Tai Chi Chuan: Yang Style Broadsword

Description

Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan is one of the most popular styles practiced throughout the world. This DVD shows two versions of a Yang Style Chinese Broadsword (Dao) form. The first is very straightforward and simple to learn while the second is slightly more elaborate and allows the power and fluidity of the form to be explored more fully, providing an opportunity to gain a deeper appreciation of the “feel” or quality of the weapon. The DVD contains basic background information, a good set of warm ups and preparatory sword drills, front and back views of both sequences performed slowly with verbal form instructions and a demonstration of the weapon used at a faster speed. Suitable for use as a basic guide for beginners, a revision aid for students already familiar with the form or as an introduction to Yang Style broadsword for practitioners of other styles of Tai Chi Chuan. Performed with a wooden or blunt-edged sword for safety, the sequences are a great form of exercise. Colin Hamilton is a physiologist and advanced personal fitness trainer who has been practicing and teaching martial arts for several decades.