Rich Marantz of Green Mountain Tai chi gives a lesson on the basics and some of the subtleties of Tai chi walking
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@vickiehajash38173 жыл бұрын
Thank you for breaking this down to the most basic steps. I really needed that! Also, I appreciate the information as well as the silent demonstration. In demonstrating it both ways my mind can understand the mechanics and my body can observe and quietly follow without being overwhelmed. Well done.
@TheChispi252 жыл бұрын
The best way to practice the Taichi and the walking is on water. So if you can find a descent water fall and not too deep place is a nice way to practice the form. Remember Taichi is not about the air. Is about fluidity. So 3 to 4 feet pool or river is great. Also on water you will find the right amount of resistance you need for the form. Just do it and let it flow. Your welcome
@tiredoftorylies.29506 жыл бұрын
Clear, knowledgeable and modest. A perfect Tai Chi teacher!
@smokeyab92010 жыл бұрын
Usefull, absolutely! This was the best that I have seen. Most people take you thru the entire warmup but I just needed what you gave. This was 100%. Thanks so much.
@kevinpackard68836 жыл бұрын
It is so worth staying with this whole video. The best instruction so far about how to protect the knees. Super intelligent teaching. Kudos.
@LifeForceChannel9 жыл бұрын
Beautiful trees, birds singing…….Peaceful Thanks for sharing a wonderful, detailed, presentation.
@qigongwithkseny6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing the basics of Tai Chi walk. You have a nice manner and I really enjoyed this video.
@bhughes95186 жыл бұрын
The surest sign of a good teacher is that they can take complex information and make it easy to understand... well done... 👍
@jimkeen76746 жыл бұрын
Great, detailed explanation. I'm a newbie to Tai Chi (about 3 months of lessons), and we practice the Tai Chi walk almost every class. I've been practicing at home, too, because it was very awkward for me at first. I am very pigeon-toed, so the outward twisting of the feet was very difficult for me to get used to. However, each week I notice it feeling more natural and easier to do correctly. Good luck to everyone out there practicing Tai Chi! Peace and good health to you all!
@marybamesberger599510 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I am a TaiChi beginner. I so appreciate your modeling, cuing, clarity. I give this video 5 stars! This will be a valuable resource for me. Wonderful!
@taijidanzqi7 жыл бұрын
Yes! Learning to Taiji walk correctly is very important! Thank you for sharing!
@lindaking3857 жыл бұрын
Thank you for a very clear video. I have watched/practiced it several times and get something new each time.
@teresaluna19368 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your expertise so lovingly !
@kackmalwieder6 жыл бұрын
You are very gifted with teaching. Best I have seen by now. Many thanks.
@paxas039 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience...
@marcanthony5745 Жыл бұрын
I love your video & especially explaining about pushing the energy down. Thank you
@russpalmeri Жыл бұрын
Fabulous. We started our tai chi lessons last week, and the walking exercise is the first thing we do. This is going to be so very helpful. Thank you.
@mvl68275 жыл бұрын
Nice helpful video. I am practicing this to help my arthritis and it really helps! Thank you. Peaceful green woodland too! Love Nature ❤️
@Ying69614 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the walking tips as I am new to Taichi and this video provides me great help for how to move around legs. Great teaching, Thank you!
@333Eriana7 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this - i do not have a teacher available - but Tai Chi has been recommended by 3 of my doctors for my pain condition and spinal troubles - i have watched many videos - and have been keeping it very simple. I used to be a dancer - so this is a good lesson for me to move with more "relaxation" in mind; - VERY different than dancing exercises! - I have noticed walking in this style in my backyard that somedays i feel very good - other days - i feel awkward and note that my hips and knees hurt. Now - by what you have explained I know why.
@taichivermont7 жыл бұрын
Eri I am glad you have found this useful. I began my Tai chi journey to heal from severe chronic pain from a spinal injury. feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions regarding this.
@dailydribble5 жыл бұрын
Check you county webite they are offering Tai chi for better balance classes, and it is free, also exercise class's and free DVD's
@liketheleaf6 жыл бұрын
I'd say the same things as Chrisnorthover: "Clear, knowledgeable and modest. A perfect Tai Chi teacher!" Thank you so much for this teaching, it is going to be very useful for my practice.
@cmamedeiros20068 жыл бұрын
my sister friend introduced me to a few Qigong moves. I am continuing on my own, but I am grateful to her for showing me this way of knowing.
@charlesleong18255 жыл бұрын
Your explanation is better than many taichi masters i have seen. Particularly how you position your back knees when sitting back .
@thomaslockley17856 жыл бұрын
I like the details you put in your video of tai chi walking definitely going to start studying this
@josephbunone61263 жыл бұрын
T’ai Chi , what you call tai chi walking. Moving along being a tai chi practitioner for over 20 yrs. Trained with Steven Lanzarone whom was taught and trained by Sifu Leonard Antonucci. Mr Antonucci was taught by Cheng man Ching. In CHINA TOWN New York City in the early 70’s. Walking Tai chi is the posture positioning in every movement of the form. With all due respect these are practiced in actual stepping, push, withdraw and so on!, thanks for an added moving exercise to stimulate the Chi!
@sheryls77826 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I have renewed my Tai Chi practice
@rabbit831211 жыл бұрын
Excellent video Rich! Thanks. I really miss your classes. Keep posting more of these and thanks again. Hi to the Wednesday group from me.
@Valerieann1004 жыл бұрын
Great Lesson, and something I have overlooked. Thanks!
@ChillaxOm9 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for your great very detailed instruction.
@markdonovan15404 жыл бұрын
Tai Chi walking is a great practice. It´s always good to go back to basics and check those foundations
@Michajeru5 жыл бұрын
This is really wonderful. My Tai Chi teacher gets our class to do this but she didn't explain it as clearly as you did, although she is an excellent teacher. Your teaching and demonstrations are really superb. Thank you very much.
@kepa05037 жыл бұрын
Very informative and very well illustrated. Thank you for your teaching.
@Oclius8 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this great teaching.
@andreybychkov42896 жыл бұрын
Perfect...Thank you for sharing details not an easy walking as it seems...!
@WateryFire10 жыл бұрын
This is brilliant! Our teacher in class never explained these details to us. Thank you very much.
@peacebe2u4805 жыл бұрын
Dont compare like that. Each teacher has n uses different methods to various students; I am a teacher n i know it hurts to read that kind of comment from paid students😅
@SirTjames5 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I have been doing Tai Chi for over a year now and wondered why my knees bothered me when I practice often. Hoping to incorporate this and give my knees a break.
@taichiloverdoesbetter82208 жыл бұрын
Excellent Teacing video ! Thank you for sharing your insight. Very concise and clear. I have been teaching my students the same way. I will share this video with them, now... an Occidental teacher teaches the same way.... :-)
@casiopeea89 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this Tai Chi instructional video. Love that was so much focused on alignment. Very helpful. Excellent and well done! Thanks again!
@judefukumoto1595 жыл бұрын
Corina C taichiforbeginning
@nevittwoods17305 жыл бұрын
have u tried chu yung tung
@lisap_photo_art2 ай бұрын
Echoing what others have said, I love the detailed walk through of the exact steps to take and how to take them. Maybe I'm OCD but with my Tai Chi (unlike other areas of my life) I want to know exactly how to do it so I can optimize the benefits. I got the link to this video from a friend but I'm definitely subscribing to your channel!
@user-ci1we2my8b2 жыл бұрын
Excellent instruction at a master's level!
@dominiclloyd66515 жыл бұрын
Excellent lesson, thank you.
@anne-alexpackard23602 жыл бұрын
This is an excellent instruction! Thank you!
@jaesoonwhite5221 Жыл бұрын
I have been watching many videos, how to walk, this video is the best. Thank you so much for your explanation!
@JustinThorts5 ай бұрын
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@emjaykay469 жыл бұрын
Excellent instructions - many thanks !!
@freakishfunk46053 жыл бұрын
So very helpful. Thank you for the detail!
@user-vq9kh4tx8y7 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much. I'm a tai chi beginner. So very useful details, espesiallly about 90 degree. Thanks a lot.
@thanhluong82975 жыл бұрын
Thank you Sir You are the best of the best
@waynejones57267 жыл бұрын
WOW this is so good. Some of my students find you tube videos that are not great, I give them a link to this video as it the real basic stuff that all of us need. Yes, he talks a lot but it is all relevant and he is not a pedant like so many so called masters. Please Rich, please keep on creating videos.
@MrAdirene608 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU!!! EXELLENT DETAILED PRESENTATION!!!
@jamesmarsh2430 Жыл бұрын
Great break down, thank you
@raymondcouch58008 жыл бұрын
PRACTICAL STUFF,THE BIS AND EXELLENT TEACHING
@wuchi516 жыл бұрын
taught this as an exercise for years and never knew it as tai chi walking
@MartinJutras Жыл бұрын
I love both tai chi and Vermont. 😀
@truewarrior639 жыл бұрын
Rich, I was looking at some tai chi information on a blog that led me to a video and there you were brother. Good to see even in video tai chi walking. Peace, Light and Love Michael Denmeade
@ronaldoxavier22817 жыл бұрын
thank you sou do Brasil Rio de janeiro não falo inglês porém entendo ( Obrigado Thank)
@jiaogulan2 жыл бұрын
Across the us and back - wow!
@aurorajaimedeaguilar93065 жыл бұрын
Muy útiles para las personas como yo que hacemos Tai Chi básico y podemos conocer más sobre esta milenaria disciplina. Gracias.
@edsnowden49905 жыл бұрын
You just sound like my teacher. Some good Taiji sir!
@longjamranjit16825 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your video.
@7yorker79 жыл бұрын
Great presentation and a big help ...thank you
@nevittwoods17305 жыл бұрын
nice shirt too
@lydiarieman71064 жыл бұрын
Perfect!
@richardrice86508 жыл бұрын
Well done. Thank you for your time and efforts.
@taichivermont8 жыл бұрын
you are welcome
@xavieresparza13839 жыл бұрын
Wonderful...thanks
@ianbradleyamos63768 жыл бұрын
Super video ...Tai Chi Walking is just what I need , I'm a Retired Kung Fu Master and nursing a few injures , super illustration on leg form , thanks !!
@southerntiger31077 жыл бұрын
Ian Amos What style of Kung Fu are you?
@bpsutherland7 жыл бұрын
I didn't know masters retire. Is there a good pension plan with that?
@truthserum94566 жыл бұрын
Anyone calling themselves a master is most certainly not sir
@bajuszpal1726 күн бұрын
Many thanks of revealing a great number of approaches,. It is detailed oriented exercise with no need to hurry. With all respect it resembles me the movement to and fro movevemetn iof that colour changing lizzard when approachung a fky tinteding to catch it with his exoandfabke tingue, Best regards, Excellent methodology. Paul. 69
@hortenciareyraga59108 жыл бұрын
fantastic presentation
@mhillvo3 жыл бұрын
And I thought I was the only one who didn't know how to walk on Earth, before I learned Tai Chi Chuan helps so much with navigation. Hands are key and I"m like I"m riding my motorcycle with hands on imaginary rails guiding my direction. Seems the brain you can program ahead of where you're going even half minute before, so my "real" self is in control of the body's movement, which is the coolest...I've been playing with Earth's wobble lately and spun myself in an office chair this morning...quickest back remedy I've ever done, since I'm very very experienced in self myofascial release...so I use the wobbly planet's nature to also fix things faster...seems I'm able to sense, arm outstretched, magnetic North...and passing cars, if I'm really quiet and still, but I don't do chanting, don't have to. I just switch my attention to my senses so I talk while doing Tai Chi, sometimes, and never lose a position, being self taught? Actually the Earth's invisible "Chi" or environment showed my fascia how to move, and more...but this video is a good tutorial for the beginner, just learning it's benefits. Slow it down, you perceive more around you and see your true self emerge....that part, at first was scary, since I'm a Faith type, so I pray before I use the energy to help my body...family thinks I just do myofascial for them, but I can do what I know and they don't have to know. Sometimes it's best...people get nervous when you do something like heal and tell them...I don't need adulation, just to help in any way I can....pied piper, but silent. Because it's been fun learning how to...long journey, but I took a shortcut, I guess. Drummer's reflexes and classical piano trained hands seem best suited for holding hands still and aiming correctly, the hand positions are the martial arts moments I figured out how to use efficiently. Then I clear the chi formally and go about my business. I love the feeling of using it to go over the body before going forth...I like being around people more, since I can sense things, and be calmness in the middle of chaos or "monkey brain" environments. It's amusing since I used to be just like them...and appreciate this gift that's free, if you have the moral integrity to respect it's power...there are flip sides to everything...and some have misused and abused this artr of healing and martial arts it presents. Only the worthy should venture further. Your mind must be pure to do healing consistently. We work on ours by embracing a Faith in God. Who IMHO, did a great job providing health for fallen mankind, in plain sight. Best place to hide something so valuable for mankind. Blessings....
@yoheikurihara33 жыл бұрын
Thank you !
@gianniverri5 жыл бұрын
Very good explanation thank you so much
@warlockig9 жыл бұрын
the location is very nice. The lawnmower is unfortunate.
@jinyounglee89586 жыл бұрын
Very useful! Than You.
@meleromelero15 жыл бұрын
Hi!! I will be going on the Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage in Spain where I walk for about two weeks. I have no pain, nor injuries, but thought this might be interesting to stay mindful. Thoughts?
@glorydey5008glowlight5 жыл бұрын
Hello, Greetings! Saw your question on Tai Chi walking. It is not necessary that one should have any illness or injuries for practicing Tai Chi. This is a form of energy exercise technique also known as walking meditation which is very good for mindfulness lifestyle. Personally, I too do not have any health issues and am perfectly fit and active - but I have started incorporating Tai Chi in my daily workout as part of a healthy spiritual routine. These exercises are generic and can be done by all like a good way to harness energy activation in your body system. They also balance your mind and help awaken your soul energy. Hope this answers your query. Have a great day! Regards! 😍😇🙏
@trishna17 жыл бұрын
#Beautiful #Peaceful #Ecofriendlyinnature
@1stp4ward8 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this.
@bok2bok3335 жыл бұрын
Nice one.
@louisearsenault72459 жыл бұрын
Avez-vous des vidéos en langue française sur le taichi?
@yasmineabigailgonzalez-val34076 жыл бұрын
Excellent..THANK YOU..👌..😝
@AndrewPlitt9 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing. :)
@ronaldyee35636 жыл бұрын
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@judefukumoto1595 жыл бұрын
Andrew Plitt take chiforbeginning
@rubenmorales16178 жыл бұрын
really that's the best you can come up with really in mature
@sastiebel6 жыл бұрын
Don’t forget the qwa. Shoulder width stance. Demonstrate the walk, less talk!
@lenwenzel7440 Жыл бұрын
Do you ever see a blinding light in your shadow that looks like a tesla globe when you do this
@johnwalker46428 жыл бұрын
Horseshit is valuable! The Player who knows how to walk is a well studied path. Wonderful, wonderful teaching!
@susansmart772710 жыл бұрын
Hi Rich, I teach Tai Chi and get really tired of teaching at times...surely this must happen to you? Like your lessons. thanks for sharing
@Wanna.Wander6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the demo. I’m familiar with tai chi, having been in training in the past in the art of Kung Fu. It’s been many years and an injury in 2009. I need Tai Chi in my life and remember the movements and proper form, the breathing, but that nerve in my lumbar and leg, yowza! 😦 I wonder where to start. Do you have any suggestions?
@taichivermont6 жыл бұрын
For using Tai chi to help deal with lumbar and leg pain I recommend starting with slow gentle movement. Do your movements small so it does not aggravate the back or leg. I also feel that zhang zhuan, standing meditation, is an excellent exercise for these problems.
@Wanna.Wander6 жыл бұрын
Thank you... I will give it a try and thank you for your experience... happy trails❤️ I’ll let you know how I do
@SuperAnnielou7 жыл бұрын
I fell so fast I have no idea why. I broke my left wrist in two places. I had surgery eight weeks ago and starting PT this week. Would Tia Chi be helpful in keeping me from falling? I have broken four different bones in the past six years. My balance is really bad. Thank you to anyone who might know if this would be helpful to me ! I am seventy four.
@Huannia6 жыл бұрын
Melanie Hope Yes and no. Yes because, if practised properly, taiji is good for coordination, balance, strengthening, etc. But due to your physical health, it'd be better to consult your doctor first
@wuchi516 жыл бұрын
in the last 2 years ive had a broken hip and a replaced knee and have used taichi to recover full mobility strength and somewhat agility.The most important thing in taichi and recovery is patient, faithful work. when you think nothing is happening, done quit, have faith in the process and practice. It would be a shame after working steadily for a year if you stopped a day before a breakthrough, and they do come, small epiphanies. Ahas " i couldnt do this 3 weeks ago" or" that didnt hurt at all this time". Balance in rooting and leg strength is an undeniable plus of tai chi. My teacher from the 1970s who is now 92 was teaching up to 3 years ago, traveling from NYC to phila. pa every week.
@tonyofarrell27756 жыл бұрын
Melanie Hope a bit late
@suemauer59656 жыл бұрын
I am a beginner to tai chi, at 71 years of age (not old!) recovering nicely from four knee replacement surgeries. I appreciate your detailed description but I would like to know if you are demonstrating at normal speed or slowed down for demo. If slowed down, I would like to see ten or fifteen seconds of tai chi walking at normal speed. Thank you.
@taichivermont6 жыл бұрын
HI Sue, You want to practice as slow as you can while still maintaining balance and without disruption to your center line. Take it step by step and you will be able to recognize where you have or don't have good control and balance. Take your time, never rush.
@fredricclack7137 Жыл бұрын
🍵 Cup Cup Foooo... ☯️
@helenkrane63135 жыл бұрын
Is tai chi walking the same as doing the tai chi forms? What is the point of this?
@RocknRollkat9 жыл бұрын
This is called "猫步" ("MauBu"), or "Cat Walk". I teach this both forward AND backward.
@leaundreharris8748 жыл бұрын
What is this about
@kimbaker36213 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately the text covers his feet and knees.
@Glen-uy4jtАй бұрын
Where are the harmonies? Seems like a lesson in double weightedness.
@nikoutoajaisai63104 жыл бұрын
1:00 Begin woo ji posture
@blazerman618 жыл бұрын
you should show a from behind view to give a better perspective...
@nevittwoods17305 жыл бұрын
I recently took up soul city walkin'
@fredricclack7137 Жыл бұрын
🤔 🔙 Ward?! ☯️
@predvcecerom8 жыл бұрын
This way I wouldn't get to work.
@nytekorelegacy72008 жыл бұрын
XD I put the PRO in procrastination
@andrewsv9729 Жыл бұрын
Мастер. Когда двигаетесь, Вы перемещаетесь в другую реальность? Я не шучу. Движения как матрице - выпадают из нашей реальности.
@taiji14785 жыл бұрын
i went to China for several months, years ago. no one i met was teaching taiji walking. and no one, and i mean no Chinese teachers, or their Chinese students, call the practice "tai chi". in my opinion, if you are trying to improve your form, you are best served, by doing more forms. Mr Marantz, do yourself a favor, listen to a CC Mandarin-language broadcast interview of a taiji master or group. it's pronounced "tiejeechuen" with the ' u ' being almost silent, spoken not as two or three words, but one big word mashed together
@kristiniedzwiecki37345 жыл бұрын
All name forms of the art is correct. Taijiquan, translated as Grand Ultimate Fist, can also be called Yin-Yang boxing. Taiji refers to the balance, interaction, and interdependence of Yin and Yang in the universe. Quan means fist, or boxing, and is used to refer to any of the hundreds of Chinese martial arts. Tai Chi Chuan is an older but more commonly known spelling for Taijiquan Taiji or (Tai Chi) is the term typically used when we refer to the health benefits and/or philosophy rather than the martial art aspect of the whole Taijiquan. Tomayto -Tomahto. Regardless learning the basics and in layers is beneficial especially for the western mindset. Great Video!
@CircularMetaverse3 жыл бұрын
You misunderstood what taiji is. Learning from this video is better than what you thought you saw in China. It takes a long time to get a feel of what taiji is even under the most ideal circumstances.
@mimilambert94493 жыл бұрын
Commercials ! Interrupt program that might be good xxxxxxxxxx
@Antonio-jv6ie2 жыл бұрын
Your leg movement is completely wrong. See James Fu videos, Tai-Chi Master. Thats how walk .Peace