Tai Chi Yang Style 24 Form Step by Step Opening Posture Thru Brush Knee

Tai Chi Yang Style 24 Form Opening Posture thru Technique Number 4, Brush Knee. See demonstration of each technique and movement by movement breakdown showing the rotations of the waist and hip actions that create each unique movement. Each movement is created with a unique combination of core movements, including rotation of the upper waist, rotation of the lower waist, and power from the hips. There are 8 unique patterns of core movement used in Tai Chi, created by the waist rotation and hip energy. This series will show a brief written breakdown of each of the core patterns. You can see the full discussion of the core movements by joining as a member to see the Members Only video analysis.

Learn how to do the Yang Style Tai Chi 24 Form, perfect for beginners or regular practitioners. This is an introduction video. I will be doing the full 24 form with full analysis available to members at the MOVER level.

00:00 Introduction
00:20 Opening Posture
01:40 Parting the Wild Horse's Mane
02:35 Crane Cools Its Wings
03:25 Brush Knee

Opening Thru Brush Knee
1. Step out with the left leg
2. Bring the palms over the thighs and raise the arms to shoulder height
3. Sink into horse stance

4. Change into empty stance on the right leg.
5. Step out on the left heel
6. Lower the forefoot and shift forward in Parting the Wild Horse's Mane

7. Half Step Up with the right leg
8. Shift back into empty stance
9. Split the arms in Crane Cools Its Wings

10. Bring the arms parallel, then sweep the right arm back
11. Bring the palm to the ear, then step out on the left heel
12. Brush down with the left palm, then strike forward.

Opening Posture
Parting the Wild Horse's Mane x3
Crane Cools Its Wings
Brush Knee x3

The 8 patterns of core movement used in Tai Chi are the same as those used in normal walking technique, including walking on flat ground, walking uphill, walking downhill, walking up stairs, walking down stairs, and running. Each of the 8 core movement patterns in Tai Chi create a specific energy. These energies are said to be the foundation of Tai Chi. They are Ward Off, Rollback, Push, Press, Split, Pluck, Elbow Strike, and Shoulder Strike. These energies are described using the 8 Tai Chi trigrams. These trigrams have never been defined before outside of vague metaphorical descriptions. In my Tai Chi Code, I use my own analysis of core movement along with the principles of Tai Chi to define the 8 trigrams and fundamental energies in well-defined terms of waist rotation and hip action. I refer to the 8 core movement patterns as The Core Techniques, and each of the Core Techniques is correlated with one of the 8 energies of Tai Chi and one of the 8 trigrams. I go into significant detail of these energies and core movements in the Members Only video series. I also describe them in my Walking Code videos.

Learning Tai Chi using this format will help you to quickly translate Tai Chi movements to your daily life, enhancing the benefits which are already known to come from Tai Chi practice.

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