Chen Tai Chi Sections 1 to 3, reference video
What you will learn?
Thank you for continuing your learning of Chen style Tai Chi. The class includes a warm up and conditioning exercises as well as instruction in the following postures:
Right Toe Kick, Left Toe Kick and Left Side Kick
Use this video to practice the movements you've learnt and to pre-view more of the routine.. It starts with a back view so it is easier to follow along. It repeats the sequence with a view from the front to ensure details of each movement are clear.
This lesson includes a warm up and conditioning exercises and covers the following postures:
Aligned Step, Punch the Ground, Double Jump Kick and Protect the Heart Punch
Use this video to practice the movements you've learnt and to pre-view more of the routine.. It starts with a back view so it is easier to follow along. It repeats the sequence with a view from the front to ensure details of each movement are clear.
This class completes the third section (the kick section). and covers the following postures:
Inside Crescent Kick, Flip Rivers and Overturn Oceans (transition move), Cover Fist and Punch.
We also review the Protect the Heart Punch, White Goose Spreads Wings, and Cross Aligned Stance
Use this video to practice the movements you've learnt up to the end of the kick section (section 3).. It starts with a back view so it is easier to follow along. It repeats the sequence with a view from the front to ensure details of each movement are clear.
Optional Assignment: Submit video for feed back
Make a recording of yourself holding the standing posture, including the opening movement of the arms. Stand for just four breaths. Then perform the first three postures of the routine: Opening; Buddha’s Attendant Pounds the Mortar; and Lazying Tying of Coat.
Upload the video as an unlisted/private video on youtube.com, vimeo.com, Google Drive, or another free service. Please ensure the video can be streamed! File transfers requiring download will not be accepted.
Send me the streamable link via email: james@eastmountain.ca. I will respond with detailed feedback as soon as I’m able.
Tips for recording video:
• Cell phones are a convenient way to record video. Consider having someone film for you or use a stand. Here’s a video on how to make a phone tripod with just a paper towel roll: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCF-uPQ4zzo
• If you have an option for setting the video quality, avoid high quality (makes the file size too large). Medium or low quality settings are typically fine.
• Don’t have bright windows or other bright lights behind you. This will turn you into a silhouette. Try to position yourself so that the camera is between you and main light sources.
• Try to ensure you stay in the frame of the recording. Watch that the left and right edges of the frame don’t cut off hands or feet.
• Ideal is to position the camera so all of you, from head to feet, is recorded. But if you don’t have enough room, then please ensure that your feet, legs, torso and arms are in the picture.
• Review the video before you send it. It doesn’t need to be perfect in terms of recording or performance. Just an accurate reflection of your practice to date.
Recording your practice is an excellent way to see your progress objectively. Often students immediately see details they want to correct. It also serves as a reference point that you can return to, letting you see your improvements over time.
This lesson teaches the details of the first movements of the 4th section (Grappling Section) and covers the follwoing postures:
Small Catch and Hit, Hold Head and Push Mountain, Six Sealings and Four Closings, Single Whip
Use this video to practice the movements you've learnt and to pre-view more of the routine.. It starts with a back view so it is easier to follow along. It repeats the sequence with a view from the front to ensure details of each movement are clear.
This lesson covers the following postures:
Cover Front, Cover Back, Parting Wild Horses Mane, Six Sealings Four Closing, Single Whip
Use this video to practice the movements you've learnt and to pre-view more of the routine.. It starts with a back view so it is easier to follow along. It repeats the sequence with a view from the front to ensure details of each movement are clear.
Chen Tai Chi Lesson Twelve
This lesson covers the following postures:
Jade Women Shoots the Shuttle, Lazy Tying of Coat, Siz Sealings and Four Closings, Single Whip
Use this video to practice the movements of the routine that you've learnt so far. It starts with a back view so it is easier to follow along. It repeats the sequence with a view from the front to ensure details of each movement are clear.
Chen Tai Chi Lesson 13
This lesson covers the first half of the Fifth Section of the routine and includes the following postures:
Cloud Hands (2nd time), Double Lotus Kick, Drop Stance, Golden Rooster Stands on One Leg:
Use this video to practice the movements you've learnt and to pre-view more of the routine.. It starts with a back view so it is easier to follow along. It repeats the sequence with a view from the front to ensure details of each movement are clear.
This lesson completes the Fifth Section of the routine and covers the following postures:
Rolling Arm Retreat, White Goose Spreads Wings, Cross Aligned Stance, Three Through the Back, Cover Hand Punch, Six Sealings and Four Closings, SIngle Whip
Use this video to practice the movements you've learnt so far. It starts with a back view so it is easier to follow along. It repeats the sequence with a view from the front to ensure details of each movement are clear.
Optional Assignment: Submit video for feed back
Make a recording of yourself performing the following segments of the routine:
• Cover Front Cover back, Part Wild Horses Mane
• Cloud Hands (2nd time), Double Lotus Kick, Drop Stance, Golden Rooster Stands on One Leg
• White Goose Spreads Wings, Cross Aligned Stance, Three Through the Back, Cover Fist and Punch
Upload the video as an unlisted/private video on youtube.com, vimeo.com, Google Drive, or another free service. Please ensure the video can be streamed! File transfers requiring download will not be accepted.
Send me the streamable link via email: james@eastmountain.ca. I will respond with detailed feedback as soon as I’m able.
Tips for recording video:
• Laptops or cell phones are a convenient way to record video. If using a cell phone, consider having someone film for you or use a stand. Here’s a video on how to make a phone tripod with just a paper towel roll: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCF-uPQ4zzo
• If you have an option for setting the video quality, avoid high quality (makes the file size too large). Medium or low quality settings are typically fine.
• Don’t have bright windows or other bright lights behind you. This will turn you into a silhouette. Try to position yourself so that the camera is between you and main light sources.
• Try to ensure you stay in the frame of the recording. Watch that the left and right edges of the frame don’t cut off hands or feet.
• Ideal is to position the camera so all of you, from head to feet, is recorded. But if you don’t have enough room, then please ensure that your feet, legs, torso and arms are in the picture.
• Review the video before you send it. It doesn’t need to be perfect in terms of recording or performance. Just an accurate reflection of your practice to date.
Recording your practice is an excellent way to see your progress objectively. Often students immediately see details they want to correct. It also serves as a reference point that you can return to, letting you see your improvements over time.
Chen Tai Chi Lesson Fifteen
This lesson covers the following postures:
Cloud Hands (3rd time), Tornado (Outside Crescent) Kick, Punch the Groin, White Ape Presents Fruit, Six Sealings Four Closings, Single Whip
Use this video to practice the movements you've learnt and to pre-view more of the routine.. It starts with a back view so it is easier to follow along. It repeats the sequence with a view from the front to ensure details of each movement are clear.
Chen Tai Chi Lesson 16
This lesson completes the routine and covers the following postures:
Dragon on the Ground, Step Up with Seven Stars, Step Back and Hold, Double Lotus Kick, Double Fist Strike, Buddha's Attendant Pounds the Mortar, Closing Posture
Use this video to practice the full routine.. It starts with a back view so it is easier to follow along. It repeats the sequence with a view from the front to ensure details of each movement are clear.
Optional Assignment: Submit video for feed back
Make a recording of yourself performing the follow three segments:
• Outside Crescent Kick, Punch the Groin, White Ape Presents Fruit
• White Ape Presents Fruit, Six Sealings and Four Closings, Single Whip
• Step Back and Hold, Double Lotus Kick, Double Fist Strike, Buddha's Attendant Pounds the Mortar, Closing Posture
Upload the video as an unlisted/private video on youtube.com, vimeo.com, Google Drive, or another free service. Please ensure the video can be streamed! File transfers requiring download will not be accepted.
Send me the streamable link via email: james@eastmountain.ca. I will respond with detailed feedback as soon as I’m able.
Tips for recording video:
• Cell phones are a convenient way to record video. Consider having someone film for you or use a stand. Here’s a video on how to make a phone tripod with just a paper towel roll: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCF-uPQ4zzo
• If you have an option for setting the video quality, avoid high quality (makes the file size too large). Medium or low quality settings are typically fine.
• Don’t have bright windows or other bright lights behind you. This will turn you into a silhouette. Try to position yourself so that the camera is between you and main light sources.
• Try to ensure you stay in the frame of the recording. Watch that the left and right edges of the frame don’t cut off hands or feet.
• Ideal is to position the camera so all of you, from head to feet, is recorded. But if you don’t have enough room, then please ensure that your feet, legs, torso and arms are in the picture.
• Review the video before you send it. It doesn’t need to be perfect in terms of recording or performance. Just an accurate reflection of your practice to date.
Recording your practice is an excellent way to see your progress objectively. Often students immediately see details they want to correct. It also serves as a reference point that you can return to, letting you see your improvements over time.
Chen Tai Chi Lesson 17
The last lesson includes a review of the first five postures and a discussion on how to continue your practice beyond this course by training deeper and training further.
Congratulations on completing this course! Thank you for your dedication to Chen Tai Chi.
Keep learning, keep practicing!
