Monday, 26 February 2024

Ba Duan Jin - English videos and notes

 

Techniques Demonstration of Ba Duan Jin - from Chinese Health Qigong Association

Ba Duan Jin videos in English

Please find below the playlist of Ba Duan Jin videos on YouTube form the Chinese Health Qigong Association.


Ba Duan Jin notes






Sunday, 25 February 2024

Chen First Duan - Two People Form practice

 YouTube videos of the Chen 1st duan two people form 

Please find below the videos of the two people form below.  The two videos are the same but published by different people.

Chen 1st Duan 2 People Form demonstration - by China Wushu



Chen duan wei 1 duilian form - by Irish Wushu Association

Form names for the two people form

The table below shows form names for the 1st duan two people form.

Chen 1st Duan - 2 ppl form
NumPerson APerson B
SaluteSalute
Half step backTurn
1Jin Gang starting formJin Gang starting form + move hands forward
2White snake spits out message
Diagonal step palm strike
3Right two rotation (right punch)
Cross step
4Wipe eyebrow rotation (palm strike)
Golden hen stands on one leg
5Cover up rotational punchBack curling rotation
6Pound with pestle closing formPound with pestle closing form
SaluteSalute


Thursday, 1 February 2024

28 Combined Taijifan - Section 1

 


新編28式綜合太極扇 New style 28 Form Tai Chi Fan tutorial
from 功夫亭 on YouTube

Video

The video for the 28 Combined Taijifan form can be watched on YouTube above.

Form list and notes

The form list and position diagrams for the whole form can be found below:


Details instructions for Section 1 can be found below:


 

Tai Chi Treatise by Wang Zong-Yue

 太極拳論 (1) 王崇岳著太極拳論 作者:王崇岳 明朝 太極者,無極而生,陰陽之母也。動之則分,靜之則合。無過不及,隨曲就伸 。人剛我柔謂之走,我順人背謂之粘。動急則急應,動緩則緩隨。雖變化萬端, 而理為一貫。由招熟而漸悟懂勁,由懂勁而階及神明。然非用力日久,不能豁 然貫通焉。...