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Tai-chi Exercises for Seniors

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As a learning tool for beginners this video fails. The first 20 minutes are spent on the same kind of stretching and warm-ups you did in gym class or can read about for free anywhere. He then does 10 minutes of chigung warms ups, which are simply more slow stretching (and better presented in any book). Next theres a 10 minute demonstration moves from the short form, all seen from the front and not structured for the beginner. When he finally gets around to the form there's one runthru (front only, no replay) of about 6 minutes, and that it - 40 minutes of warmup for one demo. The production values are crummy, looks like the whole thing was shot on a home camcorder with poor focus. Having taught martial arts for years I can tell you that few beginners will get the moves from presentations like this. As a learning video for people of any age this video is poor, but putting "for seniors" in the title to hook novices or their caregivers is cheating. Save your money !

I wish I could have posted this without a rating, because the sole purpose is to alert potential buyers.

I would love to have had the chance to view this DVD. However, it won't play on my standard Sony DVD player (this is the first time anything like this has happened).

So, while the DVD may be fantastic, you MIGHT have a problem viewing it. Hopefully the DVD's producer will read this and resolve the issue.

Sorry to be a killjoy...

The picture quality of this video is EXTREMELY poor, very grainy and obviously homemade with no production values. Content is thin and not well presented, there just isnt much here. If it was cheap it might be passable, but his price on this is way out of line. You'd be money ahead with a book.

This is a great general exercises program for seniors, beginning with warm ups and stretching and continuing to chi-gung exercises and using Tai-chi movements as exercises. A fourteen movement form is shown, using the movements previously used as exercises. The form is shown from the front and again from the rear. This is a good introduction to Tai-chi and provides a well rounded exercise program. The DVD is manufactured by the "burned" system which 95% of DVD players play. Some of the players manufactured several years ago, which only play movie type DVD's, have trouble with the burned variety. If your player plays DVD-R, it will play this DVD.

I ordered this DVD along with 2 other similar titles by different authors for my 83 year old Mom who is taking up Tai Chi. The other Tai Chi related titles were really quite good. When we played 'Tai-chi Exercises for Seniors' I was appalled by how sub-amateur the video and audio quality was for a DVD priced at $29.95; what a.... umm... disappointment.

Once you get past the opening text that scrolls for what seems like an eternity, you're presented with the spectacle of an over-lit Mr. Klein speaking in monotone while standing in front of an ugly backdrop. The uninspired, drab "content" then proceeds to drag on for what seems like an eternity but is only 60 minutes.

I noticed the producer is listed as `Artistic Video'.... to say the name is a misnomer is more than an understatement!!!

This is a very helpful program for seniors interested in learning Tai-chi. First, it provides flexibility and warm-up exercises to prepare the body. Next there are chi-gung exercises to improve the flow of energy through the body. Next the Tai-chi movements are presented one at a time, as exercises so that you can get used to each movement. The basic principles of movement, proper breathing etc. are carefully explained. The last section is a short Tai-chi form, linking the movements that you just learned. I believe it is a great approach to teach Tai-chi. The video quality is also very clear.

I found this video very slow. I would rate myself below average on the mobility chart(a 4 on a scale of 1-10). For me this video was to slow paced. The content was good but just didn't have the challenge needed to keep me motivated. The instructor although very informative was also lacking any motivational skills. It seemed to me that he was very uncomfortable in front of a camera. I used this DVD a few times and opted to return to a beginners tape which was more interesting and more challenging.

Review by Producer. This video includes warm-up and flexibility exercises, Chi-Gung (to increase the flow of life energy), Tai-chi exercises and a fourteen movement Tai-chi Yang short form. Careful instructions are given with many camera angles for ease in learning. Many exercises are shown from a seated position as well. There are five separate sections of exercise and each can be done separately, if desired. The menu contains many chapters to bring you to each exercise within each section.
Tai-chi, chi-gung and the other exercises in this video are designed to strengthen the body and internal organs to keep the body functioning with full vitality throughout life.

I am not happy with this DVD. I wanted the one done by Mark Johnson, I believe was his name. We left MN the day after the DVD came and are volunteering doing diaster relief work. I hope to send it back to you and get the right one, but I'll do that next week. Thank you. Norma Baas

I have been on disability for approx 4 yrs. I have not moved since i stopped working and this is a blessing. I am 52 y/o and am concerned about losing flexibility and grace. With this type of movement, I can work on getting the felxibility without killing myself