An Introduction to Tai Chi
- Introduction
- Power Stretches
- Single Movement Exercises
- Body Structure and Balance
- 54 Movement Yang Style Tai Chi Form: Section 1
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.
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
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About the instructors
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Joshua Roarty
Master Instructor
Jeremy and Joshua Roarty have been studying Martial Arts for over 30 years. They graduated from Phoenix High School in 1992. Their interest in Martial Arts heightened while studying at Rogue Community College, where they had the opportunity to study with various Tai Chi Masters from the US and China. In 1996 the twins moved to Santa Barbara CA to further their Martial Arts studies where they trained at the Academy of Martial Arts.
The pair started competing in 1998 at the American Black Belt Championships where they teamed up with U.S. Master Michael MacDonald as well as Australian Master John Gill and took home the Gold Medal in both the Chinese and Korean Self-Defense divisions. Since then the team has won over a dozen Titles at the IMAC World Championship in Las Vegas Nevada.
Student feedback
4.6
Course Rating
Reviews
Giancarlo Palombini
29-01-2024
Good exercises
Kerrie Anne McElroy
22-11-2023
Very well explained, I look forward to perfecting these moves and take the next course. Thank you
Mike
20-06-2023
Very well explained introduction. The 'Application of the Technique' sections in part 5 really help with remembering the movements.
Peter J Armato HHP, PhD
19-06-2023
The martial applications of Tai Chi are very well explained and demonstrated.
Ganesh Sapkota
19-06-2023
good but tough