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 Tai Chi for Health Yang Short Form :: 1417227958
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| T'ai chi, the classic Chinese exercise for health, self-defense, and spiritual growth, is "meditation in movement." It emphasizes relaxation, breath control, visual and mental concentration, and slow, balanced movement, explains the voiceover in T'ai Chi for Health: Yang Short Form during a 10-minute explication of the qualities, philosophy, and health benefits of t'ai chi. Meanwhile the instructor, Terence Dunn, practices on a rocky cliff overlooking the ocean. Dunn teaches 10 minutes of breathing and warm-up exercises. Next is a 30-minute introduction to the basic postures, then a full hour of step-by-step instruction and practice of the 37 postures of the Yang Short Form. The video ends with an eight-minute demonstration of the complete Yang Short Form, showing how the postures flow together. Altogether, you get two full hours in this unusually complete training video. The beginner gets all the instruction needed to start practicing, and ongoing students get an ideal setting for practice and improvement. --Joan Price 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 have always liked the vhs version I got years ago, and got the DVD when the tape was lost. I especially like the continual playback position by position. The repetition, and not being dragged on through the video before one "gets" a position is just what the learner needs. The same Terry Dunn, the same soothing tone and music, easier to control and follow.
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Author: Guest
This should be a good tape. The instructor is good at describing what to do even if he misspeaks (left for right).
But, the problem is that it is frustrating to follow this his movement. The set is all white - so you have no frame of reference when the instructor moves around - how far does he move? There are times when the arm movements are blocked from view by his body. The demonstration of the flow at the end of the DVD was so dark that even with the TV brightness set highest, I could barely make out what the instructor was doing.
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Author: Guest
This is the only tai chi video I have every watched, and I do not have an extensive background in tai chi. Therefore, I am coming at this video as a complete beginner who is simply trying to learn tai chi from a video.
First, the good things: The DVD does have a lot of information in it. There are warm up exercises, detailed instructions of each movement, etc.
The bad things: The video quality is not very good. For the most part there is only one angle and this sometimes makes it difficult to follow the movement. The instruction portion, while being detailed, only goes over each movement once. It may have been better to go over each movement several times, from different angles, with different aspects highlighted. The weakest part of the video is the last segment, where the instructor performs the entire set. Obviosly, the instruction part is very segmented, so this is the only chance you really have to see how everything fits together. This part has weird music, bad lighting, and the wrong angles.
Overall: The video seems to be working. I am slowly learning the movements. No doubt a video is not the ideal way to learn tai chi, but this seems to be teaching me the movements.
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Author: Guest
This is a thorough treatment of the Yang short form (37 posture). He cuts no corners and gives great detail on each posture. This is a great supplement to regular Tai Chi class or a great stand-alone study guide.
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Author: Guest
Tai Chi is one of those art forms that in the end requires a teacher, but this DVD is a superb presentation of the Yang Short Form. With two full presentations of the moves, I found the 'multi-camera angle moves presentation that loop' to be a phenomenal way to understand the complexities of each posture and move. The production features this looping area where each transition point is presented in a fashion that allows you to study it until you're ready to move on. I feel like now, if I take a class, I'll be yards ahead of everyone else. SImply fantastic. That you, Terrence Dunn.
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