09 Yang style Slow Set Part One

Yang Style Slow Set Part One - additional comments
A demonstration of what it can look like, when the movements and postures from the previous videos come together in the set. Do this 2-5 times every day, and you will soon begin to feel the benefits of Tai Chi practice.
It was recorded on Aug. 12. 2024. The music was auto-generated by the video editing program.
There are two more parts in the Slow set. Part two is more than twice as long as part one, and part three is even longer. Parts two and three introduce both new movements/techniques as well as variations of the movements from part one. But there is also a fair amount of repetition.
I will not make video introductions to parts two and three in the near future - if ever. For those, you will have to seek out a real-life teacher. If you can find a decent one, that is a much better way to learn.
General advice:
Even if the movements and postures are hand-to-hand combat techniques, don’t perform them as if you are in a fight. Because you are not. But you need to understand the techniques to know the direction, progression, and flow of the individual movements.
Concentrate on relaxing and aligning your entire body, and connecting all the way from each foot to the fingers of the opposite hand.
When you inhale, imagine you are hanging suspended from the top of your head. When you exhale, imagine that you are stacking the different parts of your body onto each other from the floor and upwards.
Pay at least as much attention to your feet and legs, and the lower part of your body as you do to your hands and the upper part of your body.
Pay attention to which direction you are facing. Your entire body from groin to shoulders should face in the same direction. When you turn your body, try not to twist it.
Once you know a few postures, link them together in a smooth unbroken flow.
Don’t go too slow, don’t go too fast. Keep an even speed. You can always change the speed next time you start over.
Practice every day, even if it is only for 5 or 10 minutes. Daily practice gives the fastest progress.
REMEMBER:
EVEN IF YOU DON’T DO IT “RIGHT” OR “CORRECTLY”, TAI CHI CAN STILL BE A VERY BENEFIFICIAL WAY OF EXERCISING!
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