Is anyone familiar with online/zoom classes?

Some good advice from Chen Fake:

"Master Chen would say “The pillar of socialization is loyalty and the method of dealing with people should be based on modesty and cooperation. Loyalty fosters trust; modesty encourages progress; and cooperation befriends people. Modesty and cooperation should be based on loyalty not on hypocrisy.” He was so modest that he never considered himself a master of internal martial arts: “Everything has substance and appearance. Suppose Taijiquan is an internal marital art, can you call yourself an internal martial artist if you have only studied Taijiquan for three days?” Whenever talking about other people, my master praised their contributions instead of being critical of their shortcomings."

https://practicalmethod.com/1988/03/chen-fake/

Hello. I am wondering if i should endeavor into tai chi. I have done tae kwon do in the past and loved it but been out of it for over 10 years now. I am looking to get back into martial arts and am intrigued by tai chi.

My issue is my favorite part of martial arts is the self defence aspects. Discipline. Balance. Confidence. Etc. All the other things martial arts teach are great and i appreciate them but are not my first goal. I know a lot of tai chi places focus soley on the health benefits and other offerings it has.

Does this exclude me from tai chi? I have limited options for tai chi studios around me and am worried that they will not emphasize or include self defence or combat. I visited an Aikido studio today and found i didnt enjoy the soft internal non self defence focus it had.

Will i have the same experience at tai chi?

Are tai chi videos a decent substitute?

Should i look elsewhere?

it is kind of loose. my goal is not power but rather to go through simple, flowing motions while maintaining balance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCZCr4xJA9c

Ido Portal does this whipping technique with his arms at 1:15 in the video. I've seen him do variations of this a couple of times now and cannot find out where it comes from. Anyone familiar with this?

I've heard form 24 is a good place to start but the videos I found of It were hours long. I'm just looking for something for beginners that I can easily follow along and, not to make anyone upset, is just a video someone doing the form rather than an in depth explanation

Dear practitioners and teachers,

I will be finishing a long buddhist meditation retreat in Myanmar around December and I am looking to learn tai chi right after.

I have been deeply passionate about movement, with a background in dance and sports.

Due to physical issues, I'm interested in the most gentle and elegant style of Tai Chi, where flow and softness is central.

I am open to come to china to learn this and have the time to hopefully train enough to become a teacher.

If any of you beautiful people have any tips about the style I am looking for, or if there are authentic areas in china where it is the best to immerse in Tai Chi, you are welcome to share that with me 🙏

I'm deeply inspired to combine the love for meditation with the love for (gentle) movement and am sure this combination will fill my heart and soul with joy.

Blessings, With metta,

Tom

Greetings,

I would like your opinion about Dr Paul Lam online classes for beginners.

https://www.onlinetaichilessons.com/

Do you have other online class recommendations ?

Thanks

I’ve been learning Tai Chi and thought it’d be nice to share my progress with the community and maybe get some w feedback on my form.

Video here:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ojVlHSrtCIk

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Hello everybody! We are a Daoist family practicing Taiji. Here, you can find our newest series on Taiji Basics, suitable for beginners or people who want to revisit the foundation principles of Taijiquan. It might be good to have another perspective.

Check it out here: https://www.sage.blue/tag/taiji/

Disclaimer: Our online classes are not for free - since they are done with very high effort and very good camera equipment in Dolby Vision. If you want a free read to look into our content we recommend this article: https://www.sage.blue/the-teachings-of-inner-transformation-and-alchemy/

Use this tag to see how many online classes are available for now: https://www.sage.blue/tag/videos/

I need a tai chi shoe with more support than traditional shoes - probably a contradiction - outside of slipping heel inserts into an existing shoe, does anyone have any recommendations along this line?