Tai Chi Video Resources

Tutorial videos, made by our instructor Cherry, covering all the movements taught in our classes.

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Section 1 Tai Chi Videos

Our Eggborough, Beal and Kellington classes are covering YANG Tai Chi (this section) and Qigong - see Qigong section.

For Beal and Kellington, just follow part 1 Yang Tai Chi Foundations and Qigong sections.

Eggborough class can follow Yang Tai Chi Foundations initially and then Yang 24 Form - only follow along to the movements you have learnt in class, or have a go at JUST the next movement if you wish.

RAWCLIFFE 6am group should ONLY follow Part 4. CHEN Tai Chi at the bottom of this section - more videos will be coming in your section soon, and also see QIGONG section.

Part 1: Yang Tai Chi FOUNDATIONS

Traditional Warm Up / Joint Loosening exercises

Alternative Warm-Up / Stretching using Qigong movements

The Tai Chi Posture & basic Tai Chi stepping

Opening Movement (often used to begin a stepping exercise)

Empty Step and simple White Crane exercise

Changing Direction, using the 'rock-step'

Adding Rolling the Ball arms to the rock step

Dog/ frisbee arms & rock step (Part horses mane)

Part 2: Yang Tai Chi PRINCIPLES

(may be a little confusing for complete beginners)

Principles 1-3

Tai Chi Principle 4

Tai Chi Principle 5

Tai Chi Principle 6

Part 3: Yang 24 Tai Chi FORM AKA- Beijing 24 / Simplified or Standardised Form)

Eggborough classes & Friday Rawcliffe IMPROVERS class only.

The drop-in classes ar Kellington and Beal are not learning the 24 Form.

Opening Movement

1. Parting the Wild Horses Mane

2. White Crane Spreads Wings

3. Brush Knee Press Forwards

4. Playing the Lute

5. Step Back Repulse Monkey

6 / 7 Grasp The Sparrows Tail L & R

Follow me movements 1-7

8. Single Whip

9/10. Cloud Hands & 2nd Single Whip

11 High Pat on the Horse

12 Box Ears and Right Heel Kick

13 Left Heel Kick

14 & 15 Snake Creeps Down & Golden Rooster Stands on one Leg left side

16 & 17 Snake and Rooster Right Side

Snake Creeps Down - 10 things to check and practice

18 Fair Lady Working at Shuttles

19 Needle to Sea Bottom

20 Flash Through Back

21 Turn press parry punch

22-24 Apparent close-up & cross hands & form closing movement

Whole Form Demos

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

Beijing 24 - Cherry & teacher in China 2011

Beijing 24 Whole Form - Front view - Master Faye Yip

Beijing 24 Whole Form - Back View - Master Tary (Faye's husband)

Part 4: CHEN STYLE TAI CHI - Rawcliffe 6pm class only

Click here for new CHEN videos by Cherry - more being added regularly - Silk Reeling & 18 form

Silk Reeling Foundation Exercises - Chen Zhenglei on YouTube

Chen 18 Form - Wang Hai Jun on YouTube (Cherry's teacher)

QIGONG: Class by Class

What is Qigong

In addition to Tai Chi (above) we also study Qigong. Qigong is a 5000 year old health exercise which is a part of Chinese Medicine. Tai Chi is a very erect exercise and although it's great for strength, balance and bone health, Tai Chi lacks spinal movements and bending / twisting within the full range. So in order to offer a complete exercise for the whole body, Qigong is usually practiced alongside Tai Chi.

Qigong also relieves stress, calms the mind and releases tension.

Eggborough and Rawcliffe Friday classes are covering full sets of Qigong, whereas Rawcliffe and Beal on Thursdays will cover a variety of Qigong movements from various sets.

Find your class name/time below to see what forms you are learning then scroll down to the following section view the videos for those sets of exercises

Friday 11.30 Eggborough BEGINNERS

Daoyin Yang Sheng Gong (see next section for videos)

Friday 12.30pm Eggborough IMPROVERS

(See next section for videos)

Shaolin 5 Stances 'Wu Bu Quan' NEW 26/9/25)

Embrace Tiger, Return to Mountain NEW 26/9/25

Daoyin Yang Sheng Gong (Life Force Nourishment)

Ba Duan Yin (8 Treasures)

Yi Jin Jing (Muscle Tendon Classic)

Friday 6pm Rawcliffe

Daoyin Yang Sheng Gong (see section below for videos)

Ba Duan Jin - 8 pieces of Gold (see below for videos)

Bens Qigong (see below for videos)

Qigong -Embrace Tiger Return to Mountain

Externally energetic & moving, Internally still and peaceful

Eggborough Fri 12.30 Improvers

Click the pic above to view the tutorial

Qigong -Daoyin Yang Sheng Gong

Guiding the energy to boost lifeforce

All classes

Click the pic above to view all videos in this section

Qigong: Ba Duan Jin - 8 Pieces of Gold

Aka, 8 Precious Treasures / 8 Sections of Brocade

Rawcliffe Friday 6pm started this set on 26/9/25

Eggborough Improvers have covered it previously

Click the pic above to view all videos in this section

Qigong: Shi Ba Shi, 2nd set (18 Taiji-Qigong)

A lovely flowing set of 18 movements, designed to boost energy flow.

Often used as a warm-up in preparation for Tai Chi, or as a stand-alone set

Friday 6pm class is covering this set in early 2025

Click the pic to the right for all videos in this set

Shaolin 5 Stances - Wu Bu Quan

Shaolin Wu Bu Quan is a method of practicing the 5 steps or stances used in Shaolin and other styles of

Chinese martial arts, including Tai Chi. You'll also find the stances in Qigong. This video is hosted on youtube. It's usually the first form that beginners studying the Shaolin style will learn. I spent about 3 months (daily) on it in China.

FRIDAY 12.30pm EGGBOROUGH Improvers are learning this set for fitness and fun and also to have a taste of something faster and more direct than the circular movements of Tai Chi.

Click the pic to the right to view the video on YouTube

Qigong: Yi Jin Jing - Shaolin Yoga

Yi Jin Jing means Muscle-Tendon metamorphosis. It's an ancient fusion of Yoga and Qigong dating back to c500AD. Around that time, Bodhidharma, an Indian monk, travelled to the Shaolin Temple and shared his Yogic practices with the Shaolin Monks who combined it with their existing Qigong practice to create 'Shaolin Yoga'.

FRIDAY 12.30pm EGGBOROUGH Improvers covered this set in the first half of 2025 and we will revisit it later in the year.

Click the pic to the right for all videos in this set

WEAPONS: Chen Style TaiChi Broadsword (Sabre/ Dao)

The Chen Tai Chi Broadsword form is 22 movements long and consists of 13 techniques. We are learning Broadsword in the FRIDAY 7pm Improvers class in early 2025

Click pic above for a breakdown of the broadsword techniques

Slow-ish walk and talk through of the Chen 22 Broadsword form, for the Friday 7pm Improvers. Please do not attempt Tai Chi weapons without tuition. Do not carry or practice with a Tai Chi weapon in a public place / park etc.