Over time, the entire curriculum of Practical Tai Chi Chuan will be available for you here. This is an enormous task and will take time. However, there is already a lot of instructional content available right now and every month, new videos get added.
On this page, you can keep track of the already available videos and what is still to come. All announcements of new uploads can always be found on the blog, so check in regularly.
Coming soon:
- Long Form and its self-defense applications
- Advanced Short Form
- Weapon forms (sabre, sword and spear) and their self-defense applications
- Pushing Hands: fixed step and moving step structured exercises
- Auxiliary exercises: free-style fixed step, restricted step and moving step exercises. Single-hand pushing hands and absorption training.
- Tai Chi Chuan theory: 13 tactics, Tai Chi Chuan classics, etc.
Available right now:
Number of videos: 76
Total run time: 13h 14min
Click on the categories below to see the full list:
Basics:
01 – Posture and Stances
02 – Weight transfer and stepping
03 – Coordinated movement
Exercises:
01 – Upper body
02 – Turning
03 – Weight transfer and footwork
04 – Drills
05 – Lower body stabilization
06 – Correcting the thoracic spine
07 – Progressive relaxation
08 – Ankle mobility
Short form:
Full Demo 01
Full Demo 02 with commentary
Full Demo 03 advanced version
Full Demo 04 all flower, no fruit
Full Demo 05 Back view
Full Demo 06 No arms
01 – Tai Chi at rest – Ready position
02 – Beginning style
03 – Seven stars
04 – Grasping bird’s tail
05 – Single whip
06 – Cloud hands
07 – Pat horse high
08 – Left drape body – right kick out in a curve
09 – Step back seven stars – 10 – Step back to beat the tiger
11 – Twist the body and kick
12 – Box the ears
13 – Right drape body – left kick out in a curve
14 – Turn around and kick with the heel
15 – Brush knee twist step
16 – Step up plant punch
17 – Step back swing fist
18 – Step back snake creeps down
19 – Step up seven stars – Step back to ride the tiger
20 – Slap the face
21 – Double hand sweeps lotus leg
22 – Draw the bow to shoot the tiger
23 – Step back repulse monkey
24 – Seven stars style – Stroke the lute
25 – Parry and punch
26 – As if shutting a door
27 – Embrace tiger and return to mountain – Tai Chi in unity – Completion style
Spear:
01 – Form full demo: close and distant view
Q&A:
01 – Why is your form different from how others do it?
02 – How can a beginner make faster progress?
03- What it means to be inside the door?
04- Does Yoga help with Tai Chi Chuan?
05 – What is the right speed for the forms?
06 – What is “Song” and why is it important?
07 – What is bai shi and why does it matter?”
08 – How to structure your training for best results?
Q&A 09 – How to learn without a partner or class?
Sanshou – Self-Defense Applications:
Demo of short form applications
Beginning style 01
Seven stars 01 – Grasping birds tail 01
Single Whip 01-03
Cloud Hands 01
Pat The Horse High 01
Left Drape Body 01-02
Right kick out in a curve 01
Step back seven stars 01
Step back to beat the tiger 01
Twist the body and kick 01
Box the ears 01
Turn around kick with the heel 01
Brush knee twist step
Step up plant punch 01
Theory:
01 – What is Tai Chi Chuan.
02 – Criteria for a good form.
03 – How to practice forms – Path to progress.
04 – What is Yi?
05 – Tai Chi Chuan self-defense theory and tactics.
06 – Tai Chi Chuan self-defense theory and tactics, Part 2.
Extra:
01 – How to record and analyze your own training
02 – Demo at the 2004 Belgian Wushu Championships