Wudang Tai He Quan (太和拳)

[@nancydeye6459]

Wow. This is so beautiful. I followed the original Tai He class with Jake in the spring and still appreciate doing it daily. This performance, with its music and filming, is inspiring. Thank you.

[@garofalo23]

Amazing. This is one of the most beautiful Tai He performances I've ever seen: the movements are precise but gentle, slow but fluid and full of energy!

[@WudangWay]

Thanks for your comment! Now, I just have to live up to it. ;)

[@fredmakoto318]

Thank you so much for this video :) i remember your Tai he Chan Class in quarntine time , i did it too sooo nice :) ^^

[@Kostaaa8]

Yesssssss!!!! I'm soooo happy to watch this video! It so much easier to see many tiny details. Today I made the form 3 times but it's kind of variation. I need to watch the video course again. If it's not technically difficult upload in 1080p (even up-scaled). KZbin compress less the quality. Thank you!

[@WudangWay]

Awesome! Glad it helps. In the future, on this channel, I will most likely run through Tai He again in a new tutorial series. Keep practicing and following along!

[@Kostaaa8]

@@WudangWay Great! Thanks for the info! I'm IN!! :)

[@dianatsui3431]

@@WudangWay Thank you so much 🙏 It would be awesome to revisit Tai He again!

[@WudangWay]

@@dianatsui3431 After the basics series, I am thinking of going back over TaiHe. That way the course is here as well and in more detail.

[@dianatsui3431]

@@WudangWay Looking forward to all your online courses! Don't forget the Fu Chen as well! I would pay to learn that one.

[@markdizi]

Awesome performance, music, and videography xD

[@RasulRauma]

Amazing 👍

[@nancydeye6459]

Hi Jake, Did you take the training videos for Tai He Quan off of Facebook? I followed your classes and practiced diligently but now I need some refreshing. I've looked all over Facebook and can't find them. Please advise. Hope you're doing well.

[@WudangWay]

Yes, the Facebook group was not active for a long time and deleted. But I archived the course in my Discord through Patreon. 👍

[@nancydeye6459]

@@WudangWay Thank you for your reply, Jake. I’ll look into it.

[@azizamir8158]

Hi Jake...beautiful demo on this style of Tai Chi...any chance you have the step-by-step demo on this form?thanks Jake

[@WudangWay]

Thanks! There was a live class that I did online. But I am hoping to refilm it for this channel later this year.

[@ChristopherHoadley]

Do these forms have a certain standard speed? There are the movements themselves, but what about the speed at which they are done? If you are adept, are you expected to do them faster? Or slower?

[@WudangWay]

Good question. For the TaiJi forms (like this one) they are typically done slow. The general rule of thumb being the slower the better. It is a matter of balance, control, strength, and flexibility while maintaining clear movements. There are however some explosive power movements (fājìn, 發勁) which are done quickly and then return to a slower pace. There is no perfect speed. Some practitioners will choose to do it smooth and a little faster in certain movements, some at a snail's pace. Tai He Quan can be translated to the "Great Harmony Fist" or the "Fist of Great Harmony." So a little bit of both is appropriate and fun to do. ;)

[@trumplostlol3007]

There are just too many forms. It is difficult to apply all the forms in real fights. Just understand the usage of these different forms is difficult. But as a way to warm up and exercise different parts of your body, this should be really good.

[@WudangWay]

Yes. While all forms may have martial application, there is also an emphasis on health, strength conditioning, flexibility, and coordination.

[@terciary]

Thanks for video. Is it TajJi, or what is its relation to TaiJi?

[@WudangWay]

Yes, it is a TaiJi system form. More specifically it is a Liang Yi style form which basically boils down to how it has soft movement as well as explosive movements (fajin).

[@bobdragonpole]

👍🙏