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Introduction to (Chen Style) Taijiquan (陳氏)太極拳入門 - 2021
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How to use this course
Pre-course survey
Session 1 [May 14, 2021]
Warmup 热身 (32:25)
Body alignment 身法 (13:44)
Laojia Yilu: Beginning Posture & Closing Posture 老架一路：起勢，收勢 (26:37)
Silk Reeling Exercises: Single-hand Natural & Reverse Circles 纏絲功：單手順纏逆纏 (2:44)
Q&A board
Session 2 [May 21, 2021 - Pre-recorded]
Warmup (25:35)
Footwork: Empty Step; Body Turn 步法：虛步；轉身 (22:12)
LJYL: Vajra Pounding with Pestle 老架一路：金剛搗碓 (33:41)
SRE: Alternating Hands with Natural and Reverse Circles 纏絲功：雙手交替順逆纏 (5:39)
Q&A board
Session 3 [May 28, 2021]
Warmup (23:19)
Footwork: Side Step 步法：側步 (12:26)
SRE: chasing hands ("turning the ball") 纏絲功：雙手交替順逆纏 2 (6:20)
LJYL: review (11:16)
LJYL: Leisurely Tuck in the Robe 老架一路：懶扎衣 (14:54)
Q&A board
Session 4 [June 4, 2021]
Q&A on shifting weight (4:33)
Warmup (22:29)
Review and combine: side steps & "turning the ball" (15:13)
SRE: double-hand synchronized circles 纏絲功：雙手同向纏絲 (8:40)
Body alignment: the arm frame (9:31)
LJYL: Leisurely Tuck in the Robe 老架一路：懶扎衣 (6:04)
LJYL: Six Sealings & Four Closings 老架一路：六封四閉 (8:21)
LJYL * mirrored view * (2:43)
Q&A board
Mid-course check-in #1
Session 5 [June 11, 2021]
Warmup (12:34)
Review: 1) wuji, arms, weight; 2) Laojia Yilu (20:03)
LJYL: Dantian Change (Part 1) 老架一路：丹變 (17:20)
LJYL: Dantian Change (Part 2) 老架一路：丹變 (9:13)
LJYL: Dantian Change * mirrored view * (1:35)
LJYL: continuous practice (5:32)
LJYL: continuous * mirrored view * (3:04)
Q&A board
Session 6 [June 18, 2021]
Warmup (13:01)
Review: 1) SRE: double-hand sync'ed arm circle; 2) LJYL (10:20)
Footwork: Side Step with a Turn 步法：側步轉身 (6:50)
LJYL: Vajra Pounding with Pestle (#2) 老架一路：金剛搗碓 (#2) (6:50)
LJYL: Vajra (#2) * mirrored view * (1:30)
LJYL: continuous (10:12)
LJYL: * mirrored view * (1:56)
Footwork: Forward Steps 步法：前進 (11:10)
Session 7 [June 25, 2021]
Warmup (18:58)
Review: some principles in LJYL (9:51)
Footwork: Back Steps 步法：後退 (13:06)
LJYL: White Goose Spreading Wings 老架一路：白鵝亮翅 (incl. *mirrored view*) (14:16)
LJYL: continuous; Post-practice stretching (7:36)
LJYL: * mirrored view * (2:08)
Session 8 [July 2, 2021]
Warmup (21:10)
Review: Forward Steps and Back Steps (11:03)
SRE: Reserve Circles with Alternating Hands 纏絲功：雙手交替逆纏 (7:50)
LJYL: Oblique Posture 老架一路：斜形 (5:17)
LJYL: continuous; Post-practice stretching (13:19)
LJYL: * mirrored view * (4:29)
Session 9 [July 9, 2021]
Warmup (24:02)
Review: Front and Back Steps (6:14)
SRE: Front and Back Arm Circles 纏絲功：前後交替側面纏絲 (11:12)
LJYL: Embrace the Knee 老架一路：摟膝 (15:56)
LJYL: Awkward Steps 老架一路：抝步 (16:49)
LJYL in-class Q&A (5:04)
LJYL: continuous practice; post practice stretching (11:24)
LJYL: * mirrored view * (6:19)
Mid-course check-in #2
Sesson 10 [July 16, 2021]
Warmup (29:35)
SRE: Waist Turns with Punches 轉腰出拳 (29:02)
LJYL: Oblique Posture to Awkward Steps; Review 老架一路：斜形，摟膝，抝步 (16:43)
LJYL * mirrored view * (3:57)
Session 11 [July 23, 2021]
Warmup (20:43)
SRE: Waist Turns with Punches 轉腰出拳 (22:49)
Review: LJYL (7:43)
LJYL: Hidden-Hand Punch 老架一路：掩手耾拳 (20:09)
LJYL: follow-along (6:50)
LJYL * mirrored view * (2:30)
Session 12 [July 30, 2021]
Warmup (26:42)
Review: LJYL (9:45)
LJYL: Vajra Pounding with a Pestal (#3) 老架一路：金剛搗碓(3) (9:04)
Closing Posture and Taiji Salute (8:52)
LJYL: follow-along (7:03)
In-class Q&A on Wuji Qigong (17:14)
LJYL: * mirrored view * (3:59)
Session 13 [August 6, 2021]
Warmup (23:48)
LJYL review (32:50)
Suggestions for building your own practice (3:57)
LJYL follow-along, ending with stretching (13:21)
Session 14 [August 13, 2021]
Congratulations
Warmup: a complete set of exercises covered in this course (36:58)
SRE: a standalone practice (19:57)
Laojia Yilu: a fast round and a slow round (10:29)
Next Steps
LJYL: Oblique Posture to Awkward Steps; Review 老架一路：斜形，摟膝，抝步
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