When it comes to the fundamental practices of Tai Chi, it all comes back the the 13 postures. The Tai Chi 13 postures consist of 8 forces, or "expressions of energy", and 5 steps, or "directions of movement". The first 4 energies are thought of as...
How to Earn a Tai Chi Certificate
Tai Chi is a form of martial art that takes years to learn. But once you have learned about the art, you may want to take things one step further and earn a Tai Chi certificate. In order to earn Tai Chi certification, you must first become a student of Tai Chi...
The “eight powers” of Tai Chi Chuan
The animation presented below is meant to illustrate the eight ways of power to be demonstrated in Tai Chi. In Chinese, these are called the 'ba men' or "8 gates.' Here, I've attempted to show these 8 different styles that make up 8 of the '13 Postures' of tai chi...
The History of Tai Chi Chuan
Tai Chi is a form of martial arts which roots are entrenched deeply within Chinese history. When translated, the term Tai Chi Chuan stands for the "supreme ultimate fist". It can also be translated to "great extremes boxing", "boundless...
Hypercubic X-Stance
The 'basic' step, visualized as a hypercube: Hypercubic X-stance from B dub on Vimeo. Later, it will be possible to visualize movements of the hypercube through 3d space. ~ Consider postures like 扇通背 shan tong bei (Fan Over the Shoulder) We continuously move the...
Hsuing-YangHo-stabilized-1
Hi there! I just wanted to share a video from my Vimeo collection If you are not aware, there are quite a few videos of Xiong Yang-Ho out there on youTube. Xiong (sometimes spelled 'Hsuing') Yang-Ho (sometimes 'Yangho') was the first of TC Hou's tai chi chuan...