This is the 8 DVD Yang Style Tai Chi distant learning course. You will receive a certificate for completing the course with the option to test for a teaching license in the Yang Style of Tai Chi.

Part One: Tai Chi Set

Yang-Style Tai chi(1/3)Selected Traditional Yang-Style

Yang-style Taijiquan is of great practicability. It is said that stillness is in the movement, and hardness hides in the softness, so that it is like a locomotive swimming dragon, having the wonderful reputation that it can also attack the others without any touch of the body and hands

Yang-Style Tai chi(2/3)Yang-Style Taiji Broadsword

Traditional Yang-style Taichi Sword originates from Taichiquan. It shares the same characteristics and requirements with Taichiquan exercise and keeps the antique style of weapons which wielded as fierce as tiger and as adroit as jungle ape. Taichi sword's movement features circles, as is the same as Taichiquan and sword. However, Taichi sword's wielding circles hovering above and around head is most outstanding.

Traditional Yang-Style Taichi Quan(3/3)Push-Hands

Taichi Push-hands Exercise is a duel event between two bare-handed people, and therefore has a feature of duel between two opponents. Following and sticking, up and down going together, neither loosing nor goring, circling and turning, avoiding the main forces and striking the weak point, persisting instead of prompting, this exercise draws on these basic techniques of grasping, catching, throwing, hitting, warding, deflecting, pushing, pressing, elbowing and leaning, etc. . to drill the sensibility of skin and body so as to take preemptive steps in fighting the enemy. Hence, it's a super martial art exercise marked by taking advantage of the enemy's force to counterattack.

Instructional material presented by Ding Shuide　

Part Two: Tai Chi Set (Push Hands)

Yang-Style Taiji(1/4)Single Pushing Hands

The content of Single Pushing Hands: The harmony and standardization between the upper leg and the lower leg. What the upper limbs stresses is the circle which should be round and big. The strength can't be increased or decreased. Arms should be rotated inward and outward. Circle can be divided into two semicircles, four areas. Some formulas verse says: Bow in the front and empty in the back then keeps the center naturally, upward in the front and backward in the back then stands the left and right sides.

Yang-Style Taiji(2/4)Double Push Hands With Fixed Step

The content of Double Push Hands is: on the basis of single pushing hand, connect two arms, both hands should lead and follow. The former is leading and the latter is following. Following is to sticking, the cross-use of sticking can make the two arms keep connecting and only if you can do that then you can move freely with chest. Then your head should be raised, your neck will be upright and your hips will be lowered. And relax your chest and abdomen then make your back natural. There's a saying that: move spirally to neutralize the opponent's force by Tanzhong.

Yang-Style Taiji(3/4)Pushing Hands With Active Step

The content of Pushing Hands with Active Step: On the base of Four-sides-hands with fixed stance, it talks about the four energies of the upper limbs and the harmonious integrality of the lower limbs. The four energies embody the identification and opposition of "To adhere and lift", "To join", "To adhere horizontally", "To attach from the rear". Always keep the movement of the two persons in a whole, canonical and harmonious.

Yang-Style Taiji(4/4)Four-Sides-Hand (Tai Chi Learn DVD)

The content of Four-sides-hand with Fixed Steps: The three steps and four kinds of using force on the basic of Double Pushing Hands. The three steps are Step forward, Step backward, Step forward and backward. The four techniques of using force are about Ward-off, Rub, Press forward, Push. These are the four kinds of using force of the eight techniques. They are "Ward-off" force, "Rub" force, "Press forward" force, and "Push" force. The two persons should move with the note to embody the identification and opposition of the five elements. The formulas verse is that, one "ward-off", two "press forward", three "change hands", four "rub", five "push" then turn body.

Part Three: Tai Chi Set Combat Applications

Instructional material presented by Li Derun

Techniques Of Yang-Style Taiji Quan In Practical Combat

Techniques of Pushing Hands of Yang style Taijiquan in Practical Combat was directly passed to Orient Knight errant Zhang Ce who was the creator of Taiji Wuaing Tongbi Quan by Yang Jianhou. Yang Jianhou was the third son of Yang Luchan who was the creator of Yang style Taijiquan.

　　This film embodies the characteristics of Yang style Taijiquan, that is, move as flowing water, comfortable, extended unfolding, natural and smooth, sticking, linking, continuing, and following, neither ""no letting go and nor resistance "", making the upper and lower part of the body acting in unison. According to the discipline of sticking, linking, continuing, and following, with out letting go and with no resistance, no discretion and no excess, following the bending to extend. Use the eight techniques of Ward off, Rub, Press forward, Push, Pull down, and Pluck, Elbow stroke and Body stroke, and strength rote to practice the listening by touching and feeling. In this way, you can find how the opponent change his force, and master the technique of ""react hurryingly if the opponent moves hurryingly, follow slowly if the opponent moves slowly."" and ""If others don't move, I don't move. If others just want to move, I move first."" Influence the opponent centre of the body, and break his balance of force. Seize the chance to break emptiness with solidness, use the four ounces to neutralize a thousand ponds. There by you can defeat the opponent.

　　In this show, it explains the practicing and using of Single Push Hands, Double Push Hands, Fixed Step, and Moving Steps Pushing Hands in detail. With abundant, widely covered, and valuable content, it is an excellent teaching show.

　　Demonstrated and explained by: Zhang Jizong, the third generation successor of Taiji Wuxing Tongbi