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Q: What I'm wondering is if anyone can recommend a video for Tai Chi...any references, interweb sites, books, videos or anything else...would be extremely wonderful. Thanks.
From a skiing discussion website:
"As for Tai chi chuan, I don't know what's the most popular style down under. I have read that there are world champion Chen style artists from there. Chen style is one of the faster and aggressive styles. Yang style is probably the softest and slowest style, and the one that has been distilled the most for western health comsumption. But don't discount it's application as a true martial art. Even the Chen style is still considered a soft internal art, focusing on internal energy cultivation.
Disski, there is an excelent Yang Style Short Form video that would get you started if your interested. It's called Tai Chi for Health, by Terrance Dunn, distributed by Healing Arts Publishing Inc. I think Wayfarer Publications carries this tape also. Later,
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Ric B "
Tai Chi for Health with Terry Dunn
Vol. 1 Yang Short Form
Vol. 2 Yang Long Form
Healing Arts Vido
321 Hampton Drive, Venice CA 90291
1-80-0-2-LIVING
Wayfarer Publications that Ric B referred to
seems to have an extensive selection of tai chi
videos:
www.tai-chi.com
The library where I work has eleven tai chi videos. Can't really recommend any particular one. Haven't seen them all and don't know enough about tai chi to evaluate them.
David Carradine's Tai Chi Workout:
Praying Mantis Productions
Distributed by Goldhil Video, Thousand Oaks, CA.
www.goldhil.com doesn't seem to be an active website yet.
Tai Chi Chih! Joy Thru Movement
taught by Justin Stone
Good Karma Publishing, Box 511
Fort Yates, ND 701-854-7459
www.taichichih.com
Tai Chi Fundamentals: Fitness & Health
Joshua Grant, Yao Li, Dorri Li
Video Treasures
500 Kirts Blvd, Troy, MI 48084
Boston Kung Fu Tai Chi Institute
www.taichi.com
T'ai-Chi: The Inner Teachings Vol. 1
T'ai-Chi Exercises for Seniors
Bob Klein
Artistic Video
87 Tyler Ave, Sound Beach, NY 11789-2639
516-744-5999
Long Island School of Tai-Chi-Chuan
www.movementsofmagic.com/School/Index.htm
T'ai Chi Ch'uan: The Ultimate Exercise
David-Dorian Ross
New Age Fitness
503-223-9312
David-Dorian Ross Tai Chi DVDs:
www.gaiam.com/retail/category.asp?catalog_name=gai&cate...orianRossChiTeachers
Gentle Tai Chi: Meditation in Motion
Dagmar Munn
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005A1U...765-5448635?v=glance
Tai Chi for Older Adults
Paul Lam
www.taichiproductions.com
One more video:
Tai Chi for Busy People
with Dr. Kieth Jeffery
Terra Entertainment
310-264-2128
914 Westwood Blvd Ste 290
Los Angeles, CA 90024
This page of FAQs about Tai Chi comes from Dr. Keith Jeffery, who is determined to bring Tai Chi to everyone through his videos, seminars - and this site.
http://healing.about.com/od/taichi/
That's all for now.