Good Tai Chi (TC) instruction is still incredibly rare. On chats or Q&A, we can get into what “good” and “great” Tai Chi instruction looks and feels like. Many people around the world have no access to good TC instruction, yet the need for good TC is universal! Not just for old people! I put together these “loops” of basic TC building block exercises that anyone anywhere in the world can learn and string together in a continuous flow so that in short order they can have a “form” that will allow them to credibly practice beginner Tai Chi, and greatly enhance their ability to learn a form, any form. I am partial to the Cheng Man-ching 37 Yang short form because of its canonical authenticity and unique historical value since it was the first short form ever, which Professor Cheng only put together (with the full approval of his Yang Cheng-fu classmates) for the war effort in 1935 to more quickly train Chinese military officers

These loops will help you then learn from my YouTube video where I did the Cheng short form filmed from behind for easier follow-along. Many students have made very good progress with these essentials of Tai Chi.

If you do these beginner/training loops and really use your legs to hold positions (postures) and to push your stances deeper and wider—and follow the other instructions in the videos—you will progress very well and authentically.

In future, I will also offer online pointers, discussion groups and Q&A for subscribers on the topics of Tai Chi, chiropractic, the ToE and general health and research. As my teacher Ben Lo used to tell us: “You have to push your body now when you are younger or your body will push you around with pain when you are older.” Even older people working faithfully within their restraints can make great progress.