Volume 1: Basic Drills & Straight Line Theory

Featuring Mark Cheng
This DVD lays the foundation for your Tai Chi training with stances, footwork and postural principles of this subtle art. You'll learn the techniques of the first section of the Yang style long form up to "White Crane Spreads its Wings", and all of the rarely seen applications in fine detail. Cheng shows you how form should equal function! 1999. 56 minutes.

Most people think of Tai-Chi as little more than a peaceful "dance", but its origins are in effective combat and powerful self-defense techniques. Mark Cheng, one of Tai-Chi's exciting young instructors and scholars, has researched the applications of the Yang style long form since his childhood. He illuminates many of the secrets of full-body fighting in TAI CHI COMBAT.