Launceston Tai Chi and Qigong
Instructional Dvd's.
Iron Lotus Tai Chi has produced several instructional DVD's:
All Dvd's contain film of the forms and verbal instruction.
Basic Beginners Dvd's
Basics of Tai Chi/Qigong and the Lotus and Shibashi forms. Both forms are shown filmed from the front with the instructor doing the moves mirror image and both forms are also shown filmed from the back.
This dvd is ideal for complete beginners and those wishing to memorise and/or practice these two forms at home.
The DVD is available for $7.
Dvd's structured like classes
Dvd of basics, warm ups, Shibashi, Tai Chi walking, Beijing 24 and the Lotus forms. Cost $10
This Dvd runs for about 40 minutes. The dvd begins with warm ups and basics of Tai Chi breathing and movement, followed by the Shibashi (A form of 18 simple movements). Then Tai Chi walking, which is the basis of more complex Tai Chi moves. Then you are lead through the Beijing 24 (a more complex form) and finish up with the Lotus form (another simple Qi Gong form).
Dvd of basics, warm ups, Shibashi 2, Refinement of Shibashi 2 moves, Tai Chi walking, Beijing 24 and the Lotus forms. Cost $12
Similar to the dvd above, but about 10 minutes longer and focused on the Shibashi 2, this dvd is ideal for learning and refining the Shibashi 2.
Dvd's for learning a particular form
Dvd of Short Yang Style Form Parts 1 and 2. Covers the Short Yang form broken down into individual moves, then the whole of Part 1, whole of Part 2 and combined Parts 1 and 2. Cost $10
Dvd of short Sun Style Form. This covers part 1 (12 step Sun form), part 2 (additional 12 steps) and part 3 broken down into individual moves, then the whole of Part 1, whole of Part 2, whole of part 3 and combined Parts 1, 2 and 3. Cost $10.
Dvd of Beijing 12. Covers the Beijing 12 broken down into individual moves, then the whole form. Cost $10.
Dvd of the Yang 10. Covers the Yang 10 broken down into individual moves, then the whole form. Cost $10.
Dvd of the Shibashi 2. Covers the Shibashi 2 broken down into individual moves, then the whole form and finishing with Lotus. Cost $10.