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Introduction to Tai Chi
Rating: 4.5 out of 5(89 ratings)
3,570 students

Introduction to Tai Chi

Holistic Self Defense
Created byJoshua Roarty
Last updated 10/2021
English

What you'll learn

  • Learn about how Tai Chi was developed.
  • Introduction to stretching for power.
  • Practice the basic movements of Tai Chi.
  • Learn the challenging and martial art application for Section 1 of the 54 movement Yang Style Tai Chi Form.

Course content

1 section • 5 lectures • 57m total length

  • Introduction2:55

    Learn about the origins of this ancient martial art. Learn about its roots in Yoga and how it came to the Chen Village from India.

  • Power Stretches16:04

    When you involve your tendons in your stretches you gain the advantage of increasing strengths with your flexability.

  • Single Movement Exercises7:34

    Single Movement Exercises help to increase coordination by improving Mind/Body communication.

  • Body Structure and Balance12:49

    If you have the correct structural alignment to your skeleton, balancing will be easier.

  • 54 Movement Yang Style Tai Chi Form: Section 118:29

    The flowing movements of the Tai Chi Form creats a type of "Mindfulness Meditation". However, the power generated from the movements also have a martial arts application.

Requirements

  • No previous experience or physical fitness required.

Description

Tai Chi is well known for its slow, circular, fluid movement. It is an exercise practiced by young and old to help improve strength, balance, coordination and focus.

The Tai Chi Twins, Jeremy and Joshua Roarty, share their expertice from training with Chinese Masters who carried with them the original knowledge of this ancient and mysterious martial art.

This course will introduce you to Tai Chi.

  • Learn about Tai Chi's origins from India to the Chen Family Village.

  • Increase strength and flexability through Power Stretches.

  • Improve your coordination by practicing single movement exercises designed to teach the mind and body how to communicate.

  • Learn the proper body structure that will help to increase your ballance.

  • Test your focus through the beautiful, flowing movements of the Yang Style Tai Chi form.

  • Use Tai Chi movements for self defense.

If you enjoyed this course, try our Beginner Tai Chi Course. There you will learn more Power Stretches, explore more of Tai Chi's single movement and walking exercises and dive deaper into the 54 Movement Yang Style form and its martial art applications.

Also look forward to future courses:

  • Intermediate Tai Chi

  • Tai Chi For Longevity

Interested in other Martial Arts? Look for our courses on:

  • Taekwondo

  • Hapkido

  • Kali

Who this course is for:

  • For anyone intrested in trying a fun and challenging exercise/martial Art

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