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 Tai Chi Workout for Beginners :: 1417227958
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| Let David Carradine guide you through beginning and basic Chi Kung and Tai Chi exercises that remove tension, stress and pent-up emotions from the mind, while also increasing your flow of energy. You will also gently tone, stretch and oxygenate the muscles of the body while feeling thoroughly relaxed, rejuvenated and energized. This program includes awe-inspiring nature footage with the beautiful music of John Serrie. Tai Chi - Perfected centuries ago, Tai Chi remains one of the most efficient forms of exercise ever developed. Unlike most of today’s exercises it actually increases your mental and physical energy through systematic stress reduction. But don’t be fooled – this is a thorough workout involving the entire body. You’ll learn graceful, flowing movements which tone muscles for the body, and enhance flexibility. Best of all, it’s fun and easy to learn! Tai Chi Program Includes: Stretching Exercises – Basic Stances – Vital Energy and Fitness Exercises – Individual Tai Chi Movements Complete Tai Chi Form – Meditation Sequence. Kung Fu - Literally meaning "to know what to do", Kung Fu remains one of the most intelligent forms of exercise ever developed. Unlike most of today’s exercises, it offers lasting benefits through heightened mental and bodily awareness. The more you practice, the greater the rewards. Kung Fu Program Includes: Stretching Exercises – Stance Straining – Kicking Exercises – Combination Exercises – Philosophy 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
DO NOT confuse your feelings about Kung-Fu the Series with what you may see in this video (should you decided to buy it). I am a huge fan of the Kung-Fu Series and attribute my recent decision to begin taking classes in Kung-Fu and T'ai Chi to how Mr. Carradine interpreted his role on-screen. I was extremely disappointed, however, in the way Mr. Carradine, his producers, and the team of on-screen participants presented the T'ai Chi material. I couldn't get past the arrested development of it all; those huge hairdo's of the 80's; those outfits...it was like the Solid Gold Dancers meets Dance Fever. I would have much preferred the taping of a real T'ai Chi class. The music (style and volume) is also a distractor that detracts one's ability to grasp what is being taught here. And finally, I was looking for Yang style T'ai Chi and did not find it here. In fact, I'm really not clear what style T'ai Chi is being taught in this video. Whatever you do, keep shopping. Don't stop here! There are loads of T'ai Chi instructional videos out these days that are much, much better than this one.
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Author: Guest
David Carradine and the other Instructors made during these exercise fun. The step-by-step instructions were easy to follow and you really do get a peaceful feeling after during the exercise.
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Author: Guest
David Carradine is an ACTOR. I have viewed two of his 1980s VHS tapes & he knew NOTHING about martial arts back then. His form was atrocious. He has OTHER PEOPLE lead because at least he was honest that he didn't know enough to teach. He and all the other "students" in the two videos I saw were laughable. It's like learning gymastics from a person who can't even do a cartwheel. You will not learn proper form, you will only hurt yourself & will form wrong conclusions because you were not taught right. I have taken several classes of Tai Chi short yang style, have learned the basics of Chinese medicine, love martial art movies & read books & documentaries on martial arts.
The camera too many times focuses on David & other "students" who have no clue what they are doing. This may confuse you since it's usually totally different from what the real martial artist is doing. The blank stares alone scared me on those.
In his 1997 Tai Chi workout, he seems to have better body awareness/proper form/posture, but still seems to lack understanding of energy. In example: in the Lotus kick, you lift your knee gracefully in a cicular motion to your extended arm at shoulder level to increase muscle control & balance. David was bending his arm down to meet his knee & STRUMMING his lifted knee like he was playing AIR GUITAR. He put so much time & effort in slapping/stroking his knee instead of the kick itself.
The production quality & pace is good, but please, at least ONLY watch the lead martial artists, NOT him.
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Author: Guest
This video is big on looks but is obviously designed to play to the gullible that think Carradine is the character he played on TV (some 30 years ago!) He was a dancer, not a martial artist and this shows. Some of the dancers in the background cant even keep together, making this video really a joke. Some gratuitous plugs for his other videos are here this masquerading as instruction. Save your money !
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Author: Guest
The workout is wonderful, and the instructions are very good. I found it very easy to follow the excerizes. I did find it somewhat disappointing in the end, however. While the music is beautiful, it reminded me of what you would find in an elevator. I was hoping for more traditional music in the program. The choice of class members in the background was also somewhat disappointing. Some of them seemed to be only there to push air around and did not seem to have grasped the concept of moving chi energy. I have not watched it since the first time.
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