Tai Chi class - Ashburton Community Centre - videos and form lists

Tai Chi Class - videos

Please find below YouTube videos and form lists of some of the Tai Chi and Qigong forms we are practising at the Tai Chi Class at Ashburton Community Centre this year (2026). 

Please note that Baduanjin means eight pieces of good cloth material, which may be used for making clothing. 

 

Qigong forms 

Baduanjin - Master Simon Blow

Baduanjin - Chinese Health Qigong Association

For more detail instruction, please see playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?

list=PLLwoNfHmTuN6Adkh7H7oiXsz1QnyYHOnm&si=s8sJUpWfv4yfUH0L

Form list: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13FCtRKkB_DfxzJBA5kTTjxWUhn3c3d3G/view?usp=sharing

Shibashi Qigong

Form list: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J9V7MNpbz3GwJkN0ZaFUtTVTi6XaH2VW/view?usp=sharing

Tai Chi forms

24 form Tai Chi

Form list: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pmH21CJgGFmVASPux2vYHehRN-xdfs1B/view?

usp=drive_link

Chen Tai Chi First Duan

Please refer to an earlier post on this blog.

https://samautaichifitness.blogspot.com/2022/12/chen-1st-duan-sams-videos-back-and.html  

Yang Tai Chi Fan 18 form

Form list: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EwvjqJKeoe-7fE0-MPMR23JAT97Y8cGR/view?usp=sharing

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 videos in English

Ba Duan Jin notes

Ba Duan Jin handout notes in English

Introduction to TCM Meridian System

TCM Meridian diagram

Ba Duan Jin and TCM Meridians

 

Ba Duan Jin

The above Youtube video show the performance of the Ba Duan Jin.  Videos are generally in Chinese except otherwise stated.

You can find notes on Ba Duan Jin here (English).

A longer video of the Ba Duan Jin can be watched on Youtube here.

Other Youtube videos on Ba Duan Jin:

• https://youtu.be/acgew9JEH1c 
  
• https://youtu.be/moYiLzcj89U
  
• https://youtu.be/1LkpDy85D9I (with some English explanations)
  

Here is a playlist of Ba Duan Jin videos with explanations.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVidyz36lJsoE28VgbbeSekpWAiYiwjiw

TCM Meridians

A diagram of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Meridians is here.

You can find notes on Traditional Chinese Medicine Meridians here.

Health Qigong Baduanjin videos - from Chinese University MOOC

The following are some videos from Chinese University MOOC on Health Qigong Baduanjin *.  

• Preparation form
• Holding the ball stance
  
• Baduanjin form 1
  
• Baduanjin form 2
  
• Baduanjin form 3
  
• Baduanjin form 4
  
• Baduanjin form 5(1)
  
• Baduanjin form 5(2)
  
• Baduanjin form 6
  
• Baduanjin form 7
  
• Baduanjin form 8
  
• Baduanjin closing form
  
• Performance of the complete form
  
• The full playlist
  

* Please note that the videos are listed below for information only.  A movement or a set of exercise can affect different people differently.  Practitioners should seek their own medical advice before performing any exercise or health qigong movements.  Particular care should be taken in performing movements affecting the spine.  

Health Qigong Baduanjin - 6th form 八段锦 - 两手攀足固肾腰

 

A few weeks ago in class, we discussed how the BaDuanJin - 6th form "Both hands reach down to strengthen the kidneys and waist" should be done.  In particular, we discussed whether the body should be straight when lifting up, or if the body should progressively straightened from the waist up to the head.  

The video above, which is performed by a well known qigong teacher, clearly shows that the body is straightened first with hands reaching forward before lifting up *.

The video below discusses more about the performance of that form.  The video is in Mandarin Chinese though *.  

The following video * gives further explanation of the performance of this form.  This video is also spoken in Mandarin Chinese though.  

* Please note that the videos are listed above for information only.  A particular movement can affect different people differently.  Practitioners should seek their own professional medical advice before performing any exercise or health qigong movements. Particular care should be taken in performing movements affecting the spine.