Three free Tai Chi tutorial videos follow. View the Tai Chi videos to get a sense of what Tai Chi is & as instructional devices.
Other pages on Tai Chi discuss the practice, benefits of, and offer a Tai Chi program, complete with descriptions & pictographs :
1) The first video helps you better understand the movements in the 24 forms. This video stresses the martial aspects of the movements.
This video features Kie and Patrick who demonstrate the "hard truth" behind Tai Chi's graceful movements. While aimed at viewers who have a general knowledge of Tai Chi, it's
still good for understanding the meaning behind the movements which in turn should sharpen the movements themselves.
You may want to look at this video tai chi tutorial straight through once or twice.
2) The following Tai Chi exercise video is a very helpful beginner's video. It is one full lesson, perfect to get a sense of what Tai Chi is. Then you could follow along
Following is a paraphrase of the YouTube description.
Bill Douglas offers a free Tai Chi lesson, with Qigong, breathing exercises, woven in. The lesson shows how Tai Chi blends relaxation, visualization, breathing techniques,
and gentle movement, to enhance health and life.
3) The last video Tai Chi tutorial is a powerful demonstration of what beginners should strive for and could look forward to.
Following is a paraphrase of the YouTube description.
This video is a graceful demonstration of the Yang Simplified 24, the most popular form of Tai Chi after its adoption by the Chinese State Committee of Sports in 1956.