Tai Chi 37 Postures Martial Applications (YMAA) Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming

Product Description Discover the Martial Art of Taijiquan Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan) is an ancient internal Chinese martial art which has gained widespread popularity for its many health benefits. Today, most people practice taiji slowly to develop their balance, strength, and vitality, and the martial applications of the art are often ignored. Taijiquan, or 'Grand Ultimate Fist', is a highly effective form of combat specializing in short and middle-range fighting. This program offers practical martial applications for each of the 37-postures of traditional Taiji, based on the forms passed down by Yang, Ban-Hou. Once the viewer has a basic understanding of these universal principles, you may use them to devise further applications for every movement no matter which style of Taiji you practice. Learn the Basic Concepts of Taiji and Taijiquan. Understand the purpose of every Taiji movement. Over 50 effective applications for any Taijiquan style. SPECIAL FEATURES: Multi-Language Menus/Subtitles: English, French, Spanish Interactive YMAA Catalog with 50 additional minutes of Preview Trailers for All YMAA Videos Features senior YMAA students Pedro Rodrigues, Tony Chee, and Kathy Yang YMAA PRODUCTION DR. YANG, JWING-MING TAIJI 37-POSTURES MARTIAL APPLICATIONS WRITTEN & PERFORMED BY DR. YANG, JWING-MING, WITH TONY CHEE, PEDRO RODRIGUES & KATHY YANG EDITING & DVD AUTHORING BY MEDIAMANIC PRODUCED BY DAVID SILVER DIRECTED BY DR. YANG, JWING-MING AND DAVID SILVER Review Dr. Yang's ability is of the same high caliber as his written treatises. --Master Jou, Tsung-Hwa Dr. Yang surely follows in the footsteps of the Yang style founder Yang Lu-Chan, who also first studied the Shaolin hard styles and later studied and mastered the soft style of Taijiquan. Dr. Yang stimulates this tradition, which will surely bear the fruit of high achievement within the martial arts. --Grandmaster Liang, Tung-Tsai Man of the Year 2007 --Inside Kung Fu magazine About the Actor Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming is a world-reknown author and teacher of Gong Fu (Kung Fu), Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan) and Chin Na and a leading authority on Qigong (Chi Kung). Involved in Chinese Kung Fu since 1961, he has over 55 schools in 18 countries. Dr. Yang has published over thirty books and over eighty videos and DVDs on health and martial arts. He is the founder of the YMAA Retreat Center. Search Amazon for "YMAA" , "Jwing-Ming Yang" or "Dr. Yang" to find more instructional Tai Chi and health DVDs available from YMAA Publication Center. YMAA: Yang's Martial Arts Association was established in Boston, MA in 1982. With the intent of preserving traditional Chinese Gongfu (Kung Fu) and Qigong , Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming began training students in the rigors of Shaolin Long Fist and White Crane Gongfu as well as Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan. Dr. Yang also undertook his life-long dream of teaching and researching the Chinese arts and introducing them to the West through many books, videos and DVDs. YMAA Publication Center has been a publisher of high quality traditional martial arts and health books, videos and DVDs since 1983, and is a pioneer in the cultural exchange between the East and West. Dr. Yang is the founder of the nonprofit YMAA-Retreat Center dot org. About the Director David Silver is the Writer, Producer, and/or Director of many of the best selling DVDs on Amazon. He is the co-author of the bestselling book and DVD, Sunrise Tai Chi.