BKF explains how all taiji movement is an expression of stretching and bending was very helpful, especially for such a seemingly innocuous motion as 'commencement'.

 

Here's another series of videos that I found helpful, featuring Ian Sinclair teaching the finer points of various movements in the Tai Chi 10 form:

 

 

Tai Chi 10 form is a condensed form using 10 moves done both to the left and right, taking place within the space of about 1-2 steps. Great form for appartments, limited spaces, time constraints, as well as promoting balance. And accessible for beginners too. And, if you know some taiji moves, you can make up your own 10 form set.

 

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[Harmonious Emptiness]

Missed that one, thanks Astral Monk. His youtube channel also has a lot of good videos.