Simplified Tai Chi for Beginners - 24 Form (YMAA Tai Chi Exercise) Helen Liang **NEW BESTSELLER**

Very well explained and easy to follow

Don't buy the DVD unless you have a convenient DVD player handy. I bought this and tried to use Handbrake to convert it to a portable digital file, but the DVD is conversion-locked so now I'm stuck with a DVD that is massively inconvenient to use (none of my laptops have DVD players anymore - you too, right?).Fortunately YMAA offers an app which can be "unlocked" for $9.99 and it contains the same materials. Note that the app is free to download, but if you don't purchase the "unlock" as an in-app purchase for the aforesaid $9.99, the app will be totally useless. It's not exactly a scam, they are apparently afraid if they tell you up front the app really costs $9.99, no one will buy it.So don't do what I did and buy the DVD, then later have to buy the app anyway. Go straight to the app! (Which doesn't run on Fire tablets, btw).In terms of content, I much prefer the Kung Fu Tai Chi magazine rendition of the 24 Form (the national standardized form) by Sifu Zou Yunjian on YouTube as uploaded by kungfumagazine dot com on May 16, 2013 (there is also a rear view by the same professor but the moves aren't as beautiful). BUT I can't download YouTube videos and carry them around, and there is no breakdown of the separate moves to help me catch the details. There is no doubt that Helen Liang is terrific and I think this (the YMMA app or the old-tech DVD) is the best reference for the 24.You probably can't learn the form on your own if you are new to tai chi unless you attend a class. You CAN learn if you have some prior experience. And if you are attending a class in the 24, this is a perfect supplement.

I bought the dvd for a young friend who has done Tai Chi but due to a job change, can no longer make it to a class. I hoped she could use the dvd at home. She is thrilled to have the dvd and will wake up early to use it. I base my rating stars on the fact that my friend recognized the people in the video and talked of YMAA. My stars are not about the dvd content (I have no expertise) but rather the fact that the people are known and YMAA is a significant name to those who love to do Tai Chi. As with my own personal Amazon purchases, I find comfort in being able to purchase recognized name brands (people or products) on Amazon. So this convenience adds to my rating. And it means I am more likely to buy gifts for others from Amazon. Amazon is a good market for YMAA. Jeannie

When she goes through the basic steps she is facing you so you have to reverse engineer. There is a complete run through from the back at the end of the video but I would rather have had it all the way through.

While there's no doubt that Tai Chi is not the easiest thing to learn with a video especially due to its three dimensional nature, Helen Liang has created a really wonderful and practical teaching DVD.The different sections present the 24 form in a variety of ways including a full demonstration, a guided walkthrough of the complete 24 form, basic guidelines, individual detailed descriptions for each movement, and a rearview demonstration of the complete form (among other things).As I started to get the hang of the first few movements I started to begin each practice session by starting with the walkthrough to see how far I could get, not worrying about being perfect. Then I would focus on a new individual movement to get into the details.If you're brand-new to Tai chi, as I essentially was, the most important single thing is to be patient and realize this is a marathon not a Sprint.If you're patient and give yourself plenty of time to learn gradually, you should find this DVD to be a wonderful tool. I also purchased the app for this program so I could take it with me and practice as well as reinforce the overall concepts wherever I go.In fact the only thing I wish the DVD offered was some different angles of the walkthrough but I guess you can't have everything.Lastly, I also purchased Essentials of Tai Chi and Qigong by David Dorian Ross which is a 4 DVD Great Courses program and the two programs really compliment each other nicely!

After using David-Dorian Ross's Tai Chi Fit "To Go," "Flow," and "Strength" DVDs, I wanted to try learning the simple 24 Form. This DVD, with Helen Liang, was just about perfect. On this DVD, she first performs the Form without commentary, then she performs it while narrating each move, then she presents a number of general guidelines. Next she instructs each move in detail, demonstrating a number of times and, when necessary, breaking it down into hand and foot work. She also explains the transition from one move to another very carefully. The presentation of each move includes a demonstration of the martial application. On the last track, another expert demonstrates the form from the back without commentary.She states at the beginning that the form will take some weeks or months to learn, and I found that to be the case, even having learned many of the moves from David-Dorian Ross's DVDs. I did learn it, however, and now I can run through it whenever I take a break from whatever I'm doing. It's a great way to unkink the back after sitting or driving.It takes patience and perseverance, but if you can't get to a live teacher this DVD works. The menu is efficient and easy to navigate.

Très bien expliqué et facile à suivre

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There's a lot of detail in this DVD, as you'd expect with a running time of 2 hours and 20 minutes. You will likely find yourself coming back to it again and again. The most valuable thing to bring with you is patience, but that is more about the process of learning tai chi than any criticism of the content. The video is well-produced, with clear instruction.Something to be aware of is that the form shown requires more space to perform than you might think. If you are looking for something that can be performed in a smaller space, then "Simply Tai Chi" (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Simply-Tai-Chi-Book-Gift/dp/1741577799/) might be a better place to start. Whether that would deliver the same benefits is more open to question. Otherwise, finding a DVD on the Wu style of tai chi, which is performed with a smaller "frame", might enable practice to happen where space is more limited.The self-defence applications of the movements seem a little fanciful, if I'm being completely honest. If that's your focus, you are probably better served elsewhere anyway. My main reason for buying this was to improve general health, and it continues to serve that purpose well. It's for this reason that the DVD gets five stars.

Je pensais que cela correspondait bien à ce que je fais en cours mais pas vraiment. Il manque des commentaires et la visibilité des mouvements est moyenne. Mais bon, on peut quand même l'utiliser lorsqu'on a acquis un peu d'expérience surtout pour le rythme.

dvd bien expliqué.