Which Tai Chi
Hi All,
I am interested in learning Tai Chi by DVD but I am very confused by all the different variations, Yang, wu, sun, chen and so on.
I think I would be more interested in a taoist form of tai chi as the spiritual and health side of tai chi is what I am interested in and not so much the self defense side of things.
I would be very greatful if anyone could recommend a good DVD to purchase as classes are not really what I want to do even though I can understand the vast benifits of them.
At the moment I have a DVD called "Discover Tai Chi for beginners" By Scott Cole, has anybody else come across this? Any opinions on it?
I feel that it has helped me, as I do feel the energy flow through me as I do the form but I think I would like to move onto something a bit more advanced.
Answers:
Hi Gomola,
I don't know the DVD you mentioned, and I can't advise on which 'style' you should do as they all have their merits.
But, I do think that learning a form via DVD is gonna prove difficult. Sure it can be done, but there little things that you only get from someone (tutor) watching you and correcting and making minor changes to your 'moving meditation' - I say little things - because they are usually only little changes or small things in terms of understanding - however, in the scheme of things 'Chi' - they are or can prove to be major in terms of overall benefit.
I dont think the benefits of a class where you are totally cumfortable with both the instructor and the others around you can be underestimated, and I would even say that 'style' is secondary to that... but these are just my opinions.
Good luck!
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Try to view the different styles and see which one attracts you, it would be best if it were one from a local school so in the future you may change your mind about attending, its hard to learn internal movement from a video.
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Most of the classes in my area seem to opt for the yang style.
What is the main difference between the yang style and the wu stlye?
I am interested in learning Tai Chi by DVD but I am very confused by all the different variations, Yang, wu, sun, chen and so on.
I think I would be more interested in a taoist form of tai chi as the spiritual and health side of tai chi is what I am interested in and not so much the self defense side of things.
I would be very greatful if anyone could recommend a good DVD to purchase as classes are not really what I want to do even though I can understand the vast benifits of them.
At the moment I have a DVD called "Discover Tai Chi for beginners" By Scott Cole, has anybody else come across this? Any opinions on it?
I feel that it has helped me, as I do feel the energy flow through me as I do the form but I think I would like to move onto something a bit more advanced.
Answers:
Hi Gomola,
I don't know the DVD you mentioned, and I can't advise on which 'style' you should do as they all have their merits.
But, I do think that learning a form via DVD is gonna prove difficult. Sure it can be done, but there little things that you only get from someone (tutor) watching you and correcting and making minor changes to your 'moving meditation' - I say little things - because they are usually only little changes or small things in terms of understanding - however, in the scheme of things 'Chi' - they are or can prove to be major in terms of overall benefit.
I dont think the benefits of a class where you are totally cumfortable with both the instructor and the others around you can be underestimated, and I would even say that 'style' is secondary to that... but these are just my opinions.
Good luck!
Answers:
Try to view the different styles and see which one attracts you, it would be best if it were one from a local school so in the future you may change your mind about attending, its hard to learn internal movement from a video.
Answers:
Most of the classes in my area seem to opt for the yang style.
What is the main difference between the yang style and the wu stlye?