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Tai Chi for senior citizens is a simplified martial art that is designed to help improve general health and overall well-being. Learn several movements to help relieve stress and tension from a professional Tai Chi instructor in this free video series.
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The yin yang palm up and down movement in Tai Chi is a great exercise for creating balance in the body. Learn to perform this movement from a professional Tai Chi instructor in this free martial arts video.
The back and forward movement, in Tai Chi, is a gentle and relaxing motion that's great for releasing negative energy. Learn how to properly perform this sequence from a professional Tai Chi instructor in this free martial arts video.
Walking for balance is an affective Tai Chi movement that's great for improving stability among senior citizens. Learn more about walking for balance from a professional Tai Chi instructor in this free martial arts video.
It's important to keep calm and stay relaxed, in Tai Chi, when performing the walking for balance movement. Learn how this Tai Chi sequence can help improve your balance from a professional Tai Chi instructor in this free martial arts video.
Using a chair will help senior citizens complete the Tai Chi kicking in four directions sequence. Learn how to improve your balance using this simple technique from a professional Tai Chi instructor in this free martial arts video.
Tai Chi for senior citizens is a simplified martial art that is designed to help improve general health. Learn how Tai Chi for senior citizens can help you from a professional Tai Chi instructor in this free martial arts video.
Rolling the joints, in Tai Chi, is a great for relieving stress and warming up the body. Learn some tips for rolling your joints from a professional Tai Chi instructor in this free martial arts video.
Warming up the arms and shoulders, in Tai Chi, is a great way to increase blood circulation and release tension. Learn an arm and shoulders warm up for senior citizens from a professional Tai Chi instructor in this free martial arts video.
Circle the hands is a Tai Chi movement that practitioners use for anxiety and high stress. Learn to perform this maneuver and calm your mind from a professional Tai Chi instructor in this free martial arts video.
The preparation movement, in Tai Chi, is a great maneuver for draining the body of negative stress. Learn more about the preparation movement from a professional Tai Chi instructor in this free martial arts video.
One of the most beneficial movements in Tai Chi is the scoop the water and watch the cloud maneuver. Learn how to perform this sequence from a professional Tai Chi instructor in this free martial arts video.
Wave the hands like clouds is a Tai Chi movement that's great for helping senior citizens relieve tension. Learn to perform wave the hands like clouds from a professional Tai Chi instructor in this free martial arts video.
The withdraw and push movement, in Tai Chi, is a great maneuver for cleansing the body. Learn how to perform the withdraw and push movement from a professional Tai Chi instructor in this free martial arts video.
It's important to stay nice and vertical, in Tai Chi, when performing the swirl the water movement. Learn some tips for swirl the water from a professional Tai Chi instructor in this free martial arts video.
The Tai Chi movement entitled move back and forward circling the ball is one of the most basic maneuvers in Tai Chi. Learn some tips for performing this motion from a professional Tai Chi instructor in this free martial arts video.
It's important to avoid folding at the waist, in Tai Chi, when performing the scoop the sea and look up at the sky movement. Learn some more tips for executing this sequence from a professional Tai Chi instructor in this free martial arts video.
Tai Chi is a Chinese martial art that has been practiced and adapted throughout the years to encompass many different styles. Though not as "hard" a martial art as say, Taekwondo in that it does not overtly foster sparring and contact fighting, Tai Chi is nevertheless made up of forms which mimic blocks and strikes of "harder" martial arts. It is now primarily used as a form of spiritual and mystic exercise that incorporates body and mind through meditation and movement. In this free video series a professional Tai Chi instructor, Rich Marantz, will teach you a simplified for of Tai Chi for senior citizens. This form of Tai Chi is designed to help senior citizens who can't perform some of the more technical and rigorous movements. Rich will begin by teaching you several ways to warm up and stretch the body in order to relieve stress and increase mobility. You'll learn moves, such as: the ying yang palm up and down movement, walking for balance, kicking in four directions, preparation movement and swirl the water movement. Watch these videos and start improving your well-being and general health today.
Rich Marantz Rich Marantz, director and instructor of Green Mountain Tai Chi in Manchester, Vermont, has taken Taoist philosophy and Chinese internal martial arts and created classes, programs and workshops to promote long lasting health. Marantz, a 26th generation Wudang Long Men lineage holder, is certified in the instruction of Tai Chi, Qigong and External-Qi Healing. He is currently a high-level teaching student of Yun Xiang Tseng (Master Chen) of Wudang Mountain, China.dkdk
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