Tai Chi - Yang Simplified 24 Gracefully Performed

[Waxfiretape]

Margaretmis@ I find that your own body will tell you . If it seems akward or painful or body will tell you, the key is to improve over all health not hurt yourself '

Try wa up exercise that are similar to the movements, such as lunges.

[rockroc1]

I love Tai Chi. The strength and flexibility it gives you makes you stronger and your martial arts better. I studied yang style for about 3 years before switching to Nanquan. Tai Chi stays with you and is incorporated into all other styles. This style is flawless IMO and forever will be my base.

[Waxfiretape]

If I _________ then I can _________ !

If I ruled the world ?'!

I'd free all my sons n daughters

Black diamonds n pearls

[wongwuipong]

我初學太極，而且越來越喜愛，如果所有人都學太極的話，我想這世­界便會中國化了，因為太極教人修身及專重別人

[HaraJooKoo]

I felt at peace just watching (:

[photofansgroup]

太极拳强身健体，修身养性

[Waxfiretape]

T too me I hear very softly

Not to loud, however , I c just fine

I. Can Learn !

[fightming]

Superb

[elizabethtwist]

Snake creeps low @ 3:24 and 3:34 is amazing!

[ModernArnis]

INCREDIBLE!!!

[FireFox1914]

This is great! I've been looking for a good Yang style video to help me brush up my technique before my old master comes by to visit. THANK YOU THANK THANK YOU to whoever posted this, it's JUST what I needed at this time! =)

[taijicheng]

keeping the low posture throughout like she does is no easy

[snakestrike7]

Tai Chi is something you must feel not see.

[atrejo5]

Amazing!



[88bigstar]

Master!!!!!!!!

[Tamimxat12]

i could do tai chi to

[pocky21g]

打得好靚,馬步穩健

[lizziemiss945]

@pocky21g 你正确声音是好的

[Waxfiretape]

Her knee surpasses her toe by an inch, at the mist two. But good looking out!

It's not a good habit to do so. It may put access weight to the knee cap an result in several complications!

Welcome to where ever u r !

[Waxfiretape]

Ya if your knee passes your foot - there is likely to be damage to the knee !- specially ifnyou have access weight( if u fat)

Also if your knee surpasses your foot you may lose balance!

However - Masters such sa this , cause of there exensive knowledge (repetoire) may develop their own form/style. As far as bak problms - her- I doubt it.

[gafBacani]

beginner's doubt: her knee surpasses her feet many times in this video. my teacher say this is wrong... can somebody help me please? thanks

[silentpeace100]

LOBOT!

[arrunz]

This is how I learned short form, from my teacher, Dr. Menon

[AdieCove]

I think this teacher - Grand Master Li Rong Mei - will be teaching in London in 2010. Can't wait!

[halfstepdown88]

This makes me want to learn Mandarin and go live in China for a year and learn authentic Tai Chi and martial arts

[davebarrett33]

Beautiful! Thank yo!

[Waxfiretape]

Don't stop Believing!!

[MrBrokenwind]

same form i was taught in the 80s good to see it i have been leaving out a couple of parts thanks

[Waxfiretape]

So be it!

[whoimisgmail]

I went to a class and Tai Chi is a more then a workout. Just learning the steps had me meditating and sweating. Im gonna learn it right.

[Waxfiretape]

Ref'- chi quong china(u tube)

[Waxfiretape]

Mtrk931@ greetings goodone- n my goodness follow you! Thank you fo' sharing this info, idedicate a song for u: please follow not genres or style of music, listen to the Lyrics- this is dedicated 2 u and the tai chi qween 4 - u r 1 n the same'

I FEEL U- DEPECHE MODE

[mtrk931]

She is teaching at US Woshu Center Portland Oregon

I wish to learn by her

But too far from Japan

[akaprana]

The best form I've seen. Thank You.

[Waxfiretape]

She loves me - ya / yeh / yeh!

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[Waxfiretape]

I'm interested in learning mandarin actually

[lilylessons]

Anyone want to learn Chinese?

[Waxfiretape]

Please do share mo'

[mtrk931]

She is ms.Jiamin Gao.

Taichi Qween.

高 佳敏

太極皇后と呼ばれているそうです。

[Shindai]

Thank you :) Can't wait to see more of her

[Shindai]

My god she makes it look easy, I've never seen creeping low like snake look so light and easy. She looks totally boneless, so fluid. Who is this woman? She's an inspiration.

[Waxfiretape]

So thus; GET Good ! Strive to be better , ain shit wrong with desire to upgrade oneself!

Dats it baby I've made up my mind!

[Waxfiretape]

And indeed I am step by step frame by frame! - breath by breath ! It is my purpose - better said ; my reason! As yu have yours!

[Waxfiretape]

What's the point of a living thing? To grow no? I mean why should I not strive for perfection? If I don't plan to get better , then aren't I ' not better! Speak 4 u , not 4 me I do also get that tranquility n peace. But I want to exel-

[dokaflokajoe]

you do not practice thai chi to get better. You practice thai chi to unlock the knowledge, peace, and ability that was always with you.

[Waxfiretape]

She stands alone, to some disillusion , I still beleive I will find somebody who will preform this art better, but everytime I see this clip , I highly doubt it! It's up to me ! I have years ahead if I want to get close! I've seen some martial artists (some Masters too) come very close. But her energy trancends, the inner peace she has while performing is unmatched !

[CirqueDuCloud]

Damn, that leg extension makes my hamstrings quiver in fear.

[N0tS0SuperHer0]

Matress

[renegadeloser]

well there are those who receive the title of master, and even grand-master, one never stops learning more, about the self, about the art, and about subtler and subtler aspects of the aspects of yin and yang chi, working together to create the dao.

[templestowe06]

amazing! would love to be able to do that at the end of a hard day at work!

[MrDean2020]

pleace tell me is this practiced as a martial art?

[DragonCiaran]

@MrDean2020 Yes, it is. There's a few different forms. Like the title says, this is the Yang 24 form.

[MrDean2020]

@MrDean2020 thanks for that. i can see that it is practiced as a martial art, but not sure if the lady in pink is practicing that way?

[camparkerqi]

It is not practiced as a martial art the way she is does it.

[MrDean2020]

can anyone tell me how we can know if she is practising as a martial art or for health. Is it possible to know from this video, and if so how?

[Shindai]

@MrDean2020 The movements are the same, the only difference is what she's visualising as she does it, if anything. I don't think it's possible to tell if she's trained the applications but given how well she performs it I'd say she can do what she wants with it lol

[Jacklord1967]

What are the visualizations ? I knew there were visuals to go along with it plus also true for chi kung though the guy who taught me couldn't speak english & explain them to me. Do you have a handle on that? As i uns=derstand it - guess it-

It's the flow of energy in diferent colors, types of energy , ie water, fire, earth grounding, etc & sequences . But it seems that most people I've met don't know or wont talk about it.

[Shindai]

Bear in mind I'm a newb, but I've been shown some of the martial applications. As far as I understand it, you could perform, say, "strum the peipa" as simply a movement that resembles playing the peipa, or as an armbar. It looks more or less the same but the intention is different. Using earth grounding and that would come into play whether you were practising for health or martial. (This is to my understanding, there may be more difference than that)

[hareyoukai]

thanks! gotta learn it.

[KungfuGirl209]

great

[Rohan4basu]

mastress

[elenvoar]

Estou no caminho, but falta tanto....

Maravilha mesmo!

[ownli1romeo]

i agree...i guess every style emphasizes different aspects of the form.

[ownli1romeo]

i love to see how different people interpret the same form. what people dont realize is that we learn all these forms to discard them later on and just flow. what makes taichi isnt the arrangement of postures its how they flow together . i like to call it meditation in motion...nice video...

[zodiak121]

bravo .

[0kills]

I'm a 21-year old student in a university and I've found tai chi to be very relaxing >_> I can't raise my legs as high as hers and my teacher's more flexible but maybe if I keep doing this i'll become stretchy... like stretchy pants.

[GabrielBell]

Unbelieveable...no matter how many taiji Videos I keep watching...hers always remains the most graceful. Just totally beautiful.

[cottonsheep1]

Die Schlange kriecht am Boden sieht fantastisch aus. Perfekt!

[Bisma49]

# Kick with Right Heel # Strike Opponents Ears with Both Fists # Turn and Kick with Left Heel # Push Down and Stand on One Leg -- Left # Push Down and Stand on One Leg -- Right # Fairlady shuttle -- right side # Fairlady shuttle -- left side # Needle at Sea Bottom # Flash Arm # Turn to Deflect Downward, Parry and punch # Cross Hands # Closing Form

[Bisma49]

# Commencing Form # Part Wild Horses Manes On Both Sides # White Crane Flashes Its Wings # Brush Knee on Both Sides # Holding Pipa # Curve Back Arms on Both Sides # Grasp the Birds Tail -- Left # Grasp the Birds Tail -- Right # Single Whip # Wave Hands Like Clouds # Single Whip # High Pat on Horse

[colklinc]

See titles tai chi - a guy called Bob has spliced in english titles

[MoonpetalLily]

Wow...I don't go nearly so low when I practice 24. It's a beautiful form, isn't it?

[Anabelkis55]

Beautiful exhibition, she's very good at

[colklinc]

She is just so graceful - and yet it is easy to see the 24 steps and how she flows from one to other. So beautiful

[Shindai]

Who is she please? I must see more of her beautiful form

[rhodritongbei]

this womans style is very good indeed. if you want to learn 24 yang style then try to copy her.

[macrumpton]

Nicely done.

It looks like she is leaning forward and backwards at some points in the sequence, but that could just be the way her clothes are hanging. Or she could be leaning on purpose, but the version I learned leaning was only done on the punch down position.

[cloud9calicub]

Very beautiful!

[Bowser666]

You sir are dripping with arrogance. When people talk out of their ass I call them out on it. So as you said, convo is over, and please feel free to re-insert your head into your ass at anytime you arrogant prick.

[Bowser666]

You come off as a snob and basically call this well practiced Master , documented champion, a Intermediate Level Practitioner. So i suggested that you put up some of your material and back up your credentials as more then just a clever YouTube account name. If you are a Master at all. I for the record do not claim to be , but I am a educated person and know how to look up info. For the record as well , I am a student of KungFu but have no delusions that I am a Master.

[Bowser666]

She is a multiple times Tai Chi competition winner in Mainlaind China LOL. WHo are you to critique ? Post some of your Master Level Bagua please ? I doubt we will see any.

[margaretmiz]

@Bowser666 Maybe it's not a critique, but a sincere question from a student who wants to understand better.

[bowser8375]

@margaretmiz Its a typical YouTube YouTroll. And its over a year old, best ot leave dead things buried :)

[margaretmiz]

@Bowser666 Maybe it's not a critique, but a sincere question from a student who wants to understand better. It seems to me that when you are advanced enough to get down as low as she does, the knee will have to come forward of the toes at times in order to remain balanced over the feet. For a beginner or someone without her flexibility and strength who can't work as low, not letting the knee get in front of the foot makes sense.

[margaretmiz]

@Bowser666 Maybe it's not a critique, but a sincere question from a student who wants to understand why what he sees doesn't match what he's been told. I think when you are advanced enough to get down as low as she does, the knee will have to come forward of the toes at times in order to remain balanced over the feet. For someone without her skill, flexibility & strength who can't work as low, not letting the knee get in front of the foot makes sense. Any experts who could shed light on this?

[spyker024]

the steps she makes look all calm and perfect i dont know why but to me it looks that way

[cloud9calicub]

It's Tai Chi perfection!

[sickofdao]

its hard to find people who can perform it low without stopping at the end of each movement.

[robinhobb4]

search under Zhou Bin! his is my fav so far!

[sagatyba]

and now i will kill your father.

[asdf7894562321]

Do you have a video of her performing the 42 style taijiquan form? Cuz I'm learning that form during my next lesson.

[DeepCrimson]

I have been looking for this form for a long time. Thanks for the new perspective.

[EngineFuel]

I see that tai chi is a personal way for me to develop myself, it's no longer this person or that person is better than I am at tai chi because in consistent practice I see we are all intertwined via this soup of energy we are all immersed in. This lady is a superior practioner but I no longer believe it makes me an inferior person only an inferior skilled practioner. It is the journey of self discovery that is valuable to me. This lady shows what's possible, awesome!

[guaiyi]

This is as beautiful and as powerful as a little flower budding out after the spring rain.

[roar9998]

@EngineFuel Your soup of energy comment reminded me of the ending of evangelion @o@

[bigpapsi]

is there a naked-patch ?

[samwarn]

u dick head

[Shindai]

lol inappropriate, but still lol

[asdf7894562321]

Every time I start thinking I'm good, I somehow end up watching this video and then I realize how lousy I really am.

Pisses me off.

[maus42]

There will always be someone better than you just like there is someone better than her, it sucks... I know but that's life. Be inspired instead, watch her closely and pickup some of her technique.. use an open mind.

[guaiyi]

It's your own practice. It's your own life.

No one else ever breathes a breath for you. Why do you get pissed?

[EngineFuel]

Who got pissed?

[rgoerge]

This is really amazing eventhough the movements are super smooth and with perfect gracefulness but if you will try it, your thighs will get tighter LOL.

[detrolleur]

yeah, she's a true master. I've been learning from this video since 5 years now, I will never reach her grace.

[StefaNoneD]

Just be yourself. Don't mess with others! Especially not in Tai Chi! That doesn't mean you shouldn't learn from others...

Just pratice every day a little bit. On weekend you can spend more time for practising.

[mattman3ts]

wow, so gracefull!!

perhaps they should have found a man who was just as gracefull, thay maybe it wouldn't be quite so sexy!!!

haha......anyway, very helpfull all the same :)

[kferl6]

this video really helps me with my class

[tango0902]

why people amke these pointless remarks is beyond me. Lets just enjoy the fact on how graceful the Tai Chi really is

[tomlinson3553]

wow beautiful

[seanamico]

God damn that was impresive.

[syron13]

So this is the one I learned however many years ago. I took a class but had forgotten the forms name. Maybe now I can fix all the mistakes I have been making.

[BrunoSilva1993]

waterbending XD

[monstero111]

xDDDD

[alaskajo]

The form is beautiful and graceful "THE YOUNG WOMAN IS 4 TIMES AS BEAUTIFUL!!

[taijiguy]

Let's see yours.

[herbalguy92]

This video was great! However, you shouldn't extend your fullest when doing ward of right, or playing the guitar, it leaves you open for attack.

[Bowser666]

Lol i suggest you research this woman,. SHe is a national Chinese tai Chi champion, as well as international level , professional competitions. She has been practicing for a very long time. Just a FYI.

[LittleFairy1986]

I love her movements! *O* She is so beautiful!

[SlagarNZ]

Gao Jiamin is really amazing. She is so graceful. She makes it look so easy!

[daltonsbadboy]

Beautifully performed......I am a student of Chinese Boxing Institute International

[CT2507]

very nice to look at. she has very strong legs!!

[markykeys]

fantastic and graceful,nice low posture

[5ivered]

Very graceful. I am impressed! I have only started Tai Chi a month ago, and I am only 1/3rd of the way into this form so not only am I impressed, I am envious also

[SkyLabProduction]

This is enjoy for eyes and heart!

[marycoenjaarts]

How graceful and elegant at the time

[mattman3ts]

I'm also studying yang style, and although all the postures are the same as in this video, a lot of the details are very different to how I am being taught. is this just to do with individual style and fairly insignificant as long as the princibles are there?. I guess so.............10 points for this girl though!!!, so gracefull, so inspiring :)

[tango0902]

This video has to be the most greaceful video of Tai Chi yet. Her postures are perfect and the chi flow compliment the Tai Chi....amazing

[Ravin0sk]

i would love to be able to do that

[Raphael182]

idaho said everything...

she is not nice...

[ronpaul2008rocks]

Wow!!! Watch carefully!!! At time 3:34 she does the ESSENCE ABSORBING STANCE!!!!

[isthische]

what do you talking about?

respect

[ronpaul2008rocks]

Sorry. It is an inside joke for HK kung fu movie fans. I don't mean disrespect and I very much admire the artist in this video.

[TuscansMum]

hear hear!!!!!

[deuterio125]

ESTUVO INCREIBLE TU VIDEO COMO DAR LAS RESPIRACIONES LOS MOVIMIENTOS Y LA CONCENTRACION DE LOS MISMOS, EXELENTE A ´´podari´´ POR VER SUBIDO ESTE VIDEO QUE ESTA INCREIBLE ME HACEN RECORDAR AL ´´AVATAR´´.

[TuscansMum]

Check out her 'Snake Creeps down'

WOW!!!

[angelnegro2012]

excelente video! la forma 24 simplificada pone al alcance de todos la armonia, el equilibrio que entrega el taichi

[IdahoCZ]

What? I love Chinese martial arts, so I am practising one. It's Chinese who hate their own culture making from Taichi, once deadly martial art, this empty dance.

[TuscansMum]

EMPTY DANCE!!??

Does something have to fast, to be powerful, did you never read the tortoise and the hare?

Ba gua is slow, and yet was always considered one of the most deadly Martial Art

It is the looseness that makes it more powerful.

Tenseness makes you weak.

I find it hard to believe that you study a real Martial Art, as you would know that.

Our school covers most Martial Arts, yet they all have to study Tai Chi, if they want their highest belts.

[IdahoCZ]

Tai Chi and belts? Where have you found this nonsense? Kung fu is not Karate. And I do study Yang Tai Chi Chuan from Tung Ying Kit lineage. This is empty dance that is nice to observe, but if you know a little about real, traditional Tai Chi, then it's completely useless.

[TuscansMum]

NO - Read very carefully - I said I belong to a Martial Arts School, where ALL of the students have to to do Tai Chi to get their higher 'belts' meaning Sashes.

If you really studied Yang style, you would appriciate her movements and form.

And you can't argue with thousands of years of tradition. Now take you negativity elsewhere, please!!!

[IdahoCZ]

There are no sashes in traditional kung fu, it's just some modern thing, I have never seen a traditional school with that, if one needs a colourful sash for others to recognise their profiency then I feel pity for him. Sifu knows best how good or bad I am. Yes, I think she's pretty good in what she is doing, but it has no value for me, as the way she performs denies all the teachings passing through the generations of masters.

[TuscansMum]

Well they obviously don't teach respect of others and culture where you learn, as you apppear to have none of that.

As for tradition our school is dated back to 600 years, so perhaps that is 'modern'

Peace

[effilang]

Is that right? ... So why don't you tell us about "real traditional" Tai Chi then, so us ignorant Tai Chi practitioners here won't embarrass ourselves anymore by making silly comments online... mmm ?

I'm sure we are all dying to hear.

[IdahoCZ]

I can't see what's so amazing on this wu-shu tai-chi dance. Knees over the tiptoes... horrible.

[gringolazlo]

doing tai chi right, in the way its meant to be practised is a holy experience. Dissolving into the tao, a science of moving to trancend duality by uniting yin/yang. And a way to beat the crap out of someone. tai chi is yoga.

[Julvico]

Me encanta, tan suave

Estaría estupendo frente a un espejo para poderlo seguir desde la pantalla

[simpleAtoZ]

she is so steady.... yet soft and floating. Phewz.... Nice...

[MeanNess1]

So very inspirational!!

[emseetje]

Amazing, it's almost enchanting, I came to check out the moves, but was destracted..

[EngineFuel]

Wow, I have a lot of respect for her dedication and she moves very well. Excellent.

[stregasparrow]

perfect just perfect

[greencaller14]

I've been investigating Tai Chi for health and stress relief and after watching this most graceful woman perform, I think I'm convinced - Just watching her relaxes me!

[rozniy]

Videos like this make me feel too embarrassed to practice Tai Chi in public... eeep, I have the grace of a drunk elephant.

[mtposse]

Very good.. moviments tecnics, motion cordenation, exelente

[pspjerry]

This reminds me of the old man in shenmue 2

[Mingna27]

Doesn't this hurt your knees really badly? I'm starting to learn this style and I was just wondering.

[ktony3]

not so much the knees, but be ready to feel your thighs lol

[Hottelino]

Oh, yes, I try to learn by myself and after the first "training" it is realy a problem to sit down *lol*.

[ktony3]

This beautiful video is full of non sense comments. If all of you could stop making rebutles off of your self proclaimed knowledge of tao you could see what I am saying. Arguing about princicpals proves that you know nothing about tao and its connection to tai chi. I advise that you get off of the computer and go meditate in a park to find tao for yourself. Taoists or not everyone should know better than to waste energy and time arguing

p.s. Her bow stances are amazing!

[garethyt]

Well said! There are too many ignorant idiots at YouTube who think they know enough Tai Chi to pass on criticism. It seems that these are people who practice a one expression of one of the very many forms and consider theirs to be 'correct' and everyone else's 'wrong' and therfore necessary of correction(!?). They have little or no understanding of Tao, and therefore insufficient understanding of Tai Chi to be regarded as true practioners.

[namastase]

Very lovely and elegant indeed! I am also learning this form.

[xxy1013]

I am learning this style!!

What really is taoism? does it teach us only follow the Champion way?? everybody has it own choice to find the way to taoism, also the taiji.

Pls respect others form even you don't like!!

[garethyt]

I wholeheartedly agree with your comment about respecting others' interpretation of different Taiji forms. Very many people here at YouTube are unable to respect this and think that their expression of their form is 'correct' and that others' is 'wrong'. However, if a practioner does not understand the principles of Taoism, wherein lie Taiji's roots, then they can not reach true understanding and practice of Taiji.

[garethyt]

You're right to say that each movement has martial roots, but not correct in saying that they will not be apparent in the solo form. It's evident in other solo forms, but not much in this one. Sadly, there are many comments posted from people who don't appreciate this principle, and dismiss interpretations as 'wrong', 'incorrect', or 'sloppy'. These are 'practioners' who have yet to learn Taiji and fully understand its roots in Taoism.

Your comment is much appreciated. Best wishes.

[garethyt]

A beautiful expression of the Beijing 24 step form. However, this interpretation seems to have lost the martial roots of Tai Chi Chuan. It's very expansive, flambouyant, artistic, but lacking expression of the roots of Tai Chi Chuan.

[tchepi]

good strong legs, she has!

[pattan97]

of all the video clips, i would dare to use this as a reference. she is good i think.

[soundman420]

haha, as my teacher would say, more practice!

[garethyt]

Who are you to comment? How experienced are you? You seem to be absolutely typical of the YouTube morons who enjoy anonymously criticizing others more knowledgeable, experienced, and capable of comprehending the true Taoist roots of Taiji. Learn or give up...and shut up.