Tai Chi 24 Form, with English Titles

[AH4225]

Ah this is good stuff mate, i'm gonna use it in my boxing to knock everyone out.

[yyekcim]

@AmazinglyEpicMegas pat the high horse is a different movement.

[thrott73]

very fluid and graceful. thumbs up

[SKIFTIGER]

Thank you for the post.So helpful.Great Video for revision

[ErikAlexanderful]

Beautiful!

[MarsDominae]

WUAH! Reminds me of Lei Fang in the DOA game kyaaa~ I'm a beginning student too and this video is amazing. Except for the music which drives me nuts LOL

[marazur96]

Excellent rendition of this beautiful art-I'm a beginning student & this helps me see the movements & pause when necessary

[camilliyon1]

oops, somebody said it below. sorry

[camilliyon1]

holding the ball is only one part of parting white horses maine. holding the ball is the part when she looks like shes holding a ball and the parting of the maine is the full combination of the section

[jhimm]

@AmazinglyEpicMegas ~ You hold the ball and then you part the wild horse's mane. Each time. But because you hold the ball between almost any two forms in almost any sequence in Yang style, this is rarely explicitly stated except with beginning students. This video labels "high pat on horse" as "stroke the horse's mane". Where they include Fair Girl Weaving (Jade Lady works Shuttles) is absolutely correct. This movement looks completely different from High Pat on Horse.

[bernadettestar]

Good but too fast for beginner, be back later

[dennybarnes]

Funny. I'm an Oregonian living in China where I have studied taijiquan. Now, I see that Gao Jiamin is teaching in my hometown.

Nice video. Do you have one for Yang Style Taiji Jian (sword) 32 form?

[lightlingmk2]

The names and forms are all correct and beautifully done. My suggestion is that the names should be standarised in chinese spelling to difuse complication, just like latin on scientific names. For example:- 1) Qishi, 2) Yema Fenzong, 3) Baihe Liangchi, etc.

Thank you for the post.

[AomAlex]

Yes almost a Godess

Too beautiful to add words

thanks

[Kackthy]

@AmazinglyEpicMegas There is no "wrong". These forms are as old as time, and have been given many names by many families. Someone who learned it differently might say you are "wrong", but do not believe them.

[bodhisattvateraneth]

I don't know who she is but

she's a Goddess!!!

[SKZMatt]

@AmazinglyEpicMegas To speak correctly. it is Part the wild horses mane and for #4 - Brush knee twist step. #5 is strum the lute. and EpicMegas. Fair maiden works the shuttles is what it is. High pad on horse is the move prior to the kick After the roosters on one leg, goes into Fair Maiden works theshuttles. =] I'm typign this while I'm watching this.. A lot of the name on this one are incorrect.. but as Bob says.. it's not particularly imporant and #13 is Box the ears

[papabare01]

Thank You. Most helpful.

[KingLama1]

The perfect and correct music to accompany Tai Chi 24Yang style

[dorf1645]

Of all Tai Chi clips, this is my favourite, and most valuable to me, it will anable me to now practice at home the form that I was taught. This lady is a pleasure to watch and the music well chosen, thankyou Bob Martin.

[rtdonova]

Thank you so much for breaking down and adding the names of the moves/postures in this form. In addition, the music track added is one I use and my students like. Videos like this are great because of the mastery shown and the demonstration of the flow of the person doing the form.

[dididodida25]

Holding the Ball is the position before Parting the horse's Mane, you hold the "globe" in front of your chest, than you move your two hands below the horse mane, you must see the form's metaphors my friend!!!

[BobMartin1222]

The names used on the video are taken from the sources cited at the end of the video. The names are not particularly important, except to distinguish and help conceptualize the movements.

[fujikim1]

come to denmark teach me ;)

[MrJuliuskawilarang]

Bagus benget gerakan Tai Chi ini....Siapakah yang bisa mengajariku????

[MrJuliuskawilarang]

I like thid Tai Chi....However how could I learn the Tai Chi movements??? Could somebody teach me...

[merrymonkey56]

Video is very well taken and the exercise beautifully and gracefully executed. Music is perfect. Just fantastic movements. I enjoy it very much,

[spiritualistmedium]

Awesome video - what is the background music?

[sandrea49]

@spiritualistmedium

Sandrea - If you ever get to know this music I would be extremely interested to buy it for my classes. I have heard it on mamy of the video clips but no acknowledgement for the music

[gecowetspoq]

@sandrea49 Hi. The name of the music and CD are listed above in Bob's description (just expand his description info). It is "Simplified Tai Chi Chuan (24 Form)" from the CD "Tai Chi Melody" by the Shanghai Chinese Traditional Orchestra. Bob also lists the location on Amazon to buy it. I love this music (and viceo) as well.

[Yasminity]

This is FANTASTIC. I haven't done Tai Chi for 2 years and I had practically forgotten this form. This video was just what I needed to get it back. Thank you!

[Waxfiretape]

Thanks hey

[WangWang364]

THANK YOU AND THANK YOU !

[qzrvyq]

Delightful and very helpful. Thanks.

[davepamn]

The form needs to be connected into a flow to be meaningful.

[BobMartin1222]

Absolutely correct. However, the forms are called "42 form", "24 form", "8 form", etc., because each form consists of a number of conceptually distinct (and countable) movements. The purpose of this video is to help beginners distinguish the movements.

[mathewlovegod]

ya and now i'm learning 42 form from my teacher. and now 24 form we still learning(no more teacher teach)we now following the music and do and we do learn in community club/center(singapore) but for me i learn at cheng san community club which is at ang mo kio(singapore) area. we do practice every Tuesday night

[mathewlovegod]

do you have the 42 form with English subtitle. do put on youtube.

[Kackthy]

It's wonderful. Not meant for practicing along, but for a new person to see each one isolated with its name. Very enlightening. I show this to all my friends who have never looked closely at Tai Chi.

[mathewlovegod]

now i'm learning this 24 and i know ho to do already! this is helpful but now i just learn 42

[HaloofCurls]

Thank you for adding the titles to this video.  It is helpful review.

[clampolo]

3:55 Amazing leg power and flexibility. She doesn't show any sign of effort.

[HaloofCurls]

@clampolo And I can tell you, that move is hard!!! LOL

[iggymom]

wow, beautiful, and informative.

[MargaretDuan]

Luv this lady so much~

I used to learn 42 forms also from her when I was doing my undergraduate degree in China=)

She is awesome.

[BobMartin1222]

Do you know here name and where she is from? It would be nice to give her credit on this video.

[2Fathom]

Her name is Gao Jiamin.

According to Kungfu Magazine (July 2000 issue) she was born in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China June 26, 1966. At the time of the article she had "won 32 gold medals, a record that has never been achieved by any other competitor".

Currently a chief instructor at "US Wushu Center" in Portland, OR.

[2Fathom]

Gao Jiamin is also the performer in Li Deyin's instructional DVD "42 Forms Tai Chi Quan" (ISBN: 7883068040).

The 42 Form was created in 1989 by grandmaster Li De Yin (aka "Li Deyin") for the Chinese Sports Committee and was one of her instructors. I believe she is also a demonstrator of correct form in a 2003 International Wushu Federation (IWUF) rules video.

[BobMartin1222]

Thank you very much for the information. I'll post it with videos.

[omariagraciela]

This is a beautiful video. Thanks for posting it.

[themeecer]

Very good video. I have taught the Cheng Man Ching version for 23 years now and am just now learning the 24 forms. Very nice to study different people to see what variations they put on it.  Very nice form. Thank you.

[punongbayan4492]

wow, with the english titles it becomes an excellent instructional vid. thanks for showing. you're my favorite now. mabuhay.

[colklinc]

Wonderfully flexible lady - her flow from one to another step is beautiful as well as being instructive - thank you for the splicing titles Bob.

[SirOwenCurunir]

I'm rather envious of her flexibility, but seeing her perform it so beautifully sure helped!

[sephiablue]

Thank you, I'm currently learning and this helps massively. Its beautiful to see a vid with positive comments at the bottom also, kudos to the viewers as well.

Very well done.

Peace 2 All

[maxinatlanta]

Great. Thank You

[Rienrodrys]

Awesome, simple awesome =)

[carol528]

Excellent. Best video for learning tai chi I've seen.

[hangman1967]

excelent THANK U!

[hungfutphil18]

very nice video as reference and review

thank you for posting

[mowzketeer]

The English is a great help! [just curious...are the left and right labels on Jade Lady reversed???]

[BobMartin1222]

Good catch. I focused on the hand pushing the shuttle, with respect to which the "Left" and "Right" labels are correct. You focused on the direction of the step, with respect to which my labels are backwards. Your way probably would have been better. I'd fix it if I could without reloading the video and restarting the count.

[mowzketeer]

I see!....no problem when approaching it from the player's perspective! Thanks for sharing your efforts.

[ArrowDel]

Thank you for this video, it is very helpful in learning ...and reminding if you've forgotten... the form.

[SoMeyou]

Best I've seen for learning this.

[BobMartin1222]

Thanks for the comment. I made it to help myself learn.

[BobMartin1222]

9/10/08. YouTube recently changed the way this video appears in searches. The best way to find it now is to search "Titles Tai Chi"

[stevektm125]

Transparent titles would be even better but thank you. She is one of my favorite players.

[BobMartin1222]

Thanks for commenting. Yes, she is good. I'll have to see if I can do transparent titles. The opaque titles are not actually concealing much, just a little bit during the fades in and out--I spliced the video around the titles, so she is not actually moving when the titles are opaque.

[lewnlew]

Thank you for the English titles.