Tai Chi Videos

Videos are best used as supplements to actual face to face instruction. If you can't find a local instructor, we can help you find one of the many weekend workshops offered all over the US and the world. These workshops are often lead by world class masters and are often an excellent place to find and meet local instructors... Just submit your email above to join TheTaiChiSite.com Tai Chi Workshops newsletter. See also our list of Tai Chi Books

• Terence Dunn
  • T'ai Chi for Health - Yang Short Form - by Terence Dunn teaching the The Yang 37 Short Form. 10 minutes of breathing and warm-up exercises. Next is a 30-minute introduction to the basic postures, then a full hour of step-by-step instruction and practice of the 37 postures of the Yang Short Form... Ends with an eight-minute demonstration of the complete Yang Short Form, showing how the postures flow together... all framed against a rocky cliff overlooking the ocean. Also consider the complimentary book Master Cheng's New Method of T'Ai Chi Self-Cultivation by Cheng Man-Ching (considered the definitive text on the Yang short form and illustrated with picture of Master Cheng Man Ching)
  • T'ai Chi For Health: Yang Long Form - by Terence Dunn teaching the The Yang 108 Long Form. Starts with a 7-minute explanation of Tai Chi (while Terry does the Yang Long Form at dawn on a beach), the 10-minutes of breathing and warm-up, 20-minutes of introduction to basic postures; 60 minutes of step-by-step instruction on the 108 postures of the Yang Long Form; and then a 15-minute demonstration of the 108 Yang Long Form.
• Scott Cole - Scott is a well known fitness instructor who is a regular on television and has appeared in over 300 publications. His Tai Chi credentials aren't quite so stellar and his Tai Chi is a nontraditional form. He will disappoint someone looking for a traditional style... but may be just right for someone who is looking for an easy style that can be practiced in a space poor environment.
  • Scott Cole's Discover Tai Chi - AM & PM Workout - by Scott Cole. A two volume gift boxed set. Comprised of Scott Cole's Discover Tai Chi - AM Workout and Scott Cole's Discover Tai Chi - PM Workout. A "user friendly" instructional Video totaling of 60 minutes (30 minutes each). Takes a nontraditional approach of teaching Tai Chi as a series of 15 exercises. Designed to be done in a very very small area... you hardly move around at all. Cole begins with a detailed explanation of the movements one by one. Then goes through the entire sequence twice... once with cues... and once without.
  • Scott Cole's Discover Tai Chi - Back Care with Booklet - by Scott Cole. Teaches a 15 form Tai chi that is done in a very small area with an emphasis on back care. The forms include: Bending Bear, Brush Push, Beautiful Woman Turns Her Waist, Fighting Tiger, Needle at the Bottom of the Sea, Playing the Pi Pa, Reeling Silk, Wave Hands Like Clouds, Snake Creeps Down, and White Stork Spreads its Wings.
  • Scott Cole's Discover Tai Chi for Beginners - Workout Essentials with Booklet - by Scott Cole. Scott Cole's 15 form Tai Chi for beginners. Designed to be done in a very very small area... you hardly move around at all.
  • Discover Tai Chi for Beginners - by Scott Cole. Scott Cole's 15 form Tai Chi for beginners. Designed to be done in a very very small area... you hardly move around at all. .
  • Scott Cole's Discover Tai Chi - Weight Loss - by Scott Cole.
• Dr. Keith Jeffrey.
  • Tai Chi for Busy People - by Dr. Keith Jeffrey. A solid introduction to Tai Chi by Dr. Keith Jeffrey. Teaches a 5-minute easy-to-memorize "infinite nine" form. Clearly and easily untangles each step and hand movement. Uses a wall of mirrors to show front and back views of each movement. Teaches the form in small, manageable sections of the sequences. Includes a supplementary audio tape.