Tai Chi for Beginners with Grandmaster William C. C. Chen
by Grandmaster William C. C. Chen

Tai Chi for Beginners with Grandmaster William C. C. Chen (DVD)

One of the great things about Tai Chi practice is that you can experience the benefits without being in optimal shape. A Chinese martial art, Tai Chi Chuan practice is a graceful series of moving meditations that focuses the mind and strengthens the body through slow, deliberate stances and movements. TAI CHI FOR BEGINNERS gives the viewer an overview of Tai Chi Chuan fundamentals, with instruction by Grandmaster William C.C. Chen, one of the most respected Tai Chi instructors in the west.

After a brief introduction, viewers are guided step by step through a series of eleven modules that are woven together to form the main form. You can view the modules individually (and loop them until you've learned them) or play all eleven in sequence. Following this is coverage of the complete form, with additional modeling of the moves from Tiffany and Max Chen. You have the option of viewing this portion with basic instruction, energy instruction or counting instruction. Bonus features include a Q&A feature with Grandmaster Chen. Content time: approx. 90 minutes including bonus.

About the Author
William C.C. Chen was born in Chekiang, China. He started teaching Tai Chi Chuan while a live-in student of the famous Great-Grandmaster Cheng Man-Ching, a.k.a. "Professor Cheng." In addition to being the youngest of Professor Cheng's senior students, he was also a favorite disciple. During that time, Chen competed in various freestyle Wushu, or Chinese martial arts. In 1958, he won second place in the Taiwan National Olympic Competition.

Chen has devoted his life to the study of Tai Chi Chaun, particularly the body mechanics, the art of self-defense, its effects on physical health, and the application of its principles. He aims to make Tai Chi Chuan simple, easy, natural, enjoyable, and productive.

An instructor since 1952, Chen has taught in Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hawaii, and throughout the United States. He established the William C.C. Chen Tai Chi Chuan school in New York City's Chelsea area in 1965. He also regularly gives special seminars on the body mechanics of Tai Chi Chuan in Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe, and the United States.

Regarded as one of the finest and most influential stylists of his generation, Chen was Inside Kung-Fu's Man of the Year in 2000, the magazine's first Hall of Fame inductee of the millennium.

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