Four-Season Tai Chi IV - Winter This is part of a series of Tai Chi forms following the change of seasons for a healthy life.  According to the Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine (Huangdi Neijing), the essence of the winter season is conservation and storage.  Therefore, Tai Chi practice should refrain from overusing the yang energy, keeping moves quiet and subdued in the winter months.  This will prevent kidney illness and benefit revitalization in spring.  Suggest for beginners and senior people.  Master Tsao teaches in English with front and back views.  Suggested 25 class hours. (Difficulty: Beginner to Intermediate Levels). DVD, (63 minutes)

We have already produced Tai Chi Warm-Up 18 forms to help pump blood to your muscles. Here is the cool-down 12 Forms with more neigong practice as the core concept to loosen up your muscles and return your energy. This can be used for any sport activity or physical workout cool-down. Demonstrations are given in front and back views, and Master Tsao gives a detailed description of each posture's breathing patterns and energy circulation.  (Difficulty: Beginner Level). (60 minutes)

Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi for Vitality is based on Dr. Jesse Tsao's PhD research project, combined tai chi posture with Qigong practice to open meridian channels and develop the inner energy (neigong) to prevent disease and strengthen the internal power. This instructional DVD is packed with energy-boosting techniques that will have you outpacing, outlasting, and outperforming friends who are years younger. No matter your age, you can possess energy that lasts all day — and into the night. Instructed by Master Jesse Tsao in English with reviews after each lesson. It is good for home study, or a resource for instructor's teaching preparation

Tai Chi Neigong Shibashi in Chen Style Compact 18 Forms is created strictly based on the Chen family traditional postures.  Posture is only a tool to cultivate inner energy, the neigong is your goal. Repetitive drill on each posture is easy for a beginner to learn, it also provides the opportunity for advanced students to ascertain the feeling of inner work layer by layer.  It is designed for Zoom teaching to fit limited space for home or corporate onsite practice. This is also a perfect short form to lead beginners into a long form routine.  Demonstrations are given in front and back views, and Master Tsao gives a detailed description of each posture's main neigong concept.  (Difficulty: Beginner through advanced Levels). DVD, (68 minutes).

Tai Chi Neigong Shibashi in Yang Style Compact 18 Forms is created strictly based on the Yang family traditional postures.  Posture is only a tool to cultivate inner energy, your goal is to gain neigong. Repetitive drill on each posture is easy for a beginner to learn, it also provides the opportunity for advanced students to ascertain the feeling of inner work layer by layer.  It is designed for Zoom teaching to fit limited space for home or corporate onsite practice. This is also a perfect short form to lead beginners into the long form 108.  Demonstrations are given in front and back views, and Master Tsao gives a detailed description of each posture's main neigong concept.  (Difficulty: Beginner through advanced Levels). DVD, (68 minutes).

Designed by Dr. Jesse Tsao, practice is designed to effectively stimulate the body’s energy meridians in a safe and gentle manner. Based on 16 simple and popular tai chi postures, the repetitive slow relaxed movements and abdominal breathing will help you relieve suffering due to anxiety, asthma, arthritis, cardiovascular disease, chronic fatigue, muscle strain and pain, osteoarthritis, scoliosis, osteoporosis, and many other ailments.  It will also strengthen your core muscles and help develop your balance and leg strength. This practice can be used as preventive therapy for everyone who wishes to reap the benefits of an improved quality of life

This is a therapy (or preventive practice) for people with carpal tunnel syndrome, arthritis, or Parkinson's Disease.  The stick provides you with a focal point to help  with hand-eye coordination.  The twisting moves can stimulate energy circulation in your fingers and wrists, prevent frozen shoulders, and improve the elasticity of the tendons around your elbows.  Combined with various tai chi postures, it stretches and tones your muscles, activates the hip and knee joints, improves the flexibility and strength of your spine, and  prevents lower back pain. The practice is adapted from the tai chi joint locking techniques of qin-na, a traditional  secret training approach for developing spiral inner energy.  Therefore, this routine can also be used as a martial arts drill.

Compact Tai Chi Sword in Mixed Styles blends Tai Chi with various sword techniques, including Wudang sword, Ming Dynasty General Qi Jiguang's (1528-1588) long saber (Miao-dao), Yu Chenghui’s two-handed longsword, and Medieval long-sword methods. Both Qi and Yu hailed from Penglai, China, my hometown, where the historical use of longswords in martial arts training is abundant. This routine serves as my homage to this tradition. Its core focus is utilizing the sword as a tool for body conditioning and harnessing inner energy, emphasizing dragon and tiger strength, while also integrating practical sword defensive and offensive techniques. Notably, there's a seamless connection between weapons and tai chi bare hand routines. While a standard-sized sword suffices, a heavier longsword facilitates training the back, waist, and hips for blade movement, minimizing reliance on arm muscles.

Practical Stretching Anywhere in the Qigong Way

Stretching is an excellent thing you can do for your health. Without the need of a floor mat, these simple yet effective moves can help you limber up for tai chi and Qigong practice or any sports, improve your balance and prevent falls, increase your flexibility, and even help relieve arthritis, back, and knee pain. Dr. Jesse Tsao put together this stretching routine based on traditional Chinese tai chi and Qigong practices. They are easy and practical to use anywhere, each posture has Qigong energy circulation benefits, and they can be customized to your ability anywhere from easy to challenging. You’ll find these moves can boost overall flexibility and loosen up tight muscles, including specific stretches to ease back pain, stiff hamstrings, and the neck and shoulder pain that comes from spending too much time sitting at a desk staring at a computer!

Practical Stretching Anywhere in the Qigong Way - II

This is the 2nd set of practice, a little more dynamic. Stretching is an excellent thing you can do for your health. Without the need of a floor mat, these simple yet effective moves can help you limber up for tai chi and Qigong practice or any sports, improve your balance and prevent falls, increase your flexibility, and even help relieve arthritis, back, and knee pain. Dr. Jesse Tsao shared his practice based on traditional Chinese tai chi and Qigong practices. They are easy and practical to use anywhere, each posture has Qigong energy circulation benefits, and they can be customized to your ability anywhere from easy to challenging. You’ll find these moves can boost overall flexibility and loosen up tight muscles, including specific stretches to ease back pain, stiff hamstrings, and the neck and shoulder pain that comes from spending too much time sitting at a desk staring at a computer!

This is designed for people with physical difficulty of standing or recovery from medical treatment.  You can still practice to prevent carpal tunnel syndrome, hand arthritis.  The stick provides you with a focal point to help  with hand-eye coordination.  The twisting moves can stimulate energy circulation in your fingers and wrists, prevent frozen shoulders, and improve the elasticity of the tendons around your elbows.  It stretches and tones your muscles, improves the flexibility and strength of your spine, and  prevents lower back pain. The practice is adapted from the tai chi joint locking techniques of qin-na, a traditional  secret training approach for developing spiral inner energy.