Learn Tai Chi 8 forms for beginners (English version) - Hong Kong

I'm Jacky Sum, a Tai Chi instructor in Hong Kong. I am sharing this video of me doing the basic Tai Chi 8 forms, hoping to help gain more recognition of my skills in Hong Kong.
It's a great martial art style, great to do for leisure as well as for health.
Feel free to contact me, my email address is:
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[@streytey]

0:07 commencing form 0:17 whirl arms 0:51 brush knee and twist step 1:14 part the horses mane 1:39 wave hands like clouds 2:15 golden chicken stands on one leg 2:30 heal kicks 2:52 grasps sparrows tail 3:46 cross hands 4:04 closing form

[@petermurch]

This is a very clear video of the form. This is Yang style, authentically Chinese, and It is also called the 10 form (which makes sense if you count the commencement and the close). A great starter form ... and then you can move to the "simplified 24" which uses all these and more and also moves a long a straight line, where this one is sort of in one place.

[@danielblankley3149]

Well Done! I am trying to return to Tai Chi after years away from the 24 form Yang version. I wish fot traditional labels for each position to help me remember. I am starting with 8 form and want to progress back to the 24 form again. Thank you for great demonstrations!

[@jackysum5]

Taichi is a natural form of exercise, regarding breathing, for beginners you just do it as you walking. One simple concept is breath-in when you close your hands to your body, breath-out when you move you hands outward. Like pull and push,

[@emdee7744]

This is excellent. I took a series of tai chi classes years ago and the instructor was awful. He was interested in packing the room and moving from form to form too fast. He was no help. I ended up doing my own cobbled together version. Now I can follow along with your instruction. This is so clear. Thank you.

[@geoffringham1051]

The very best and clearest instruction I've found on You Tube 👍

[@sousalarson6858]

Thanks for this! Been doing wushu for many years and decided to stay for tai chi class. Trying to memorize this form at work woth 10 dogs running around my feet! That'll teach you focus and balance 🤣

[@NeerajLalu]

This is still one of the best videos to start with.

[@jackysum5]

Are you still practicing tai chi daily or at least 3 times a week. What level are you playing, 8 forms 24 forms….?

[@NeerajLalu]

@@jackysum5 I stiĺl do 8 form. For the last year I have not been to good only once / twice per month. But i do love it and the benifits are too noticeable to not make sure I practice 3 times per week. Do you have 24 fr Form video. You the best thank you.

[@wuwutaichi]

Thank you so much for this. I have just started to learn tai chi yang style and was really struggling. This makes it so clear. You are very accomplished.

[@brendablueys]

I have just found Tai Chi and I have been looking for clear, simple instruction that with constant movement. Thank you for this video.. I feel like I can learn now.. this is wonderful. Kind regards Brenda

[@jackysum5]

brendablueys I am glad to know that you like this video, learn Tai Chi is not easy, you have to follow the movements and keep on practice, the method is to learn one movement first, fully understand, the 2nd Movement, 3rd........after several months, you will succeed.

[@sweetlakers]

Thank you for sharing this tutorial. I will be going to my first class of Chen Tai Chi next Thursday. Where i will start learning the 8 forms from an Chinese Sifu. So looking forward and this movie gets me in the mood even more. Namasté from Holland

[@jackysum5]

@eliyaguy is glad to know that you are interested in taichi, to learn taichi from video is difficult, because the movement not only your hands but also the whole body, hope to see you great success.

[@elijaguy]

greetings and thanks, very helpful, because after a couple of weeks, when I already learned the basic movements, I can do it guided by the nice vocal instructions, with only glimpsing sometimes to the screen

[@robertmelia3780]

Wonderful clear instruction, thank you. ✌🏼️

[@BiGMaCSuperSized11]

Excellent video will do this every morning from now on

[@jaimeceferino7710]

Jajom Thank you. ❤

[@jackysum5]

Thank you for watching my video, keep on pratice, after sometimes, I am sure you can do.

[@funningames2243]

Excellent example! Thank you!

[@jackysum5]

The main point is to stretching of your calf of the leg. You just get your leg up to the level of your waist.

[@blacktigermartialarts7329]

Awesome 👌many thanks Sifu

[@jacsn4]

thank you so much for helping me get healthy

[@samdorsalis878]

Thank you!

[@yesiownfrodo]

This person in the video has great form. I prefer this without the voice.

[@Pu55yTamer]

Learn from a local master...some offer free classes. Use these video as a reminder only because you gotta learn to breath...because it is the main focus and not just waving hand and leg

[@fongmat8103]

Jonathan D

[@mikebross7473]

Jonathan D ttai

[@maryspeidel5258]

Beautiful. I’m hooked. Thanks

[@stanleyyuen7574]

Thanks for your lesson in 恩成堂

[@jackysum5]

你有繼續練習嗎？

[@rijulovarmenianairi6129]

Thanks

[@kushwanthkushwanth3183]

Awesome because it taught me tai chi

[@todd92371]

Thank you so much for this.

[@nancypintelon5630]

Dank u om dit met ons te delen

[@attorneyonwheels]

I've tried doing this, but this is very difficult, the moves, ahahah. Great video.

[@TryToAnswer]

thanks a lots jacky

[@petrussuryana6867]

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[@elijaguy]

@jackysum5 thanks for a good advice. I agree: learning only from video is risky. In fact I take tai chi classes up to 3 times a week, so that I know more than just waving my hands. The point is that in class I learn a different style, so that I do some extra learning from KZbin. All in all, thanks again, and greetings.

[@adityamenon]

thanks a lot for sharing! hope you see great business success =)

[@eddiekat1367]

thank you so much. I bought a book Then an app...app was great but this is better!

[@tibetrr9079]

eddiekat1367 hello Which app is it ? Thx

[@sherribergman8288]

Do you know Jin An Wong? I learned this set from him many years ago in California. Haven’t seen it anywhere else. I love it and teach it to my beginning classes. Do you know if he is still teaching? He said he learned this from his family in China.

[@jackysum5]

I don’t know him, Tai Chi is good for your health, should keep on practice every day.

[@badone588]

Thank you

[@invalidrequest]

I wish I could do that

[@ChamorruWarrior]

I sprained my collarbone 2 weeks before I was suppose to take my physical test to be able to apply for Air Force special forces. Ligament damage takes forever to heal. I've been a martial artist all my life but tended to focus more on punching, kicking and grappling people and never was too into this kind of thing. I've heard tons of people say that this kind of thing is amazing for healing and with my injury it seems like a good, slow and easy thing to try out. Does anyone have any experience with this? Any advice or specific forms I should look up as a beginner?

[@dodinscorner1429]

I willis folliw that exercise

[@spookiefishful]

what style is this? When I look 8-form up i get different versions

[@johnmooter2300]

Yang style. After this is 16yang, then the 24 yang

[@OddjueL]

this is so obnoxious trying to follow along when everything backwards so basically I have to put my back to the screen if I actually want to do this -.-