The Best of American Tai-chi

Demonstrations of many Tai-chi open hand, weapons and animal forms, sword sparring, open hand self defense applications and principles, push hands and more. With 20 teachers including Jou, Tsung Hwa – Yang, Jwing Ming – Pat Rice – Jiang, Jianye – Bob Klein – Jean Goulet and more. Features Guang Ping, Sun, Chen, Wu, Hao, Mulan, Yang Tai-chi and Pakua, plus the lion dance. Introduction by Bob Klein. Recorded at the Tai-chi Farm, the largest gathering of Tai-chi teachers in the world, which used to take place each June. This is an excellent introduction to Tai-chi and for those already practicing it is exciting to see so many teachers each interpreting forms and push hands in different ways.