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 Tai Chi for Beginners :: 1583501843
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| In this introductory program, Dr. Paul Lam presents an innovative 3 Step method that makes learning Tai Chi both easy and enjoyable for beginners Editorial Descriptions are usually submitted by the manufacturers, publishers and authors. Contact us if you are one of them, and wish to change the above description. |
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Author: Guest
I go to the gym regularly and I consider myself very atheletic. Tai Chi is so different. I borrowed the DVD from the library and I had to renew it several times to get familiar with the movements. I know the movements well by now and I am enjoy Tai Chi.
Some reviewers comment that there is too much dialogue and it is too slow. I found I had to pause and play some of the movements in slow motion to get all the intricacies of the movements. I do wish there were more indexing so I could skip forward or backward much faster than trying to fast forward or backward to the right spot.
It may be more attractive to have a bunch of young female models to do the demonstrations but Tai Chi is for all ages. For those who prefer Kathy Smith to Tai Chi, the two are not mutually exclusive. I play very hard in various sports but I am also starting on the next level of Tai Chi.
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Author: Guest
I have had T'ai Chi for Beginners for about a week. Yes, it is repetitious. And, I am playing it over an over again. I am working on my coordination to go with the movements and still I am not completely satisfied with my performance. There is diaglog but it has only reinforced my trying to learn. The demonstrations are detailed - the reason for the dialog. Repetitions allow practice along with the DVD. The angles and repetitions help to study the movements. As I feel satisfied with my movements I learn another. I look forward to doing the T'ai Chi exercises and am enjoying learning the position. All and all it is very enjoyable and I am looking forward to gaining the confidence to move on into the 24 Forms. I am a senior citizen but I feel mastering the coordination necessary would be good and challanging for any age.
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Author: Guest
When I've bought the DVD, I was thinking about learning Tai Chi. The training has too much dialogue and I was thinking about learning the 24 forms; the problem is the DVD only teaches the 6 moves needed to learn Tai Chi and 3-4 Qi-Gong moves. This DVD is ideal for someone who wants to pay a DVD more than 30$ for nothiWhen I've bought the DVD, I was thinking about learning Tai Chi. The training has too much dialogue and I was thinking about learning the 24 forms; the problem is the DVD only teaches the 6 moves needed to learn Tai Chi and 3-4 Qi-Gong moves. This DVD is ideal for someone who wants to pay a DVD more than 30$ for nothing. I really don't recommend it.
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Author: Guest
In reading some of the reviews, I can't help but think some are missing the point. While I am only in my early 30s, the silver-hairs did not distract me from learning Tai Chi from this DVD. While some of them don't move as smoothly as some can, Dr Lam does move quite well and provides an excellent example of the proper form. As for the dialogue, after you listen to it a few times, you should be able to do the moves at your own pace and if you get ahead of the DVD, simply stand and meditate and wait for it to catch up. I use the remote on my DVD player to rewind and fast forward so I can do things at my own pace. If you are starting Tai Chi, this DVD should work for you. If you are more experienced, then this may bore you quickly. All I know is that I have slept better in the last week than I ever have (I do Tai Chi at night, right before bed). I now awaken fully refreshed before the alarm goes off!
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Author: Guest
I bought this DVD to engage my 92 year old mother in some simple, introductory exercise. I have done Tai Chi in the past and thought she'd enjoy it. Paul Lam's style involves visual example and verbal description, and the older participants he uses were good for her to identify with. However, even on the first viewing the amount of dialogue made it difficult to deal with, left my mother & I standing and waiting impatiently for him to move on to the next pose. Since with DVD you can't fast-forward past the dialogue, it would have been better to demonstrate the moves without so much discussion before going on to putting the sequences together.
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