Product Details

• Actors: Jayne Storey
• Directors: Tarwyn Tattersall
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Golden Shadow Pict.
• DVD Release Date: November 15, 2002
• Run Time: 45 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00007CWIL
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #116,156 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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60 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quick, easy way to learning T'ai Chi, March 18, 2003

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D. Smith (Hawaii) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tai Chi - Energy Training for Mind and Body, Vol. 1 (DVD)

I have never done any kind of martial art what-so-ever. I have been wanting to learn T'ai Chi for a long time, and it has finally happened! The instructor (Jane Storey) does very well when instructing on how to do the T'ai Chi long form. She explains each individual move and gives several demonstrations to make sure you know how to do it. Being a DVD makes it easier too. For those moments when you're not sure about a movement, just hit the back button on your DVD player and you can just keep reviewing until you are sure. I have the first DVD finished and can't wait to start on the second one! I would definitely recommend this to people who want to learn T'ai Chi.

26 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars this DVD changed my Life, October 28, 2003

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Nancy Jameson (NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tai Chi - Energy Training for Mind and Body, Vol. 1 (DVD)

Up until the summer I was feeling very depressed, sluggish, I was working out, but I was only really going through the motions.
I bought this DVD on a whim and just tried it once a week to begin with... to my surprise I started really looking forward to my weekly Tai Chi session... I think that Energy Training is the important factor, this isn't about working out, it's about harnessing Energy and because I'm so scattered, because of everything I'm doing this was really what I needed... I have now even started doing a bit of Yoga as a result of being more centered.... Thankyou Jayne Storey, this is a great DVD.

29 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Taichi Dance, July 22, 2004

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Amazon Shopper (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tai Chi - Energy Training for Mind and Body, Vol. 1 (DVD)

Yang Style Taichi has been modified several times even within the first three generations of Yang family itself. While Taichi is first and foremost a martial art form, over the years, Yang style has gained more focus on health and spiritual cultivation over combat due to its vast popularity among people who need a morning exercise routine. This DVD will help you sweat and feel good about yourself but the form as taught will not help you correctly align your body, or develop your Chi (Qi,) much less defend yourself. If you treat Taichi as any other body exercise that improves your spirit, endurance, mood, fitness, etc., then this DVD will serve just fine. If you are looking to learn Taichi as a martial art, then you will need to look for a teacher or VHS tapes if you really do not have the resources. Due to low demand, most true masters do not have their teachings on DVDs yet. Masters William CC Chen and Yu Cheng Hsiang both offer their true variations of Yang style on VHS (I don't think Amazon carries them yet. Google for them.) Of course, these 'real' variations are much more difficult to learn (Just in terms of time, Yu Cheng Hsiang's 108-form will require at least 45 minutes to perform from beginning to end.) Though these tapes aren't cheap, they are the next best things to learn from a real life Taichi master.