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List Price: $19.98
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Rating:  52 reviews
Sales Rank: 5036
Format: Color, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 120 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6301866576
UPC: 029956444430
EAN: 9786301866576
ASIN: 6301866576
Release Date: June 13, 2000
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Real Tai Chi July 18, 2006
L. Sutton (Seattle, WA)
36 out of 41 found this review helpful
This is a DVD for those who have taken "Real" tai chi. Not the kind taught in most gyms or health spas which is just a form of dancing. To take Tai Chi one must learn Qi Qong the two go hand in hand. If you do not focus on mastering the internal aspects of Tai Chi breathing and meditation you are just dancing. So that being said, I have studied this form under a respected master of Tai Chi and I can say the this video is a great companion to taking a real class. This gives you the ability to go home and practice while having a good reference as to how to do the postures correctly. This is not a "workout" video and people who do Tai Chi to "workout" don't understand what this internal form of martial art is all about. Tai Chi takes a life time to master it is not a quick fix for you or your health. If you try to take shortcuts you will not master Tai Chi you will just be dancing and although this may look cool to the uneducated it is not doing you any good. The comment made about the warm up being too long is a sure sign that the person who wrote that does not have the patience to work with Tai Chi. I went to class 3 times a week for over 6 months before I could even progress past the warm up. If you don't have the patience to develop the basics don't bother with the moves because you will be doing them incorrectly and you won't have the stamina needed to do the whole form correctly. Terry Dunn does the forms exactly as the old masters teach them and if they are too difficult for you then go to your gym and take "tai chi dancing" and pretend you are a martial artist. If you have the patience to learn real tai chi then this DVD is a great way to learn it form the ground up.
 Tai Chi Yawn March 2, 2001
32 out of 39 found this review helpful
This video has very very poor production values in comaprison to the Living Arts Series. The lighting in the warm up is not good, and creates strange shadows. The warm up itself is quite long and repetitive, and drained my enthusiasm for the exercises to come. It is very difficult to follow a video where one must move in a very exact fashion, but do the exact opposite of what is being shown on the screen. I lost interest and could not integrate this video into my daily practice.
 Excellent Tool for Learning T'ai Chi June 24, 1999
24 out of 25 found this review helpful
This is the authentic Cheng Man-ch'ing, Yang Short Form; and Terry Dunn does an excellent job of presenting it. I used the tape to supplement my T'ai Chi classes, and now I use it for review and corrections. It includes two different presentations of the form in its entirety; a demonstration and explanation of the basic principles of the T'ai Chi Form; and a sixty minute, step-by-step lesson, with different angles, and (yes!) the titles of each movement appearing on the screen so you can fast forward or rewind to the place in the form you want. It's a great tape on its own, or better still, as a supplement to a good live class.
Simple is always best! March 14, 2006
Bruce W. Chenoweth (New Plymouth, ID USA)
23 out of 23 found this review helpful
Terence Dunn has created the quintessential short-form Tai Chi instruction for anyone wishing to learn and practice the art. Years ago I studied under a Tai Chi master from Taiwan. Although working with a master has certain other benefits, the instruction given by Terence is clearer and easier to follow than that which I received from the master. Had I had the benefits of both this DVD and the master, I likley would have not become discouraged and discontinued practice. If you have the advantage of working with a master, I recommend that you also use this program to give you a different perspective on the form, and to give you a tireless, omnipresent example to observe.
Beginners beware! November 21, 2000
Sarah Glenn (Lexington, KY USA)
22 out of 23 found this review helpful
While I found Mr. Dunn's presentation and instruction to be very pleasant and informative, I would warn beginners to take care with the exercises, even the warm-ups. This is especially true if you are new to exercise or have ANY problem with your knees or back.The beginning of the video shows some larger & older people doing the exercises, but this doesn't mean the viewer should underestimate the strain on their own joints, especially if they are a novice to this sort of exercise. Mr. Dunn may be able to do these exercises without even breathing hard, but it took my partner and I weeks to even get through the warm-up portion of the tape, and we finally gave it up because it was too much for us. The pain and strain on our joints overrode the advantages, and we feared injuring ourselves if we continued with the video before strengthening our bodies in other ways. If you are in relatively good shape or are young and resilient, this video could be very beneficial to you, but if you are not, please exercise caution with the tape.
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