Five Wishes Living Will Forms
Taiji or Tai Chi is practiced around the world for its health benefits. In fact, many who study and teach this ancient Chinese art only practice and teach for health and longevity reasons. For some, this is fine, however they are missing the roots of the art, which were based on martial applications. The motions that help cultivate “chi” are rooted in self-defense. According to Dr. Yang, real Taijiquan is knowing the martial art applications. This video program focuses on such applications to the forms.
“Taiji 37 Postures Martial Applications” with Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming states on the front cover, “Learn the Self-Defense Moves Hidden In Every Tai Chi Posture” The program actually offers much more than that.
The DVD starts with a lecture by Dr. Yang at a white board explaining his view on training for health and for martial arts. (He does bring in a student to help illustrate and explain a couple of concepts) Dr. Yang is an expert in both, and his insights are revealing and educational. This lecture is thirty-six minutes long and covers some very important Chinese and martial concepts.
Next there is a Taijiquan form demonstration. Dr. Yang and his daughter, Kathy, perform the form with subtitles across the bottom of the screen labeling the movements. This takes just under five minutes.
The third part of the DVD is Taijiquan Martial Applications – Part One. One thing I liked, right at the beginning of the section, was Dr. Yang’s explanation of why his Taiji today is different from what he was doing in his first video back in 1984. In this section, the martial applications from various moves in the form are illustrated by Dr. Yang with his students. The instruction is clear, but there are also subtitles across the bottom. Dr. Yang points out that this DVD just shows some applications and he wants you to analyze the forms yourself to master the forms and techniques. This portion of the program is about eighty-six minutes long.
Part two of the Taijiquan martial applications comes next. Dr. Yang continues his instruction of applications using students to illustrate his teaching for the second part of the Taijiquan form. This section takes about thirty-six minutes.
Tajiquan Martial Applications – Part Three continues with additional instruction on the third part of the form. Like the previous sections, Dr. Yang shows the movement and then applications on his students, along with commentary and explanations. This section is about thirty-three minutes long including the form at the end. Dr. Yang again says this DVD only gives you an idea so you can learn to analyze the forms and discover applications yourself. He also takes time to thank his students and daughter. The form is then shown again being demonstrated by Dr. Yang and Kathy Yang.
The DVD has excellent menus allowing the viewer to go right to the section of the program he or she wishes to review. The picture and lighting are well done and over all is a very well produced instructional DVD. Additionally, there are the YMAA extras that include information about YMAA, their catalog, and previews of many other titles.
There really is a lot of information on this disk. Besides the applications and encouragement to analyze the forms yourself, Dr. Yang provides so many little tips and additional information to make you a better martial artist. I believe this DVD is a must for anyone who wants to better understand Taiji and the martial applications found within the forms.
Alain Burrese, J.D. is a performance and personal development expert who teaches how to live, take action, and get things done through the Warrior’s Edge. Alain combines his military, martial art, and Asian experiences with his business, law, and conflict resolution education into a powerful way of living with balance, honor, and integrity. He teaches how to use the Warrior’s Edge to Take Action and Achieve Remarkable Results. Alain is the author of Hard-Won Wisdom From The School Of Hard Knocks, the DVDs Hapkido Hoshinsul, Streetfighting Essentials, Hapkido Cane, the Lock On Joint Locking series, and numerous articles and reviews. You can read more articles, many reviews, and see clips of his DVDs as well as much more at http://www.burrese.com
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