8 Methods 5 Steps Tai Chi | Follow Me Mirror Version | Bafa Wubu | 八法五步

8 Methods 5 Steps Tai Chi | Follow Me Mirror Version | Bafa Wubu | 八法五步
This slow easy to follow 'follow me' version of the 8 Methods 5 Steps Tai Chi is perfect for beginners and as a short daily practice of Tai Chi.
I am your mirror for this practice, so we move together in the same direction throughout the practice. Yang Style benefits health, vitality and immunity and is a gentle flowing exercise suitable for all ages and abilities.
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Eight Methods and Five Steps
Tai Chi "Eight Methods and Five Steps" is a new easy-to-learn form for Tai Chi based on the core movements of the five Tai Chi schools. Created by experts of the Wushu Sports Management Center of State Sports Administration in order to better publicise, promote and popularise Taijiquan, and to also promote China's excellent traditional culture.
Drawing on all forms of Taijiquan, the core techniques are represented in the "Eight Methods and Five Steps" routine, encompassing the eight method of "ward-off, rollback, push, press, grab, split, elbow strike and shoulder strike", combined with the five steps of "advancing, retreating, looking left, gazing right and central equilibrium" as the two modes of exercise of standing stake and advancing. These have been refined into a popular routine of culture, fitness and simplicity.
Also known as Taiji Bafa Wubu in Chinese, the practice condenses and refines these five different Tai Chi Schools styles into their most classical and foundational movements, namely the 8 hand techniques and 5 steps.
8 hand techniques:
* péng (ward-off)
* lǚ (roll-back)
* jǐ (press)
* àn (push)
* cǎi (grab or pluck)
* liè (split)
* zhǒu (elbow)
* kào (shoulder)
The 5 steps:
* jìn (forward)
* tuì (backward)
* gù (left)
* pàn (right)
* dìng (central)
Because of its simplicity, Bafa Wubu is most suitable for Tai Chi beginners.
The movements are simple in structure, moderate in number but rich in meaning, and also easy to learn and practice. This is the ideal routine on to which to progress from the 24-form simplified Taijiquan routine.
Movements for the 8 Methods 5 Steps Tai Chi :
00:00 Starting form (一)起勢
00:20 Left ward-off (二)左掤勢
00:25 Right rollback (三)右捋勢
00:28 Left push (四)左擠勢
00:34 Double hand press (五)雙按勢
00:36 Right grab (六)右採勢
00:40 Left split (七)左挒勢
00:43 Left elbow strike (八)左肘勢
00:45 Right shoulder strike (九)右靠勢
00:48 Right ward-off (十)右掤勢
00:52 Left rollback (十一)左捋勢
00:56 Right push (十二)右擠勢
01:00 Double hand press (十三)雙按勢
01:06 Left grab (十四)左採
01:10 Right split (十五)右挒勢
01:12 Right elbow strike (十六)右肘勢
01:15 Left shoulder strike (十七)左靠勢
01:22 Advance left and right ward-off (十八)進步左右掤勢
01:36 Withdraw left and right rollback (十九)退步左右捋势
01:43 Left-stepping left push (二十)左移步左擠勢
01:50 Left-stepping double hand press (二十一)左移步雙按勢
01:55 Right-stepping right push (二十二)右移步右擠勢
02:01 Right-stepping double hand press (二十三)右移步雙按勢
02:07 Withdraw left and right grab (二十四)退步左右採勢
02:14 Advance left and right split (二十五)進步左右挒勢
02:21 Right-stepping right elbow strike (二十六)右移步右肘勢
02:24 Right-stepping right shoulder strike (二十七)右移步右靠勢
02:29 Left-stepping left elbow strike (二十八)左移步左肘勢
02:31 Left-stepping left shoulder strike (二十九)左移步左靠勢
02:35 Central equilibrium standing on one leg both left and right (三十) 中定左右獨立
02:54 Cross hands (三十一)十字手
03:00 Closing form (三十二)收势
🌟 Benefits of Tai Chi & Qigong:
* Improves co-ordination as you learn to bring Mind, Body and Breath together in to a rhythmic dance of hands, waist and feet
* Relieves stress and insomnia - helping the mind calm after a busy day and moving the mind into a more restful place to initiate sleep
* Strengthens and increases flexibility of the core, shoulder and leg muscles
* Relieve tension in the neck and shoulders and increases mobility
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[@chiara.75]

I came across your channel some weeks ago and here I found peace and inspiration :) I am on my personal journey with Qi Gong, I feel little changes in my perspective day by day. I am so grateful to have crossed you on my way, vibes and love from Italy 💜🙏🌼

[@YogaLilyStudio]

That's wonderful Chiara, I'm so glad you've found peace in the practice. May you always be inspired on your journey - Thank you for practicing together with me and taking time to write how you felt. Warmest wishes, Lily 😊🙏

[@chiara.75]

@@YogaLilyStudio have a wonderful Friday amazing Creature 🫶🦋🌿☀️

[@pdhelman9933]

Wonderful presentation! Cannot wait to begin. Also, thank you for presenting in the mirror version. Really helps the learning process.

[@YogaLilyStudio]

Thank you for the kind feedback, Eight Methods Five Steps is a wonderful practice, I really hope you enjoy it 😊 Lily

[@gabrielseis6879]

💞💕💓 Lily laoshi, Thank you! 🙏 From Argentina 🇦🇷

[@YogaLilyStudio]

Thank you for practicing with me Gabriel 😊 Lily

[@davebarnett7749]

Love this one! Really elegant and powerful ⭐

[@YogaLilyStudio]

Thank you for practicing with me, I'm so glad you enjoyed the practice with me, Lily 😊

[@user-hc6st1pt2c]

Maravillosa danza muy bonita graciadss 👏👏👏🐉🐉🐉🐉👏👏👏🐉🐉💯💯🍀🍀🍀🍀🤭🤭🤭🇦🇷🤭🍀🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@YogaLilyStudio]

Muchas gracias por practicar Tai Chi conmigo Tamara. Me alegra mucho que te haya gustado. Te deseo salud y felicidad en el año del dragón 🧧🐉 🙏Lily

[@binabou2809]

Thank you for sharing Lily! ❤

[@YogaLilyStudio]

You're welcome Bina, thank you for practicing together with me, Lily 🙏

[@elisablancoeblan]

Te admiro mucho y me siento bien haciendo tus clases aúnque no entienda inglés Te lo agradezco mucho

[@YogaLilyStudio]

Muchas gracias por sus comentarios encantadores. Me alegro de que hayas disfrutado practicando conmigo. Tai Chi y Qigong tienen que ver con el movimiento interno de la energía, por lo que la práctica tiene más que ver con el sentimiento que con la comprensión. Realmente aprecio que te hayas tomado el tiempo para decirme cómo te hace sentir la práctica. 😊Lily Thank you so much for your lovely feedback. I'm glad you have enjoyed practicing with me. Tai Chi and Qigong are all about the internal movement of energy, so the practice is more about the feeling, than about the understanding. I truely appreciate you taking the time to let me know how the practice makes you feel.

[@korraisawsome]

Really easy to follow. Thank you for your videos. ❤

[@YogaLilyStudio]

Thank you for the lovely feedback Laurynn 🙏 I'm really grateful you took time to practice and to write. Warmest wishes, Lily 😊

[@Bee-iz7kq]

Beautiful Lily 💖✨

[@YogaLilyStudio]

Thank you Bee! 🤗 I'm so glad you liked the practice with me. Lily 💕

[@MarkPoehler]

Beautifully done

[@YogaLilyStudio]

Thank you for practicing with me Mark 😊

[@wolfgang4368x]

Livingroomwarrior greets.❤

[@YogaLilyStudio]

Greetings fellow living room warrior 😅 Thank you for taking time to practice with me Wolfgang ☯ Lily

[@rustykiley3577]

So beautiful!

[@YogaLilyStudio]

Thank you Rusty, it’s one of my favourite practices too 😊

[@bozturk0616]

🙏🙏🙏

[@YogaLilyStudio]

⭐ thank you

[@fabiosozzi46]

Beautiful song, what's the name of this song?

[@YogaLilyStudio]

Thank you Fabio, the music is called Bafa Wubu, it was written specifically for the practice. 😊 Lily

[@olenavlasenko8578]

So beautiful! It’s an art! Are there guiding exercises available with teaching each step? Thank you 🙏💜

[@YogaLilyStudio]

I'm so glad you enjoyed the practice with me, and thank you for your enquiry. I don't have the practice as a broken down class I'm sorry, but I will add to my list of classes to make. 🙏 Lily

[@charlesgrey8651]

Nice youtube recommandation, liked and subed 🙏 Ox/Leo 1961

[@YogaLilyStudio]

Thank you practicing with me Charles 😊 I'm so glad you enjoyed the practice with me. Lily 🙏

[@charlesgrey8651]

@@YogaLilyStudio oh, dear one, ... i'll doing it with kettlebels, more edge, i'm only 62 🤭

[@YogaLilyStudio]

Do take care if you introduce weights @@charlesgrey8651

[@charlesgrey8651]

@@YogaLilyStudio yes mama, i will. I'm using light weights, 4 and 8 kg kettlebells, that's enough, for now. Thank you for your concerns 🙏💖

[@marivicmaury845]

Beautiful Form! What is the name of the music? Thank you so much!

[@YogaLilyStudio]

Thank you very much, the music was made especially for the 8 Methods 5 Steps form - Bafa Wubu music or 八法五步 may help you find it. 😊 Lily

[@athosgirardi3179]

Beautiful, what style does it belong to?

[@YogaLilyStudio]

Hi Athos, the Eight Methods and Five Steps practice brings together all of the Taiji schools foundational practices in to one. I've added an extra description to the text below the video. Thank you so much for practicing with me 😊 Lily

[@athosgirardi3179]

@@YogaLilyStudio Thank you 👍

[@serafinr5437]

Me gustaría aprender este tai chi

[@YogaLilyStudio]

It's a lovely practice 😊 I hope someone local to you can teach you the 8 Methods 5 Steps Tai Chi. Lily 🙏

[@serafinr5437]

@@YogaLilyStudio Here in Spain at the moment I don't know anyone who teaches this tai chi I like it I spent a year learning tai chi 24 yang but I had to quit because I couldn't afford more classes thank you very much