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
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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.
12 Box Ears and Right 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
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)