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Reference Documents in English
Taiji Fundamentals
The following are fundamental moves of Taiji taken from the Chinese Wushu Association's 2005 video to accompany the 2005 revision of the Rules for International Wushu Taolu Competition. Please take note that the demonstrator is a professional athlet, and the extremely low stance and flexibility are not fundamentals of Taiji, but the moves and postures are.
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2009 Indianapolis Chinese Festival
On Sept 12, 2009, Indianapolis held its second Chinese Festival in the Military Park downtown Indianapolis.
Several Taiji groups and clubs from Indianapolis (Indy Taiji Health Club, IUPUI and ICCCI Taiji Clubs) area joined forces and ran a Taiji hour. Over 50 Taiji learners practiced together.
We started with 8-Section Silk, moved on to 24 and other forms including Long-Tasseled Sword, Taiji Fan, 32-form sword, 48 Combined form, 73 Sun-style form and Taiji Health Palm.
Preview of the Chinese Festival by Fox59 morning news on Sept 9, 2009
Videos from the Indy Chinese Festival 2009
Photos from the Indy Chinese Festival 2009
Several Taiji groups and clubs from Indianapolis (Indy Taiji Health Club, IUPUI and ICCCI Taiji Clubs) area joined forces and ran a Taiji hour. Over 50 Taiji learners practiced together.
We started with 8-Section Silk, moved on to 24 and other forms including Long-Tasseled Sword, Taiji Fan, 32-form sword, 48 Combined form, 73 Sun-style form and Taiji Health Palm.
Preview of the Chinese Festival by Fox59 morning news on Sept 9, 2009
Videos from the Indy Chinese Festival 2009
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| 24 form taiji | Taiji Fan | 32 Sword | 48 Form | 73 Form Sun-style | 养生太极掌 |
Photos from the Indy Chinese Festival 2009
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| At FOX59 Station | Selection from Yunfu Wang |
Taiji Tips from David-Dorian Ross
David-Dorian Ross is probably the first Westerner to win a medal in a Taiji competition in China, and he has a series of 1-minute video instructions on Taiji. Now that you have learned the 24 form Taiji, I think these videos make more sense than if you have no Taiji experience at all. Please feel free to forward this to Bob and Debbie
Taiji for Beginners
Taiji in Paradise
Taiji The Basic Positions
Four parts to every movement
Basic Step
Body motion Secrets
Where you are looking
The hip turn
Tips to Sinking Down
The bubbling Well
Finding Your Qi
Give Me Some Space!
The Riddle of Alignment
Taiji for Beginners
Taiji in Paradise
Taiji The Basic Positions
Four parts to every movement
Basic Step
Body motion Secrets
Where you are looking
The hip turn
Tips to Sinking Down
The bubbling Well
Finding Your Qi
Give Me Some Space!
The Riddle of Alignment
On The Opening Move of Taiji Forms
1) Thinking about the tip of your nose, and align your nose with your rigth toe. By so doing your body weight is on the front of your right foot, and your left leg is totally freed. Now slowly move your left leg towards the left, until about shoulder width.
2) With your right pinky finger moving towards the back of your rigth thigh, your body weight starts to shift slowly to the right heel, and your left toe touches the ground.
3) Then thinking about your right ring finger, and moving towards your pinky fingers, your second toe touches the ground, and so on until both your feet are firmaly planted.
4) Now the arms go up (with power from the shoulder and back). All this time think about the finger tips of both hands trying to reach the palms (note: not literally reaching them).
5) Once your wrists are at or slightly above shoulder height, think about your palms, thus stopping the upward movement of your arms.
6) Think about the wrists, and your arms should slowly come down. The feeling should be like having your arms resting on a body of water, until it slowly sinks to the side of and the thumbs pointing at your hips.
2) With your right pinky finger moving towards the back of your rigth thigh, your body weight starts to shift slowly to the right heel, and your left toe touches the ground.
3) Then thinking about your right ring finger, and moving towards your pinky fingers, your second toe touches the ground, and so on until both your feet are firmaly planted.
4) Now the arms go up (with power from the shoulder and back). All this time think about the finger tips of both hands trying to reach the palms (note: not literally reaching them).
5) Once your wrists are at or slightly above shoulder height, think about your palms, thus stopping the upward movement of your arms.
6) Think about the wrists, and your arms should slowly come down. The feeling should be like having your arms resting on a body of water, until it slowly sinks to the side of and the thumbs pointing at your hips.
Taiji Forms/Moves (太极拳谱）
Commands of Taiji Routines (各式太极拳谱）
- 24-form Taiji (二十四式太极拳)
- 42-form Taiji Hand Forms (四十二式太极拳)
- 32-form Taiji Sword (三十二式太极剑)
- 42-form Tai Chi Sword (42太极剑剑谱)
- 48 Hand Forms (48太极拳谱）
- Kungfu Fan (太极功夫扇口诀)
Taiji Basic Training (太极基本功)
Taiji Stances (太极基本桩功)
Taiji Music/太极音乐
With Command
- 8段锦
- 37 Wu Taiji with Chinese Command (37式吴式太极拳）
- 24 form
- 48 form
- 42 Form
- 73 Sun Form
- 85 Form
- 32 Sword
- 42 Sword
- Health Palm
- Health Fan
- Kungfu Fan
Music without Command
- 24 Form Taiji Quan
- 42 Form Taiji Quan
- 48 Form Taiji Quan
- 32 Form Taiji Sword
- 42 Form Taiji Sword
- Wudang Sword
Other Music: we are starting to use these music for our Taiji practice because they are slower in tempo, soothing and medidative in ambiance.
Taiji Videos/太极影像
王培生吴式37式太极拳/37-Form Taiji Quan by Wang Peisheng
85式传统太极拳单动作讲解
85式传统太极拳单动作讲解
 单鞭/Single Whip |  肘底看捶/Fist Under Elbow |
 斜飞式 |  转身撇身捶 |  抱虎归山 |
 左右分脚 |
 左右打虎式 |
 转身蹬腿 |
 玉女穿梭 |
名家传统杨式太极拳演练/Traditional Yang-Style by Famous Masters
 扎西85式 |
 王明伦115式 |
 惠合同85太极拳 |
 丁水德85拳 |
 魏树人85式 |
 陈昌兴85太极拳 |
 杨振铎85式 |
 杨军88式 |
 傅钟文85式 |
 赵幼斌85式 |  李正85式 |  董镇安 |
Other Taiji Videos
王培生传吴式太极刀
太极探索/Exploring Taiji
王培生解释太极起势/Wang Peisheng on the Opening Move of Taiji
Click here for an English paraphrasing of Master Wang's explanation
Click here for an English paraphrasing of Master Wang's explanation
Other Video References
- Taiji Tips from David-Dorian Ross
- Tai Chi and Circular power
- One Reason Tai Chi is done slowly
- Tai Chi, The Pyramid View of the Body, and grounding
- Tai Chi and Full Body Power
- Tai Chi and Walking
- 浑圆桩练法/Hunyuan Medidative Stand
- 陈式太极桩功/Chen Style Meditative Stand
- Mastering Flow by David-Dorian Ross
Good Articles/Writings on Taiji
- 李雅轩: 太极拳精论 (English Version Available Here)
- 傅钟文: 练太极拳的体会
- 胡克禹: 试谈杨式太极拳的特点
- 王培生: 太极拳八法之用
- 解守德：太极内功心法
- 太极功夫三层九段论（上）
- 太极功夫三层九段论（下）
- 浅论太极内劲
- More/更多>>>>>
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