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As the foremost Western expert in Wu style tai chi and Yang style tai chi, holding direct lineages from China, Bruce Frantzis teaches six powerful qigong sets, as well as bagua zhang and hsing-i from the martial, health, and meditation perspectives.
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Learning Tai Chi with T.T. Liang
In this short video I talk about learning tai chi from T.T. Liang. I enjoyed being and studying with T.T. Liang immensely and he was both a great person and a brilliant tai chi master. Enjoy...Bruce
Tai Chi for Back Pain
In this tai chi video on back pain I explain how I used tai chi to help my own back recover. I offer several ideas on how tai chi can be used with anyone that has back pain. Please share this video and leave a comment below...Bruce
Tai Chi for Beginner Program
The following are two videos from the Tai Chi for Beginners Program.
Taoist Sexual Meditation – Download TOC, Intro and Book Order Links
You can download the Table of Contents and Author Introduction to Taoist Sexual Meditation: The Way of Love, Energy and Spirit by clicking here:
Taoist Sexual Meditation Table of Contents and Author’s Introduction
What is Inside Tai Chi
In this first video I talk about how to link the different parts of the body in Tai Chi. The Tai Chi Mastery Program goes into great detail about putting the internal linkages within each tai chi movement, all broken into clear steps so that you can follow the...
Comparing Yang and Wu Tai Chi Styles
In this video I talk briefly about the Yang and Wu tai chi styles and how they came from the Chen village. Tai chi was brought out of the Chen village to Beijing where the form was modified and taught to the emperors guards. In tai chi there are large, medium and...
Which Tai Chi Style?
Not all tai chi is equal. Just as there are different models of cars, makes of computers and universities of varying calibers, so too are there different kinds of tai chi. In this post, I focus on what makes tai chi styles unique, from two points of view: what it does...
Energies of Nature and the Universe
How can you flow with the changes every day brings and stay present within any maelstrom life chooses to send? This is the challenge of what you eventually progress towards when you practice tai chi and bagua as methods of Taoist moving meditation. Equally important...
Bagua Zhang – Roll the Ball
The following bagua video is a demonstration of bagua roll the ball. Enjoy and please share and make a comment, Bruce
Hsing-i Water Fist Video – Tsuan Chuan
In this video, I demonstrate the Hsing-i Water Fist (Tsuan Chuan or Drilling Fist), which is equally offensive and defensive, allowing you to move around an opponent waterlike fashion. The internal pressures from a health perspectives positively affect the kidneys, which are responsibily for our body vitality, so it is a powerful form to enliven the qi of the body.
Hsing-i Wood Fist (Beng Chuan) Introduction
This is short clip from our Hsing-i Wood and Water Fist release. I talk about how to manifest the energy of the Wood fist in your body and give a demonstration. Hsing-i wood fist is also known as beng chuan or crushing fist.
Hsing-i Chuan: Developing Your Mind and Intent
This is a short video taken from the Hsing-i Mastery training program where I talk about developing the mind and intent. Enjoy!
Hsing-i Video: Developing Your Mind and Intent
This short clip is taken from the upcoming release of the Hsing-i Chuan: Wood and Water Elements.
Tai Chi in Space
Space Tai Chi Here is an interesting video of China's first-ever female astronaut Liu Yang performing Tai Chi in Space. Highlights of Chinese astronaut Liu Yang practiced Tai Chi Credit: CCTV
Tai Chi Push Hands Video – Principles
The following video is an overview of some of the basic principles of Tai Chi Push Hands or Tai Chi Tui Shou. In the Fall we are going to be releasing a Tai Chi Mastery Program, which will include a video program on tai chi push hands or tai chi tui shou that is...
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