Surrey and Hants Tai Chi and Qigong

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 sets are listed more or less in order of difficulty with the easiest 

sets and sequences nearer the top of this page

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New Videos 

Autumn 2021 

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New Autumn 2021 Warm Up routine

New Loosening / Stretching / Warm Up routine for everyone 

Beijing 24 Complete Beginners foundation exercises

Posture & basic TaiChi stepping,  plus meet my cat ;-P  

Empty Step and simple White Crane exercise 

Changing Direction, using the 'rock-step'  

Adding Rolling the Ball arms to the rock step 

Beginning to build the form: 

 1. Opening Movement 

2. Parting the Wild Horses Mane - NEW 2/10

 3. White Crane Spreads Wings - in full 

note that the video for the class on 30/9 is second from bottom, above

The B24 section is particularly useful for anyone who is learning Beijing 24 Tai Chi is particularly useful to the new Thursday 2.30pm and Wednesday 12.15pm  St Marks classes.  Videos will be added weekly to cover what was taught in class, aiding accurate practice at home

ShiBaShi 1st Set - Including The Internal Aspect

Taking each movement and going deeper. 

These videos will teach you to lead the energy via mind intent move by move.

 If you aren't familiar with ShiBaShi you can use the videos which will be published below throughout September to learn the movements first, then add the intent / visualisations later

 Introduction and movements 1 & 2 

Movements 3 & 4  

Movements 5 & 6 coming next

Chinese Eye Health Exercises

By exercising the eye focus / gaze we can improve eyesight and also influence the health of the whole body

The mind is used to lead the energy in this internal set of exercises which is based upon the 5 Element theory of Chinese Medicine

Each movement includes exercise for the body and for the eyes

1. Wood Exercise to smooth the Liver & Gall Bladder Qi Flows 

2. Fire Exercise to activate the Heart & Small Intestine Qi Flows 

3. Earth Exercise to support the Stomach & Spleen Qi Flows 

4. Metal Exercise to adjust the Lung & Large Intestine Qi Flows 

First 4 FOLLOW ME 

5. Water Exercise to lubricate the Kidney & Bladder Qi Flows 

6. Daoist Acupoint massage to harmonise the 5 Flows 

Full set follow along - British Health Qigong Association NEW 7/10

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Continue below for Completed Sets 

and all other

videos posted before Autumn 2021

MUSIC LINKS

(clicking a link takes you to You Tube)

Relaxing piano music - Peder B Helland's 'I'll Stay' (For Jo) 22/10

More lovely piano with nature sounds  Peder B Helland's  'Sunny Morning' 22/10

Hanshan Temple  (Beijing 24)

Wudang 33 (Beijing 24) 

Om Mane Padme Hum ( Tai Chi Qigong Sanctuary)

Longtime Sun (Qigong End Music)

Aad Guray (Qigong/ Meditation)

Taoist Yoga

A short floor based routine in 3 parts

Always practice all three parts to form one routine

 supplement your Taoist Yoga practice with the Taoist Qigong Meditations in the meditation section

Introduction and background info (a short 3 minute watch)  

Part 1 - Preparing and Ingesting the Elixir of Immortality 

Part 2 - Massage to warm the body and activate Qi

Part 3 - stretches 1

Part 3b- stretches 2 

Follow-me Qigong sequences and sets

Mon Fri Zoom class recording Daoyin Yang Sheng Gong & ShiBaShi 1 

One hour Zoom class recording - Shaolin exercises: seated / standing

Joint loosening with music -12 mins - from a recent Zoom class

Spinal Stretches in the snow - follow me sequence with music

Dragon Qigong exercises - follow me sequence with music

Tiger Qigong exercises - follow me sequence with music

Bird Qigong exercises - follow me with music

Yang Sheng Gong full set with music

Yang Sheng Gong -13,14,15  

Yang Sheng Gong -10,11,12 

Yang Sheng Gong - 7,8,9 

Yang Sheng Gong - 4,5,6 

Yang Sheng Gong 1,2,3 

Shi Ba Shi Second set - 18 Movement Taiji Qigong -whole form 

Shi Ba Shi, SECOND Set: 18 Movement Taiji-Qigong- first half only 

Shi Ba Shi, First Set: 18 Movement Taiji-Qigong 

Traditional Yi Jin Jing - Muscle Tendon Metamorphosis

Ba Duan Jin - 8 Sections of Brocade / 8 Pieces of Gold / 8 Precious Treasures

Wudang 13 Yang Sheng Gong- Wudang Life Force-Nourishing exercises 

Qigong mixed-sequence from 2017 classes

Brushing the Shoes, Separating Heaven & Earth, Phoenix Heralds the Dawn 

Individual Qigong TUTORIALS 

This group of videos is not a 'set'. Each link is a 

 single, stand alone exercise

Joint loosening #3 (December 2020) - some new exercises

Joint loosening #2 everyday routine- easy to follow 

Seated 5 Animals -  one exercise for each animal

Five movement Qigong sequence using movements from ShiBaShi2 

MaWangDui Opening Movement - great for soothing the mind

Returning to Mountain- Energy boosting set part 2 

Embracing Tiger - Energy boosting set part 1 

What is Qi, Qigong & Tai Chi (a talk) 

Chair Based Meditative Stretches for all

Joint Loosening Exercises / warm up - everyday practice

Ben's Qigong- we often finish our classes with this lovely soothing set

Lung Qi Fortifying Exercises

Tracing the 12 Meridians / The Meridian Clock 

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Tracing the 12 with affirmations to balance body / energy / spirit

Tracing the  12 Pathways (no affirmations)

11 & 12 Gall Bladder and Liver 

9 & 10 Pericardium and Triple Burner

7 & 8 Bladder and Kidney

Follow me and trace the first 6 Meridians

5 & 6 Heart & Small Intestine Meridians

3 & 4 Stomach & Spleen Meridians 

1 & 2 Lung & Large Intestine Meridians

Introduction - please watch this one first 

 Meditation & Mindfulness

A Six-Part, Taoist Healing Qigong, Meditation set: 

Qigong Meditation 1 & 2: Body Healing / Mind Cleansing  

Qigong Meditation 3: Five Coloured Lights /Re energise the organs 

Qigong Meditation 4: Inner Tranquility /Embryonic Breathing 

Qigong Meditation 5: Golden Light / Spiritual Awareness 

Qigong Meditation 6: Dedication /Chant 

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Individual meditations

20 Minute Body Scan Meditation 

10 Minute Mindfulness of the Breath Meditation 

Sunrise / Sunset Inner Smile guided meditation  

Balancing the Chakras - 10 minute guided meditation 

Morning spontaneous loosening autumn sunshine and joyfulness 

A new guided meditation to relax and restore 

Expressions and Emotions - Changing how we feel

Floor based stretches/relaxation/joke/ story/ meditation & a cat

Mudras (power hand seals / positions) for Meditation

Inner Smile (Sunset Visualisation) Meditation - 15 mins 

Seated Exercises 2 - Five Animal Health Qigong (partial) 

Seated Exercises 1 

Morning meditation in the garden 

Listening to Sounds meditation 

What causes suffering / discontent and can we stop it? 

Metta - Loving Kindness meditation

A 15 Minute Meditation- energy centres

Eckhart Tolle - a meditation for times of crisis

Starting a meditation practice & a 10 minute meditation

Wudang 13 Yang Sheng Gong

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Life Force Nourishing Exercises:

Improves strength & flexibility, boosts immunity &

  improves general good health

Follow along 1  - The graceful Master Zhang Guang Ping (Beijing) 

Follow along 2  Cherry practicing with Master Zhang's group in Beijing

13.  Golden Boy sets the starts and shakes the earth 

12.. Immortals traverse the Spiritual Mountains 

11.  Rhinoceros Gazing at Moon 

10. Old Sage gazes West & East to increase his wisdom  

9.  Swooping like a Magpie... 

8.   Exchanging the energies of Heaven & Earth in Ren & Du 

7.   Jiao Long looks back at the beach 

6.   Harmonising Yin & Yang 

5.   Massaging to warm the Gall Bladder Channel 

4.  Invite Qi of Heaven & Earth through the 100 Channels 

3.   Swinging the Celestial pillar to improve comfort  

1. & 2  Turning left and right passing Kunming and (2) Tilting the 

           head forwards and backwards to face the sky 

 MaWangDui Daoyin Qigong

Please study the movements from videos 1-12 before attempting full set

FULL SET DEMO - for those who have learnt the movements below

12 Phoenix Heralds The Dawn /Body Bending Zhi Yin (Liver Meridian)

11 Exhaling with Head Raised - Yang Hu - (Gallbladder Meridian) 

10 Crane Dancing - He Wu - (Triple Burner Meridian)

9 Wild Goose Flying - Yan Fei - (Pericardium Meridian)

8 Stretching the Waist - Yin Yao (Kidney Meridian) 

7 Hawk Glaring -Chi Shi (Bladder meridian)

6b Stretch Abdomen - supplemental info (leading the energy)

6 Stretch the Abdomen - Yin Fu (Small Intestine Meridian)

5 Bird Stretching Wings (Heart Meridian)

4 Dragon Flying - Long Deng (Spleen Meridian)

3 Wild Duck Swimming - Fu Yu (Stomach Meridian)

2 Stretching the Back - Yin Bei (Large Intestine meridian)

1 Drawing a Bow - Wan Gong (Lung meridian) 

Opening Movement - Qi Shi 

 Shaolin Da Li Jin Gang Zhang

Shaolin Powerful Guardian Warrior Palm 

Please watch the INTRO video and learn the Closing and Preparing movements before attempting to learn the numbered movements of this set 

Follow Along  practice (#1-5) 

Throwing Palm (#7) Demonstration only

Twisting Palm (#6) 

Grinding Stone Palm (#5)

Repelling Earth Palm (#3) & Lifting Sky Iron Palm (#4)

Opening Sequence, Pushing Water (#1) & Separating Bamboo (#2) 

Closing Movement - learn me first and ALWAYS close the set down to finish

Info about this set - please watch me first

Shaolin Luohan 13 Palms

Full Set Follow me - from a recent Zoom class 

Follow me first half

13 Luohan Carries Basket 

12 Luohan Places Incense 

11 Snake Spits Tongue 

10 Luohan Sifts Flour 

9 Luohan Presses Palms  

8 Luohan Holds the Tiger's Head 

7 Luohan Strikes with Fists  

6 Luohan Raises the Flagpole 

5 Luohan Catches the Falling Leaves 

4 Luohan Pushes the Mountain 

3 Luohan Lays Head on Pillow 

2. Luohan Drapes on a Coat  

1. Opening form and Luohan Chops Wood 

Presenting the Lotus at the Temple - Shaolin Qigong

A short  (single video) sequence for the purpose of connecting and cultivating  one's Jing (Essence) Qi (Energy) and Shen (Spirit) 

Tutorial and follow me (mixed with start of Yi Jin Jing) 

Start from the bottom of the list 

Beijing 24 - Whole Form with Cherry plus voice prompts and music 

Beijing 24  Apparent close-up & cross hands & form closing movement 

Beijing 24   Turn press parry punch 

Beijing 24 - Flash Through Back 

Beijing 24   Needle to Sea Bottom

Beijing 24    Fair Lady Working at Shuttles 

Beijing 24  Snake Creeps Down - 10 things to check and practice 

Beijing 24   Snake Creeps Down & Golden Rooster Stands on one Leg, L & R

Beijing 24   Turn, kick with left heel & prepare

Beijing 24   Box Ears and Right Heel Kick 

Beijing 24   High Pat on the Horse 

Beijing 24   Cloud Hands &  2nd Single Whip

Beijing 24   Single Whip 

Beijing 24   Grasp The Sparrows Tail L & R 

Beijing 24   Step Back Repulse Monkey 

Beijing 24   Playing the Lute

Beijing 24   Updated version of White Crane NEW 28/9/21 

Beijing 24   White Crane Spreads Wings & Brush Knee Press Forwards

Beijing 24   Opening & Part Wild Horses Mane

Beijing 24 - Full form practice / demos and other B24 stuff

Click here for the names of each movement in English and Chinese  THEN click the arrow at the end of each name to hear the Chinese pronunciation

Beijing 24   Whole Form - Back View - Master Tary Yip

Beijing 24   Whole Form - Front view - Master Faye Yip 

Beijing 24 - Cherry & teacher in China 2011 - notice his different style 

B24 Form Practice at Mytchett 18/3/20

B24 Form practice 2018 - notice the improvement since then ;)

Three Common Taiji mistakes in Beijing 24 

Joint loosening / stretches #3 

Joint loosening / warm up exercises #2

Joint Loosening / warm up exercises #1

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Tai Chi Single Fan Form (Yang Style) 

For more Taiji weapons demos see Chen Taiji section just below

TAI CHI CHUAN PRINCIPLES

ALL principles apply to both Chen and Yang (Beijing) 

Tai Chi principles Yang Style 10, Stillness in Movement 

Tai Chi principles Yang Style 9, Use Mind Intent, not Strength 

Tai Chi principles Yang Style 8, The Six Harmonies 

Tai Chi principles Yang Style 7, Upper and Lower body cooperate 

Tai Chi principles Yang Style 6, Continuous, not broken 

Tai Chi principles Yang Style 5, Distinguish empty and full 

Tai Chi principles Yang Style 4, Relax /Loosen Waist and Hips 

Tai Chi principles Yang Style  1,2,3 Head, Chest, Back, Shoulders, Elbows

Tai Chi principles, Chen Style method #4 CHEN- Sunken, Heavy and Rooted

Tai Chi principles, Chen Style method #3 DING Upright, Head Suspended

Tai Chi principles, Chen Style method  #2 PENG  Expanded outwards like a ball 

Tai Chi principles, Chen Style method #1 SONG- Loosen the Body & Relax

CHEN STYLE TAIJIQUAN 

For experienced learners only

Do not attempt movements from this section unless you have taken 

corresponding Chen Style Taijiquan lessons

Chen Taiji Weapons

The Thirteen Techniques Of Chen Straight Sword 

These videos will help students to identify which technique is which, along with the Chinese name. They should give students a broad idea of the requirements of each technique. A more in depth look at each technique can then be provided in class, building on these basics:

Part 1: Stab (Ci), Scoop (Liao), Hang (Gua), Supporting block (Jia) 

Part 2: Lift (Tuo), Point (Dian), Neutralise (Hua), Slice (Mo) 

Part 3: Jie (Intercept), Pi (Cut), Sao (Sweep), Tui (Push), Zha (Plunge) 

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Chen Taiji Straight Sword (Jian) demo 

Chen Broadsword / Sabre (Dao) Form - A slow walk and talk through

Chen Double Fan Form Demo 

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Chen Taiji Hand Form Videos

(See section above for Tai Chi Principles) 

Laojia Yi Lu music with spoken form names in Chinese 

Chen Juan - Chen TJQ Ba Fa chan si jin (8 methods silk reeling)

Cloud Hands

Farnborough Seminar (Nov 2015) 

Xie Xing - Diagonal Posture

High Pat on Horse - Gao Tan Ma 

Flash Through Back 

Shan Tong Bei - Flash Through Back 

Green Dragon out of the water

Form demonstration (Feb 2018) 

NEW Joint loosening / warm up routine, for a change

London Tai Chi Competition - Silver Medal Group Form - SHTC Students

London Tai Chi Competition - Gold Medal Group Form - Cherry & Chums

Cloud Hands - supplemental info- watch first before the one below

Cloud Hands corrections from my WHJ notes (but these principles apply in so many other places!) - 25 mins

Silk Reeling- Peng Lu Ji An- follow me 

First 5 movements of Laojia Follow me slowly 

A peek inside my notebooks #1: Body requirements and standing meditation

Joint Loosening Exercises / warm up - everyday practice

More Energetic Basics

A Brief History of Chen Taiji and a peek at my practice space (2013)

Everything Else

A more lighthearted section

Aerobic Exercises in the park 

Kung Fu School - The times I sang & the times I bled 

Sunday Bathroom Ramblings, with Billy 

2016 China Trip - Chen Village Day 1:  Training...Training...Training 

2016 China Trip - Beijing-Zhengzhou-Wenxian-Chenjiagou 

2016 China Trip Day 5: Beijing Beihai, Zhonghai & Nanhai Parks 

2016 China Trip Day 4: Beijing Parks and 2 pairs of wet pants  

2016 China Trip Days 1-3: UK to Beijing

Pelvic Floor Exercises (for ladies) - Lets DO them 

 40 seconds with MeiMei 

Link to 2011 and 2013 Training in China Blogs - (not a video)

Billy the Cat gets a haircut

Floor and Gym Ball based stretches

Archery: Come down to the woods with me

The Power of the Mind - looking at some of my books on the topic

Face Qigong / Yoga

Lockdown Training - Me and a friend messing around

Another look around my garden 23 April - 4 weeks on

A peek at my Tai Chi & Qigong book collection 

Me, relaxing  (Warning cute cat / soppy smile content) 

A really good stretch 

A lesson from an almost-dead fish

Bedroom Deep Breathing (Lung strengthening exercise)

Stretches for legs and core strengthening postures 

Chinese Park Life

A quick look around my little garden 

Don't try this at home #1 ( contains brief vulgar language)

Don't try this at home #2  (Yay me!)