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Jul 08 2025

June 2025 updates

Here is an overview of the new videos that are available for June 2025:

Sword form – 03 Spreading the sword style to Intercepting the sword style: Now we start the form proper. First by taking the sword in our weapon hand and then opening with the first cuts.
Sword form – 04 Rhinoceros watching the moon to Swivel and dot: Unlike the sabre form, the sword form is immediately physically challenging. In this video I show how to “watch the moon” at beginner and advanced level.
Q&A 53 – Are seminars worth it? A fair question and it deserves a detailed answer.

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Jun 12 2025

Here is an overview of the new videos that are available for May 2025:

Sword form – Watch this first: Requested by many, we can finally start the sword form now that the sabre form instructionals are fully online. But before you do, watch this video first to avoid the most common mistakes students make in the beginning.
Sword form – 01 Ready style to Golden needle pointing South and Sword form – 02 Passing the sword style The opening movements of the sword form are not that difficult if you already learned sabre. .

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May 11 2025

Here is an overview of the new videos that are available for April 2025:

24 Sabre form – Swivel and chop to Pierce the heart and 25 Sabre form – Picking a star on the left to Finishing style: With these videos, we have reached the end of the Sabre form instructional videos. You now have everything you need to practice the form from start to finish. There is still more to come, but now you just have to practice.
Q&A 52 – You just learned the sabre form, now what? Some tips on what to do right after you finish learning the sabre form. That way, you make rapid progress and can move beyond the beginner stage of skill.

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Apr 03 2025

Here is an overview of the new videos that are available for March 2025:

23 Sabre form – Cloud dragon playing in the water: We are closing in on the end, and this is perhaps one of the most challenging techniques of the form. So I made a separate video for it and advise all students to practice a lot.
Sabre Drills 08 – Hanging the golden bell on the left – Climb the mountain to look into the distance – Flying oblique style: This drill combines rotations to both sides along with a 180° turn. Many students have difficulty doing these movements at first, and this drill is meant to help you quickly get a lot of practice in.
Q&A 51 – #1 tip for beginners when learning the hand form? This is a question I often get from beginners. In this video, I explain the best thing you can do to advance more quickly, with some caveats…

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Feb 27 2025

Here is an overview of the new videos that are available for January and February 2025:

Sabre form: To compensate for the delay, we make a big jump in the form:
- 19 Sabre form – Picking a star on the left to Returning horse carrying bell
- 20 Sabre form – Embracing the moon to Rowing the boat with the current
- 21 Sabre form – Flying oblique style to Sweeping a thousand soldiers
- 22 Sabre form – Shooting star chasing the moon to Chop the tiger
Sabre Applications – Hanging the golden bell on the left to Retrieving the moon from the sea 01. I show two variations of this technique. One that closely follows the form, the other more adapted to specific circumstances.
Q&A 50 – Stilness defeats motion. There are many sayings and proverbs in Tai Chi Chuan. In this video I explain the nuances of “Stillness defeats motion.”

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