Qigong for Healing (YMAA) Lisa B. O'Shea - Beginner Friendly

 

Qigong for Healing (YMAA) 

Lisa B. O'Shea - Beginner Friendly

http://ymaa.com/publishing/dvd/qigong... 

The Chinese word qi means energy, and it refers to

 the bioelectric energy which flows through every cell 

of the body. Qigong (chi kung), or "energy work", is the practice 

of cultivating the energy in the body and harmonizing 

it with the natural energy around us.

Qigong can be practiced by people of all ages, and requires 

no prior experience or special abilities. A little practice each day can result in a profound improvement in your health. 

 

"Some see 

TAI CHI & QIGONG 

and think,  

'these people are just 

waving their arms around,'

when they are actually moving 

the mind and the life force."

- TaiChi_John

 

Understanding Push Hands: Volume 1

With Glenn Hairston

 

formlessfighter

 

Published on Dec 14, 2017

 

Full video available on Vimeo:  

https://vimeo.com/ondemand/understand... 

 

See all of Glenn's videos: 

https://vimeo.com/glennhairston/vod_p... 

 

Connect with Glenn:  

http://www.facebook.com/sdt.hairston

 

 

 

"From balance comes harmony. 

Extremes bring chaos."

- TaiChi_John

Introducing Taiji Fencing (Tai Chi Sword Training)

   

Introducing Taiji Fencing 

Tai Chi Sword Training

Taiji Fencing League

Published on Nov 13, 2017

Presented by the Taiji Fencing League.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcYm3oabt7g

 

"When life gets crazy 

you need to stop what you're doing 

and put your feet back on the ground."

- TaiChi_John

Seated Tai Ji: Strengthening Mind & Body

 

Seated Tai Ji: Strengthening Mind & Body

 

Dr. Zibin Guo, a UCONN and Harvard University trained medical anthropologist and highly regarded Tai Ji master, is developing and refining new specialized programs for people with limited mobility. These programs are already being applied with great success to many of the problems typically associated with physical rehabilitation, back and shoulder pain, stroke, heart attack, sedentary ailments, aging, diabetes, and arthritis.

 www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPpa0HbVIIE

 

 

"Tai Chi & Qigong for the holidays 
helps make for a happy, healing, 
and healthy celebration."

- TaiChi_John

"Thought, breath, and movement 

flow in waves of yin and yang."

- TaiChi_John

Master Ping Yangshuo Traditional Tai Chi school

Master Ping Yangshuo 

Traditional Tai Chi School

Wu YuPing ( Master Ping ) from Guangdong Province Jieyang city, China is a level 6 Master with over 20 years experience in both Tai Chi and Qi Gong. Joint head and Co-founder of Yangshuo Traditional taichi School. In this video Master Ping introduces Traditional Tai Chi through some principles and movements Master Ping: “When I was young I loved martial arts. I started at 9 years old. I have been practicing primarily Taichi for 20 years; I leaned the whole of Chen Style – forms, push hands, weapons and theory – from Master Lin JianXing. Later I learned from Masters Wang FuJing, Wang LaiQin, Wu MingQiang and Xu Yakui in order to deepen my understanding of taichi.”
 
Mário Reis

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoLwUDiG4KI

"Traditional Tai Chi principles 

determine if you will stand at the gate 

or enter the courtyard."

- TaiChi_John

 

"The Tao is like a well: 

used but never used up. 

It is like the eternal void:

filled with infinite possibilities." 

- Lao Tzu

centre de taichichuan

Video du centre de Tai Chi Chuan «Yang Chuan» 
situé à Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Le centre est dirigé par Marco Gagnon. Toutes nos classes sont basées sur lapprentissage traditionel de la famille Yang, selon le Maître Yang Jun, 5e génération de la famille Yang. 

Vous apprendrez:

• À assouplir et renforcir votre corps; 
• Les 37 techniques de la famille Yang; 
•La forme traditionelle de 103 mouvements et ses applications; 
•La forme des 13 mouvements; 
•La forme des 16 mouvements; 
•La forme de démonstration. 49 mouvements; 
• La poussé des mains fixes (tui shou); 
• La poussé des mains en déplacement; 
• Le grand déplacement (da lu); 
•Application libre (san hou); 
•Fa jing (jaillissement de l'énergie) 
•Les armes du Tai-chi-chuan de la famille Yang: 
bâton, sabre, épée.

"In Tai Chi & Qigong we ride 

a wave of focused thought 
and rolling energy."

- TaiChi_John

"Living is yin and yang... 

be the master of your ship 

and let the winds carry you 

to distant shores."

- TaiChi_John

Local VA Offers 1st Ever Tai Chi Program For Veterans

Local VA Offers 

First Ever

Tai Chi Program For Veterans

The Department of Veterans Affairs in 
Murfreesboro, Tennesee offers the only adaptive 
Tai Chi class in the country for veterans.

WTVF Channel 5
Murfreesboro, TN 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5UYOpetBEc

 

How to master Chinese Tai Chi?

How To Master Chinese Tai Chi

Over 300 million in China are practicing Taichi 
and it is highly welcomed in the world. 
This video tells you a story about a Taichi master 
and the secret to mastering it.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqkLyp_-pOA 

 

"Tai Chi & Qigong can be the perfect 

antidote for the corporate world blues."

- TaiChi_John

"The relaxation, order, centering, 

and balance in your body is a result of 

what's happening in your mind."

Best Taichi Video :: Beijing Milun Kungfu School

  
Study Kungfu in China

Beijing Milun Kungfu School

www.kungfuinchina.com 

 Zhang style Taichi follows traditional principles, mixing 
slow yin and fast yang moves. This style requires fitness, 
controlled breathing, and manipulation of the dantian. Similar 
to Chen Style, Zhang style emphasizes precision and the unity 
of external movement with internal qi manipulation.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfqf05tGxSs

"How could we possibly miss 

the significance of spirals?"

- TaiChi_John

"Tai Chi & Qigong 

travel well and carry you far."

- TaiChi_John

Common Ground - Tong Xin Tai Chi in Land Park

KCRA-3 Common Ground

   Tong Xin Tai Chi in Land Park

Mike Carroll

Published on Aug 18, 2014

This is a story that I reported, photographed and edited that aired on KCRA-3's Common Ground on Saturday, August 18, 2014, about Tong Xin Tai Chi, a Tai Chi that meets at 7:30 AM Monday through Friday at Land Park in Sacramento, California. 

Shot on Sony HD XDCAM & Canon 7D with Tokina 11-16mm F2.8 lens. Edited on Adobe Premiere. 

For more info please visit kcra.com and mikecarrollfilms.com, kcra.com and mikecarrollfilms.com

"Our bodies are mostly water, 

so when we open the streams, 

rivers, and tides within, 

we promote greater health and vitality."

- TaiChi_John

Taichi Practice in the Kowloon Park, Hong Kong

 

Taichi Practice 

in the Kowloon Park, Hong Kong

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSjncK7KKbY

"The relaxation, order, centering, 

and balance in your body is a result of 

what's happening in your mind."

- TaiChi_John

"A system in balance

knows harmony and longevity."

- TaiChi_John

Many thanks to all visitors to 

the TAI CHI CROSSROADS BLOG, 

now with 75,000+ page views! 

That may not be record-setting but 

it is very rewarding.

Wishing you continued health, 

happiness, and discovery.

Thank you for your support!

Chen Old Frame First Routine (Lao Jia Yi Lu) 74 Form 陈氏太极老架一路74 - Part 2

 

Chen Old Frame First Routine (Lao Jia Yi Lu) 74 Form 陈氏太极老架一路74 - Part 2

 

Master David Bao, Hua Ying Wushu 
& Tai Chi Academy in Malaysia
  
Chen-style Tai Chi Lao Jia (Old Frame) is the earliest known form of Chen-style Tai Chi. Yi Lu (First Routine) means it is the first form learned in the system. Other major Tai Chi styles such as Yang, Wu, etc are believed to evolve from this form. 

Lao Jia Yi Lu (Old Frame First Routine) consist of slow continuous movements focusing on silk reeling (纏絲). There is also Fa Jing (發勁) in this form which is the explosive release of internal energy. This form is important to all practitioners interested in learning traditional Tai Chi because they can appreciate the original form and applications of the moves they practice. Many Chen-style Tai Chi practitioners learn Lao Jia Yi Lu before moving on the others Chen forms such as Lao Jia Er Lu (Old Frame Second Routine), Xin Jia (New Frame), Xiao Jia (Small Frame).

 

Go to http:://www.davidbao.com

 

"Align the internal, release tension, 

focus the mind, and energy will follow."

- TaiChi_John

Guan Dao Hellebarde Chen Style Taiji

Chen Style Tai Chi Halberd (Guan Dao)

Gianfranco Pace, Italy: 
"Guan Dao Hellebarde Chen Style Taijiquan" 
9th Demonstration at the gala of the 14th 
International Push Hands Meeting
 in Hannover, Germany. 

 

http://www.taiji-europa.de/tai-chi-qi...

 

 

"Live more fully in the present 

and the future will become a better present."

- TaiChi_John

4 Methods of Dongyue Taiji

 

Four Methods of Dongyue Taiji 

 

Master Men Ganhong demonstrates the four methods of Dongyue Taiji. Dongyue Taiji (東岳太極) is a very special one. The brainchild of Professors Men Huifeng (门惠丰) and Gan Guixiang (阚桂香), Dongyue Taiji was declared by China to be the “Taiji for the new millennium” when unveiled on January 1, 2000. Professors Men and Gan are unique in the martial world. Not only are they husband and wife professors at the Beijing Sports University, they have both been awarded ninth duan (level 段), the highest rank that China bestows. They are the only married couple to achieve this recognition. Dongyue Taiji combines elements of the five major schools of Taiji: Yang, Chen, Wu, Wu, Sun (陈、杨、吴、武、孙). Despite being a new innovation, Dongyue Taiji is firmly rooted in traditional principles with a heavy emphasis on basics. 

Men Ganhong is the daughter of Professor Men Huifeng and Professor Gan Guixiang. She currently resides in Korea. She regularly visits America under the auspices of the Northern America Dongyue Taiji Association presented by Tai Chi Yuen Association (北美東 岳太極拳協會，由太極友緣人組織教學). 

 

For information on her next visit, 

contact nadongyuetaichi@gmail.com. 

 

 

Yang Style Tai Chi - First Set

Yang Style Tai Chi - First Set

Master He Shao Hun demonstrates 
the first set from Yang Style Tai Chi. 
This video is presented in conjunction with 
6 Reasons Form Practice Matters by 
Dax Howard on KungFuMagazine.com.  
 
http://www.kungfumagazine.com/ezine/a...

"The mountain you climb 

broadens your perspective."

- TaiChi_John

"TO ACCESS YOUR POTENTIAL: 

Breathe deep, relax, focus your mind, 

flow through the movement, 

engage your energy." 

- Photo: Tai Chi on an Irish Beach

www.independent.ie

"What is truly you 

is the same at 5 years old 

as it is at 95 years young."

- TaiChi_John

Master Zhang doing the ancient Tai Chi from Sacred Wudang Mountains (fil...

Master Zhang doing the ancient 
Tai Chi from the sacred 
Wudang Mountains 
in Zhuhai, China.

Filmed by Daniel Mitel

Grand Master Zhao You Bin Demonstrates Yang Style Tai Chi Sword

Grand Master Zhao You Bin
  
Demonstrates Yang Style Tai Chi 
Broad Sword (Dao or Saber) in the 
2015 Golden State International Wushu 
Championships during the Opening Ceremony.

"Make mine a Tai Chi 

with a double decaf Qigong."

"Float like a butterfly, 

stand like a tree."

- TaiChi_John

"Imagine how the world would be 

if everyone made time each day to share 

exercise, meditation, and relaxation."

- TaiChi_John

Creating Qi Ball - amazing energy practice of Qigong healing

Creating a Qi Ball - Robert Peng

A sample of video clips from Robert Peng's DVD series, 

The Master Key. Follow along as Robert 
guides you step-by-step through the exercises 
described in the book, The Master Key. 

Watch amazing animations bring the 
subtle energy flows to life. 

http://www.robertpeng.com/products.php 

"Extremes are easy to blindly embrace. 

Balance requires sensitivity and awareness."

"We perform our lives on a beach 

of changing tides and shifting sands."

- TaiChi_John

Visualizing Chi

Visualizing Chi

Tai chi incorporates yin and yang - the Chinese
 concept of opposingforces within the body, and also chi, 
a life force or vital energy. Practicing tai chi aids the flow
 of this vital energy with its healthybalance of yin 
and yang. Used as a meditation, Tai Chi harmonizes body
and mind. My video allows a visualization of chi when 
in practice,"holding a ball of chi" is often mentioned. 
The model in this videoperforms the Cheng Man-ching 
(modified Yang) Short Form - First Section.

Published on YouTube by Bob Burke

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbefwAkPuG8

 

Chen Taichi Old Frame One

Chen Style Tai Chi Old Frame, Pt. 1
 
By Master Yijiao Hong of 
Chinese Wushu & Taichi Academy
at Bellevue Square, Bellevue, Washington
Lunar New Year Celebration
on February 24th, 2018

"To find the center and move it 

allows many actions."

Image: Tai Chi Sword at 
Kung Fu Terni, Terni Italy

  

"Extremes are easy to blindly embrace. 

Balance requires sensitivity and awareness."

- TaiChi_John

Photo by Pete Oxford

Master Zhou Zhong Fu. Tai Chi Staff. Basic technique

Master Zhou Zhong Fu 
Tai Chi Staff Basic Technique

Zhou Zhong Fu graduated in university, is the 5th generation 
of Wu Style Taichi Quan. Zhou holds the respectful 5th duan 
of Chinese martial arts, and is currently a coach in 
JingWu Gymnasium. 

School Master Zhou Zhong Fu - 
Shanghai. Gong He Xin Road № 1536, 
Daning International Tea Market, 412 RM

"Tai Chi is not limp. 

Tai Chi is not hard. 

Tai Chi is soft."

- TaiChi_John

Foot and Body Placement in Yang Style Tai Chi

Foot and Body Placement 

in Yang Style Tai Chi

Master Xie Bingcan has studied and taught Tai Chi Chuan 
for more than five decades. In this informal video clip, 
he shows a few alternatives for foot and body 
placement while applying the Eight Energies of Tai Chi.

bellevuetaichi.wordpress.com

www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7RKHdWzRKs 

"In Tai Chi & Qigong breathing 

is far more than the exchange 

of atmospheric molecules."

- TaiChi_John

Chen Wei Ming (1881-1958) was a top 

disciple of Yang Cheng Fu, one of 

only three to live with Yang while training. 

In 1925 Chen moved to Shanghai and 

opened his school, Zhi Rou Quan She 

(The Soft and Gentle Boxing School).

Chen's books are still considered important

and influential documents on the art 

of Tai Chi Chuan today. 

"Today is a perfect day 

for some tai chi & qigong... 

 just like every day."

- TaiChi_John

 

"In Tai Chi & Qigong breathing 

is far more than the exchange 

of atmospheric molecules."

- TaiChi_John

Chen Style Taiji Sword Partner Form

Chen Style Taiji Sword Partner Form 
demonstration at Tai Chi Caledonia 2014 

by Margherita Padalino and Daniel Romeo 
from the ITKA-Taiji Italy

ITKA: http://www.itkataiji.com/ 

Taiji-Europa: Engl.: http://taiji-europa.eu/ 

DE: http://www.taiji-europa.de

"Tai chi & Qigong are about more 

than just body, mind, energy and spirit - 

they are about the person within."

- TaiChi_John