Tai Chi Preparation - both long forms

For students of the Yang Cheng Fu and Yang Lo Chan long forms
CLICK IMAGES TO GO TO TUTORIAL CLIPS - it's important to work through them in order from #1 onwards. Scroll down for text links.
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Material covered in these clips: Some comparative facts about Tai Chi lineages and theory, tips about learning Tai Chi from video, and some very important drills. Why? Training in Tai Chi is asking your body to move in very conscious and, for many people, unfamiliar ways. The info and drills provided in these few "preparation" clips are part of any Tai Chi practitioner's training throughout decades of ongoing practice. Don't underestimate the value of these seemingly simple (until you try them!) Tai Chi Walking drills, and the Skills and Basics. They provide key skills that are fundamental to your practice of the Tai Chi segments taught in later clips, so you truly do need to get the knack of these skills. Spend plenty of time with these clips, and keep coming back to them.

Text links

#1: Brief comparative history & theory of two lineages of Yang styles (3 clips)

#2: Effects of camera angles & learning from video (3 clips)

#3: Essential skills for both Yang long forms (1 clip)

#4: Tai Chi walking - basic

#5: Tai Chi walking - foot turns & weight transfers

#6: Tai Chi walking - weighted turns on front foot

#7: Tai Chi walking - refinements

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