Tai Chi Movements

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Tai Chi is a meditative practice that helps to relieve the body of stress while centering the mind and soul. Learn about various movements and postures utilized in Tai Chi from a professional Tai Chi instructor in this free video series.

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Tai Chi: Brush Knee Posture
Proper posture and body alignment is important, in Tai Chi, when performing the brush knee movement. Learn some tips for correcting your brush knee posture from a professional Tai Chi instructor in this free martial arts video.

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Tai Chi: Brush Knee Tips
The brush knee movement, in Tai Chi, is great for relaxing the body and centering the mind. Learn to perform the brush knee movement from a professional Tai Chi instructor in this free martial arts video.

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Tai Chi: Cross Hands & Close
The cross hands and close Tai Chi movement is great for relieving stress and becoming in tune with the body. Learn to perform the cross hands and close movement from a professional Tai Chi instructor in this free martial arts video.

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Tai Chi: Cross Palms & Strike the Throat
Cross palms and strike the throat are a few Tai Chi movements that help increase power and strength. Learn some tips for performing these movements from a professional Tai Chi instructor in this free martial arts video.

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Tai Chi: Deflect Down
The deflect down sequence, in Tai Chi, is great for improving flexibility and relieving stress. Learn about the deflect down sequence from a professional Tai Chi instructor in this free martial arts video.

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Tai Chi: High Pat Horse
High pat horse is a Tai Chi movement that incorporates an unusual torquing motion for developing energy. Learn more about the high pat horse movement from a professional Tai Chi instructor in this free martial arts video.

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Tai Chi: Intercept & Punch
The intercept and punch is a movement, in Tai Chi, that succeeds the deflect down sequence. Learn more about the intercept and punch from a professional Tai Chi instructor in this free martial arts video.

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Tai Chi: Kicking With the Heel
It's important to have a good solid and rooted base, in Tai Chi, when kicking with the heel. Learn the kicking with the heel movement from a professional Tai Chi instructor in this free martial arts video.

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Tai Chi: Kicking With the Heel Tips
The intent of the mind, in Tai Chi, is just as important as the physical motion when kicking with the heel. Learn some tips for kicking with the heel from a professional Tai Chi instructor in this free martial arts video.

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Tai Chi: Play Guitar
The play guitar movement, in Tai Chi, is an intricate maneuver that requires good technique and skill. Learn some tips for performing the play guitar movement from a professional Tai Chi instructor in this free martial arts video.

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Tai Chi: Step Back & Repulse Monkey
Pretending that your arms are holding a ball is useful when performing the Tai Chi step back and repulse monkey movement. Learn some tips for executing this sequence from a professional Tai Chi instructor in this free martial arts video.

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Tai Chi: Step Back & Repulse Monkey Tips
The step back and repulse monkey movement, in Ta Chi, is great for improving your hip joint health. Learn more about the step back and repulse monkey sequence from a professional Tai Chi instructor in this free martial arts video.

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Tai Chi: Wave Hands Like Clouds
The Tai Chi wave hands like clouds movement is considered one of the most important signature movements in Tai Chi. Learn how to perform this sequence from a professional Tai Chi instructor in this free martial arts video.

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Tai Chi: Wave Hands Like Clouds Tips
Wave hands like clouds is a Tai Chi movement that requires using your hands and shifting your weight. Learn some tips for performing the wave hands like clouds movement from a professional Tai Chi instructor in this free martial arts video.

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Tai Chi: Withdrawal & Push
The withdrawal and push is a Tai Chi movement in which the body unfolds and unwinds. Learn more about the withdrawal and push movement from a professional Tai Chi instructor in this free martial arts video.

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Tai Chi: Yang Style Philosophy
Yang is a style of Tai Chi that involves properly aligning the body in order to develop power and improve health. Learn more about yang style Tai Chi from a professional Tai Chi instructor in this free martial arts video.

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Summary: Tai Chi is a Chinese martial art that has been practiced and adapted throughout the years to encompass many different styles. Though not as "hard" a martial art as say, Taekwondo in that it does not overtly foster sparring and contact fighting, Tai Chi is nevertheless made up of forms which mimic blocks and strikes of "harder" martial arts. It is now primarily used as a form of spiritual and mystic exercise that incorporates body and mind through meditation and movement.

In this free video series a professional Tai Chi instructor, Rich Marantz, will show you several movements utilized in Tai Chi. Rich will teach you the benefits and techniques involved in several movement sequences utilized in this ancient Chinese martial art technique. You'll learn moves, such as: high pat horse, kicking with the heel, brush knee, deflect down and wave hands like clouds. These moves are designed to help your body and mind relax while you relieve stress. Rich will then show you a few posture and technical tips to help you execute these movements more efficiently. Watch these short videos and learn some useful movements in Tai Chi today.

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Expert: Rich Marantz is the director and instructor of Green Mountain Tai Chi in Manchester, Vermont. He has taken his passion for Taoist philosophy and Chinese internal martial arts and created classes, programs and workshops that promote the improvement of health. Rich, a 26th generation Wudang Long Men lineage holder, is certified in the instruction of Tai Chi, Qigong and External-Qi Healing. He is currently a high-level teaching student of Yun Xiang Tseng (Master Chen) of Wudang Mountain, China.