QiGong

A Chinese holistic system of coordinated body posture and movement, breathing, and meditation used for the purposes of health, spirituality, and martial arts training. Qigong has roots dating back to over 4000 years ago.

YouTube video link.

8 Brocades website.


24-form

The most common practiced form of Tai Chi Chuan. Standardized form of 24 postures which were created in the 1950’s to help bring forward a simplified form.

YouTube video link.

Names of each posture.

Meditation Tai Chi Music suggestion.


Sun Form

From Dr Paul Lam’s site: The creator of Sun Style, Sun Lu-tang was about 50 years old and was a well-known expert of two other internal styles (Baguaquan and Xingyiquan) before he learnt Tai Chi. So naturally, the style has the advantage of the influence of the two other internal styles. Sun described his Tai Chi as using Baguaquan’s stepping method, Xingyiquan’s leg and waist methods and Tai Chi’s body softness .

Sun Style has a higher stance, less kicking and punching, all movements have the same tempi, and a very strong Qigong emphasis making it more popular with older practitioners…

YouTube Sun Style Demonstration.

YouTube Dr Paul Lam’s instruction video.

YouTube Traditional 97 Steps by Master Faye Yip.

Names of Postures Traditional 97 Steps.