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link to Beginners Guide to the Tai Chi Short Form โ€“ Styles, Moves, Practicing

Beginners Guide to the Tai Chi Short Form โ€“ Styles, Moves, Practicing

Most tai chi styles offer at least two tai chi forms: short and long. Some styles like Yang have even categorized them into a multitude of sizes 18 - 24 - 48 - 83 - 108 - Tall - Grande - Venti... You...

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Can you learn tai chi from a book or video?

Let me start by saying that learning tai chi from a book, video, or teacher is one of the most charged topics within the tai chi community.  Practitioners endlessly debate the benefits of...

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Tai Chi Shoes – Know Before You Buy

Choosing the right shoes for tai chi class is actually a really important discussion and is always one of the first things we talk about with the new students joining our class. It may sound...

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Basic Tai Chi Moves and Poses Explained in Picture and Video

A student recently asked for corrections on some of the basic tai chi moves and poses and I gave them.  He came back the following week really deep in his stances ready to show me his...

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Breaking the Tai Chi Long Form Movements into Learnable Segments

In a workshop with Grand Master Chen Zhenglei he presented the Chen Tai Chi Long Form Old Frame in a way that caught the significance of the overall form by breaking it down into digestible...

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