DVD #1:Exercise for Lifelong Health and Well-Being: Yang Style Short Form, Cheng Man-Ch'ing Lineage
90 minutes. (See Related Items listed below for description.)
Includes:
Introduction: history, philosophy, health benefits and practical applications of Tai Chi li>
Demonstration of the Form: front view li>
Teaching in five sections
Each section includes:
Basic principles
Step-by-step form review
Perspectives for integrating Tai Chi process into daily life
Guided practice of each section
Guided Practice: back view (11 min)
DVD #2: Yang Long Form Moves Plus Tai Chi Demonstrations and Interviews
60 minutes
Teaches additional movements from Yang Style Long Form eliminated by Cheng Man ChÂ’ing in the 1930s. Tricia Yu learned this form in Taiwan in 1970, and teaches silently, the way she learned it. Insert these moves after Lady Weaves The Shuttles and before final Snake Slides Down: Needle at Sea Bottom, Spread Arms like a Fan, Turn and Strike Opponent with Fist, High Pat on a Horse Hit the Tiger, Box Opponents Ears, White Snake Puts out Tongue.
includes:
Demonstration of the Form: back view)
Teaching silently in two sections
Each section includes:
Basic principles
Step-by-step form review
Perspectives for integrating Tai Chi process into daily life
Guided practice of each section
Plus: Tai Chi demos and interviews include home super-8 of form in 1972, first Tai Chi Fundamentals VHS & TV clips.