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Introduction to Tai chi Principles

Posted on 9 August, 2020 by Sinclair Martial Arts1 September, 2024

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This series of lessons will introduce the basic facts and theories behind tai chi. It should also give you some insight into my own personal pedagogy.

I will be continually making updates and additions to some of these lessons, as well as adding more lessons.

I suggest watching these lessons in order, even if you are experienced in tai chi. There might be some nugget that you find unique and/or helpful.

Course Content

Introduction
Tai chi for Health or Self Defence
Episode 1: What is Tai chi?
Episode 2:What is Tai chi Made Of?
Episode 3: What does “Tai chi” Mean?
Episode 4: What is Qi? (“chi”, “chee”)
Episode 5:What Kind of Martial Art is Tai chi?
Episode 6: The Magic of Alignment in Tai chi?
Episode 7: Self Defeating Class Three Lever Syndrome (SDCTLS)
Episode 8:The Six Degrees of Freedom the Feet.
Episode 9: The Eight Trigrams in the Hands
Episode 10: The 4 Pillars of Martial Arts
Episode 11: The Most Important Lesson in Martial Arts
Episode 12: Engineering a Martial Art
Episode 13: Force without Force
Episode 14: “Does Tai chi Make You Fat?”
Episode 15: The Centripetal-Geodesic Principle is fundamental to Martial Power and Skill.
Episode 16: The Thirteen Postures
Episode 17 : The Fist
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