Thank you, David! I am beginning to learn Tai Chi from you with my 4 year old son...we LOVE it! I appreciate your videos and the chance for my son and I to connect on such an amazingly energetic level!
Hi David, I’m newbie in Tai Chi but I decide learn it with you. I am on retired and I think it is excelent way to keep strainght and calm. I am not English native speaker, I study Englich now. You explain very clerly every step of Tai Chi and I can understand you. It’s fantastic because I’m not advance in English. I hope I’ll be good at Tai Chi in 100 days practicing it with you.
Thank you for showing this in a clear and concise manner. I live far away from any tai chi place so I have to learn online. The problem I have found is alot of instructions online don't go basic enough or the instructor wears traditional clothing that makes it hard to follow the movement. Your videos go basic enough and you at least with what I have seen, wear gear that makes your movements easier to follow. Thank you for putting in the time to help us novices.
East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Charleston -- weekly lessons and Friday night dances -- give me such boundless joy! I feel so exhilarated when triple-stepping in my dance shoes!
Just found you...thank you for clear instructions and straightforward approach....subscribing now...will be an interesting addition to my Qigong and weight training I always felt that Tai Chi needed a face2face teacher but maybe not !!!! 63 years old so did ballet classical at school and all the funky, flower child dancing. Now dance around the kitchen or with children at school !!!
this is my first time watching your video im from the philippines and i just had a stroke 4 yrs ago and now i started recuperating for walking and my left side of my body is the affected side and it needs more strength and balance as well , thank you and god bless you
Hi David. I learned Tai Chi with your Great Courses series. It took me a year! and I'm glad i did it and took my time and learned it. I'm really not too bad at it now and can do the full 40 movements from that course. Your youtube videos will be a great way for me to keep on going - even though I am very jealous of your beach. Thank you.
Hi Mark - thank you so much! I'm delighted to hear that you like the Great Courses program and have been using it. Awesome! As far as the beach goes, the Sage says the Beach is within all of us. We carry it with us wherever we go. (I don't suppose that actually helped at all, did it?) ;-)
My wife bought a DVD to learn Salsa and I did say I think I am going to stick with Ki Gong. We had fun but it was quite a lot to take in. I am sure we will give it another go at some point in the future, but we are concentrating on getting some routines together to do some public demonstrations soon. Thanks for an informative and simple video. Keep them coming. Big love to you David and all your endeavors to help us.
Thanks for giving your time to reach us, I want what do I need to learn Tai Chi from you to be a Tai Chi master for this is why I want to learn Tai chi for, I'm in Africa Liberia and I don't have a teacher here.
As a child I was sent to Ballet classes on Saturday mornings..not my idea and definitely not my forte. Tai chi is more my style! Another enjoyable video as I need my daily DDR fix...thanks
Thank you for the video. I personally think the explanations of the bow step and empty step in this video is clearer and easier to understand than in your TGC Tai Chi mastery course !
Nothing wrong with dancing. When is started out I greatly admired a particular tai chi student who had prior dancing training. Her fluidity allowed better transfer of energy from ground upward. I think trying to emulate that flow helped my study of the art. So, thank you, Cat.
Good Morning David-Dorian. I love reviewing the basics to establish a solid foundation. In the description of the episode, will you please include the spelling for the words you are highlighting in the episode. Sometimes, you even add words into the video...having the phonetic and the pin yin side by side in the video will be a way to quickly see the word as I hear you saying it. Loving the words of the day! Maybe there could be a recap lesson on the words & phrases we should know how to say. Thank you for your help and generosity with your gifts of time and talent. Oh- no I have not taken a dance lesson... but you already know that. Bet, you couldn’t tell. 😉 But, I could learn from this guy (you)! You are truly amazing at teaching and sharing your world with others! Much love to you and your entire family.
I've just had left hip replacement and right ankle surgery and perhaps this would be some good therapy for my recovery. Not to mention I would love to learn how to salsa dance at the age of 62 is a dream come true
I took one dance class back in the 70's at Jo Jo's Dance Factory. (It was rumored that Jo Jo taught John Travolta some steps.) In any event, I had the time of my life, dancing with the instructor, that is. My dance partner didn't have such a fun time. Yeah, I could have taken lessons on my own. But, well, as they say, it takes two to tango! :D
Took ballroom dancing class decades ago, long before I had ever heard of taiji. Have forgotten everything I ever learned. Interesting story though - not too long ago, Lynda and I were at a wedding reception, and we got out on the dance floor and had fun flowing together - mixing white crane, filipino arnis and taiji moves together freely - sometimes she led, sometimes I did - we had a great time. Afterward, a friend came up to us and asked if we'd been taking dance lessons!
Yeah I have had that comment teach, People say look she is dancing, and I Just roll my eyes and say ok well thats what you want to think whatever, lets dance. :) I came up with my own Dance routien, Its a combo of Tai chi and what I learned it Fire Fusion and Yoga.
Hey there David! I am finding it a little confusing...the order of your videos, could you help me out?? Started out with the beginners one and now I see that there are 100 days and then the one for beginners, but they seem all out of order?? Please give me some direction when you can!! Thank you so much! Light and Love
Reviewing fundamentals is a good thing. I noticed that the tailbone drops into place on it's own when your feet are in the right position. Reason I never caught that before was, due to the small space I have to practice in, my steps were always shorter, and not as stable. I also noticed when practicing the long form, that having a good "foundation" makes the kicks a lot easier. As far as dance lessons, when I was five or six, my mother had me take tap dancing lessons, I was the only boy in the class. Even performed in a recital.. That was in 1962 - 1963.
Dear Sifu Ross, how are you? It is me again from Sri Lanka. I like very much Chinese word feature in this video. It is valuble. I'm learn by heart it. Thank you verymuch sir.
Ruwan than you so much for the feedback! I wasn't sure if this would be too boring or not - but I'm happy to hear that you liked it. I'll include more in future videos too. :-)
Does square dancing in elementary school gym class count? Still one of the most mortifying experiences of my life - not only did you have to ask a girl to be your partner, then you had to do all those complicated moves! Pretty sure I’ve never recovered. 😉 On a different topic, I’d appreciate hearing your thoughts on Tai Chi and conditioning: I’m pretty winded after doing the 103 form a couple of times (and thank you so much for giving me the ability to say that!), and I’m wondering if it’s a matter of general conditioning or if I’m just not relaxed enough doing the form. Also, I get through the form in about 15 minutes, which, based on videos I’ve seen, is about 10 minutes too fast. I’d appreciate your thoughts on pacing. Thanks.
you need more variety of people wheel chair, savarely hunched using a walker, needs enscouragement to excercise. Results showed that tai chi was no different from conventional supportive care interventions in improving fatigue, sleeping quality, depression, or body mass index at 3 or 6 months, but it was significantly better than conventional interventions at improving quality of life at 3 months
ahem ... yes ... back in the day (1970s) i took a disco dancing class at the local university's night program ... i much prefer tai chi to disco dancing! ;-)
I’m learning slowly . I don’t have a large screen , I have a note pad and so I have to watch , memorize , then practice but to me tai chi doesn’t seem like a dance it’s more like a road sobriety test
LOL - I suppose in a way it is. One of my teachers used to say that Tai Chi was a way to "wake up." And don't worry about "getting it." Just keep on and have fun. It's secretly working its way into your body.
Thank you, David! I am beginning to learn Tai Chi from you with my 4 year old son...we LOVE it! I appreciate your videos and the chance for my son and I to connect on such an amazingly energetic level!
Hi David, I’m newbie in Tai Chi but I decide learn it with you. I am on retired and I think it is excelent way to keep strainght and calm. I am not English native speaker, I study Englich now. You explain very clerly every step of Tai Chi and I can understand you. It’s fantastic because I’m not advance in English. I hope I’ll be good at Tai Chi in 100 days practicing it with you.
Thank you for showing this in a clear and concise manner. I live far away from any tai chi place so I have to learn online. The problem I have found is alot of instructions online don't go basic enough or the instructor wears traditional clothing that makes it hard to follow the movement. Your videos go basic enough and you at least with what I have seen, wear gear that makes your movements easier to follow. Thank you for putting in the time to help us novices.
East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Charleston -- weekly lessons and Friday night dances -- give me such boundless joy! I feel so exhilarated when triple-stepping in my dance shoes!
Just found you...thank you for clear instructions and straightforward approach....subscribing now...will be an interesting addition to my Qigong and weight training I always felt that Tai Chi needed a face2face teacher but maybe not !!!!
63 years old so did ballet classical at school and all the funky, flower child dancing. Now dance around the kitchen or with children at school !!!
So appreciate the TajiFit “Word of the Day”!!!
Thanks for the reminder - it's time to bring that back I think. :-)
this is my first time watching your video im from the philippines and i just had a stroke 4 yrs ago and now i started recuperating for walking and my left side of my body is the affected side and it needs more strength and balance as well , thank you and god bless you
Hi David. I learned Tai Chi with your Great Courses series. It took me a year! and I'm glad i did it and took my time and learned it. I'm really not too bad at it now and can do the full 40 movements from that course. Your youtube videos will be a great way for me to keep on going - even though I am very jealous of your beach. Thank you.
Hi Mark - thank you so much! I'm delighted to hear that you like the Great Courses program and have been using it. Awesome! As far as the beach goes, the Sage says the Beach is within all of us. We carry it with us wherever we go. (I don't suppose that actually helped at all, did it?) ;-)
Me too. I did the essentials course then the mastery course. Took a boat load of notes, and glad that I did.
My wife bought a DVD to learn Salsa and I did say I think I am going to stick with Ki Gong. We had fun but it was quite a lot to take in. I am sure we will give it another go at some point in the future, but we are concentrating on getting some routines together to do some public demonstrations soon. Thanks for an informative and simple video. Keep them coming. Big love to you David and all your endeavors to help us.
Thanks for giving your time to reach us, I want what do I need to learn Tai Chi from you to be a Tai Chi master for this is why I want to learn Tai chi for, I'm in Africa Liberia and I don't have a teacher here.
Thank you, yes I took ballroom dancing as a teen. Loved it
As a child I was sent to Ballet classes on Saturday mornings..not my idea and definitely not my forte. Tai chi is more my style! Another enjoyable video as I need my daily DDR fix...thanks
Your love of this is one thing that keeps me following you. I'll keep Wondrium just for your lessons.
Love these lessons. Are all the 100 days videos available? They're not sorted in day order. Thanks
Thank you for the video. I personally think the explanations of the bow step and empty step in this video is clearer and easier to understand than in your TGC Tai Chi mastery course !
Nothing wrong with dancing. When is started out I greatly admired a particular tai chi student who had prior dancing training. Her fluidity allowed better transfer of energy from ground upward. I think trying to emulate that flow helped my study of the art. So, thank you, Cat.
Taiji Vocabulary -
Foot position 歩形 bù xíng
Empty step 虛歩 Xū bù
Bow step弓歩 Gōng bù
Footwork 歩法 Bù fǎ
Good Morning David-Dorian. I love reviewing the basics to establish a solid foundation. In the description of the episode, will you please include the spelling for the words you are highlighting in the episode. Sometimes, you even add words into the video...having the phonetic and the pin yin side by side in the video will be a way to quickly see the word as I hear you saying it. Loving the words of the day! Maybe there could be a recap lesson on the words & phrases we should know how to say. Thank you for your help and generosity with your gifts of time and talent. Oh- no I have not taken a dance lesson... but you already know that. Bet, you couldn’t tell. 😉 But, I could learn from this guy (you)! You are truly amazing at teaching and sharing your world with others! Much love to you and your entire family.
I've just had left hip replacement and right ankle surgery and perhaps this would be some good therapy for my recovery. Not to mention I would love to learn how to salsa dance at the age of 62 is a dream come true
I took one dance class back in the 70's at Jo Jo's Dance Factory. (It was rumored that Jo Jo taught John Travolta some steps.) In any event, I had the time of my life, dancing with the instructor, that is. My dance partner didn't have such a fun time. Yeah, I could have taken lessons on my own. But, well, as they say, it takes two to tango! :D
Took ballroom dancing class decades ago, long before I had ever heard of taiji. Have forgotten everything I ever learned.
Interesting story though - not too long ago, Lynda and I were at a wedding reception, and we got out on the dance floor and had fun flowing together - mixing white crane, filipino arnis and taiji moves together freely - sometimes she led, sometimes I did - we had a great time. Afterward, a friend came up to us and asked if we'd been taking dance lessons!
Gracias David Is great I learn
Yes! :D i have never taken dance lessons but maybe i will sometime in the future.
Yeah I have had that comment teach, People say look she is dancing, and I Just roll my eyes and say ok well thats what you want to think whatever, lets dance. :) I came up with my own Dance routien, Its a combo of Tai chi and what I learned it Fire Fusion and Yoga.
Hey there David! I am finding it a little confusing...the order of your videos, could you help me out?? Started out with the beginners one and now I see that there are 100 days and then the one for beginners, but they seem all out of order?? Please give me some direction when you can!! Thank you so much! Light and Love
Reviewing fundamentals is a good thing. I noticed that the tailbone drops into place on it's own when your feet are in the right position. Reason I never caught that before was, due to the small space I have to practice in, my steps were always shorter, and not as stable. I also noticed when practicing the long form, that having a good "foundation" makes the kicks a lot easier.
As far as dance lessons, when I was five or six, my mother had me take tap dancing lessons, I was the only boy in the class. Even performed in a recital.. That was in 1962 - 1963.
Dear Sifu Ross, how are you? It is me again from Sri Lanka. I like very much Chinese word feature in this video. It is valuble. I'm learn by heart it. Thank you verymuch sir.
Ruwan than you so much for the feedback! I wasn't sure if this would be too boring or not - but I'm happy to hear that you liked it. I'll include more in future videos too. :-)
Does square dancing in elementary school gym class count? Still one of the most mortifying experiences of my life - not only did you have to ask a girl to be your partner, then you had to do all those complicated moves! Pretty sure I’ve never recovered. 😉 On a different topic, I’d appreciate hearing your thoughts on Tai Chi and conditioning: I’m pretty winded after doing the 103 form a couple of times (and thank you so much for giving me the ability to say that!), and I’m wondering if it’s a matter of general conditioning or if I’m just not relaxed enough doing the form. Also, I get through the form in about 15 minutes, which, based on videos I’ve seen, is about 10 minutes too fast. I’d appreciate your thoughts on pacing. Thanks.
I cannot see a link to the next lesson, Can you help please ?
Sifu David, do you have a favorite taiji style or form?
Sir, I am new in this channel and wanna learn it within 2 months is it possible?
I want to learn Tai chi I am interested in learning
you need more variety of people wheel chair, savarely hunched using a walker, needs enscouragement to excercise.
Results showed that tai chi was no different from conventional supportive care interventions in improving fatigue, sleeping quality, depression, or body mass index at 3 or 6 months, but it was significantly better than conventional interventions at improving quality of life at 3 months
I never join the dance class but I love to dance but sometimes I'm dancing in home
Yes, I have taken some dancing lessons but i am not flowing easily with that either...lol
ahem ... yes ... back in the day (1970s) i took a disco dancing class at the local university's night program ... i much prefer tai chi to disco dancing! ;-)
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I’m learning slowly . I don’t have a large screen , I have a note pad and so I have to watch , memorize , then practice but to me tai chi doesn’t seem like a dance it’s more like a road sobriety test
LOL - I suppose in a way it is. One of my teachers used to say that Tai Chi was a way to "wake up." And don't worry about "getting it." Just keep on and have fun. It's secretly working its way into your body.
No unless you count the dance lessons I had in school