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Surrey and Hants Tai Chi & Qigong for Beginners

Learn TAI CHI and Qigong in Mytchett

Learn TAI CHI and Qigong in Mytchett Learn TAI CHI and Qigong in Mytchett Learn TAI CHI and Qigong in Mytchett

Beginner Tai Chi & qigong tutorials and class reCAPS

Beijing 24 Tai Chi Foundation Exercises and Principles

 ALL of the FOUNDATION VIDEOS in the first section will be beneficial for September 2025 new beginners in the Monday evening classes and Tuesday 11.30 group as well as more experienced Tai Chi learners. .  We will be covering all of these, not necessarily in order, in the first block of classes. Please note, Cheerry is unable to reply to messages asking which videos you should follow for any particular week, just start at the top of the list and practice any of the foundation exercises initially and later, when we start the FORM try to remember the name of the movements and where we get up to each week so you can identify the movements to follow from the Foundations list below.. 


Section 1

FOUNDATION Tai Chi Exercises

Traditional Warm Up / Joint Loosening exercises 

Alternative Warm-Up / Stretching using Qigong movements

The Tai Chi Posture & basic Tai Chi stepping

Empty Step and simple White Crane exercise

Changing Direction, using the 'rock-step' 

Adding Rolling the Ball arms to the rock step 

Tai Chi Opening Movement


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Section 2

PRINCIPLES of Tai Chi (Yang Style)

These are important to understand both with the mind and the body as they

form the foundation for every movement. They take time to understand, to

feel and to embody but must not be neglected if you want to develop true

Tai Chi. 


Tai Chi Principles 1, 2 & 3 

Tai Chi Principle 4 

Tai Chi Principle 5 

Tai Chi Principle 6 


Beijing 24 - part one

 Opening Movement

1. Parting the Wild Horses Mane 

2. White Crane Spreads Wings

3. Brush Knee Press Forwards 

4. Playing the Lute 

Beijing 24 - part 2

5. Step Back Repulse Monkey 

6 / 7 Grasp The Sparrows Tail L & R 

8. Single Whip

9/10. Cloud Hands &  2nd Single Whip

Beijing 24 - part 3

11   High Pat on the Horse 

12  Box Ears and Right Heel Kick 

13 Left Heel Kick 

14 & 15   Snake Creeps Down & Golden Rooster Stands on one Leg, Left 

16 & 17 Snake and Rooster Right Side NEW 5-11-24

Snake Creeps Down - 10 things to check and practice 

18 Fair Lady Working at Shuttles 

19  Needle to Sea Bottom

20  Flash Through Back 

21 Turn press parry punch 

22-24   Apparent close-up & cross hands & form closing movement 



BEIJING 24 FULL FORM FOLLOW ALONGS

Beijing 24 - Whole Form with Cherry plus voice prompts and music 

Beijing 24 - Cherry & teacher in China 2011   

Beijing 24   Whole Form - Front view - Master Faye Yip  

Beijing 24   Whole Form - Back View - Master Tary (Faye's husband)


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