Product Description

Silk Reeling - The Essence of Taiji The ancient art of Silk Reeling Jin in Chen style Taijiquan is also known as Taiji Yin/Yang Symbol Sticking Hands in Yang style Taiji. The main purpose of this soft and flowing training is to connect the body, from head to toe, so that you may coordinate your movements effectively:

"Once in motion, the entire body must be light [Qing] and agile [Ling], it especially should be threaded together. The root is at the feet, Jin, or movement is generated from the legs, mastered [controlled] by the waist and manifested [expressed] from the fingers. From the feet to the legs to the waist must be integrated, and one unified Qi." - (Taijiquan Classic)

From this Yang-side and Yin-side training, a practitioner will establish a firm foundation for understanding the martial aspects of Taijiquan practice. This program offers many solo and partner exercises and drills that you may easily follow along with, making self-instruction simple.

The Yang side and Yin side of the training are demonstrated separately, each divided into five parts: Self Practice of the Taiji Yin-Yang Pattern, Stationary Partner Training, Moving Partner Training, Parallel Stepping Training, Bagua Circle Stepping Training

Features senior YMAA students Ramel Rones and Kathy Yang. This program and the Taiji Pushing Hands DVDs (YMAA) will help you develop a proficient level of taijiquan practice.

SPECIAL FEATURES: English Subtitles Interactive YMAA Catalog with 50 additional minutes of Preview Trailers for All YMAA Videos

YMAA PRODUCTION DR. YANG, JWING-MING TAIJI SYMBOL STICKING HANDS WRITTEN & PERFORMED BY DR. YANG, JWING-MING, WITH KATHY YANG, RAMEL RONES, VADAS MIHALY, JEFF ROSEN, & BRIAN MUCCHIO EDITING & DVD AUTHORING BY OCEAN SILVER PRODUCED BY DAVID SILVER DIRECTED BY DR. YANG, JWING-MING AND DAVID SILVER

Review

Man of the Year 2007 --Inside Kung Fu magazine

His depth of knowlege and his superb teaching style make him among the most valuable members of this community. --Pat Rice, A Taste of China

Dr. Yang surely follows in the footsteps of the Yang style founder Yang Lu-Chan, who also first studied the Shaolin hard styles and later studied and mastered the soft style of Taijiquan. Dr. Yang stimulates this tradition, which will surely bear the fruit of high achievement within the martial arts. --Grandmaster Liang, Tung-Tsai

About the Actor

Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming is a world-reknown author and teacher of Gong Fu (Kung Fu), Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan) and Chin Na and a leading authority on Qigong (Chi Kung). Involved in Chinese Kung Fu since 1961, he has over 55 schools in 18 countries. Dr. Yang has published over thirty books and over eighty videos and DVDs on health and martial arts. He is the founder of the YMAA Retreat Center. Search Amazon for "YMAA" , "Jwing-Ming Yang" or "Dr. Yang" to find more instructional Tai Chi and health DVDs available from YMAA Publication Center. YMAA: Yang's Martial Arts Association was established in Boston, MA in 1982. With the intent of preserving traditional Chinese Gongfu (Kung Fu) and Qigong , Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming began training students in the rigors of Shaolin Long Fist and White Crane Gongfu as well as Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan. Dr. Yang also undertook his life-long dream of teaching and researching the Chinese arts and introducing them to the West through many books, videos and DVDs. YMAA Publication Center has been a publisher of high quality traditional martial arts and health books, videos and DVDs since 1983, and is a pioneer in the cultural exchange between the East and West. Dr. Yang is the founder of the nonprofit YMAA-Retreat Center dot org.

About the Director

David Silver is the Writer, Producer, and/or Director of many of the best selling DVDs on Amazon. He is the co-author of the bestselling book and DVD, Sunrise Tai Chi.

• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.1 x 5.42 x 0.58 inches; 2.88 ounces
• Director ‏ : ‎ David Silver
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ DVD
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 10 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ February 25, 2008
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming, Ramel Rones
• Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
• Studio ‏ : ‎ YMAA Publication Center
• Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1