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Beginner's Class Notes

written by Nick Gudge

Download Notes: A PDF file containing notes for all the beginner's tai chi classes can be found here.

Video Clips:

Video clips of the beginners exercises can be found here

1. Waist horizontal:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/rdtr17zpudkzlao/1.+Waist+horozontal.mp4

2. Loosening the waist - sides: http://www.mediafire.com/download/e394grb18km7x3y/2.+Loosening+the+waist+-+sides.mp4

3. Loosening the waist - vertically:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/4w64kge6qrucp2k/3.+Loosening+the+waist+-+vertically.mp4

4. Shifting weight:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/ngrb1p2ou41g0j2/4.+Shifting+weight.mp4

5. Co-ordinating shifting weight and turning the waist:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/id6qmx2uxpus434/5.+Co-ordinating+shifting+weight+and+turning+the+waist.mp4

6. Using weight and waist to move the arms:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/3db1dbadvrd2b2m/6.+Using+weight+and+waist+to+move+the+arms.mp4

7. Moving the waist in a circle:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/ceph434f2rrj7cl/7.+Moving+the+waist+in+a+circle.mp4

Posture Video Clip: of the beginner's class postures from Zhèng Mànqīng's form performed by Nick Gudge, filmed from two directions, can be found here.

http://www.mediafire.com/download/a5578isd7jiuby2/Beginners+Short+Form.mpg