Four-Season Tai Chi II - Summer 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 summer season is flourishing and growth.  Therefore, Tai Chi practice should be active and release the abundance of yang energy, exercising the cardiovascular system and preparing for harvesting energy in the autumn. Chen Style Tai Chi is the favored practice among young people and martial artists.  It is characterized by spiraling and coiling, occasional powerful strikes, stamping, and jumping.  All of these motions from the core, driven by internal power, and will train you to develop inner strength.  This short form is a combination of Master Tsao's studies from recent years with Grandmasters Chen Zhenglei and Zhu Tiancai.  He teaches in English with front and back views.  Suggested 25 class hours. (Difficulty: Beginner to Intermediate Levels)

This is a popular routine for internal martial artists.  It is characterized by spiral energy and combat techniques expressing numerous power hits (fajin).  Cannon Fist is also called Chen Style Routine Two.  Its firecracker power is based on the accumulated energy from Routine One's soft silk reeling.  In this instructional DVD, Master Jesse Tsao presents the routine in its classic form, in English with detailed instruction and front and back view demos.  He credits this new DVD on the teachings from Grandmasters Chen Zhenglei and Zhu Tiancai. It is a good reference for home study, or a resource for instructor's teaching preparation.  Suggest 30 class hours.  (Difficulty: Intermediate through Advanced Levels)

Chen Style Tai Chi Xinjia (New Frame) is characterized by spiraling and coiling, powerful strikes, stamping, and jumping. All of these motions from the core, driven by internal power, and will train you to develop inner strength. Small circles lead to bigger circles, with jerking, powerful movements. This DVD shares with you Master Tsao's studies from recent years with Grandmaster Zhu Tiancai, one of the four best grandmasters in Chen Tai Chi. Master Tsao teaches in English with front and back views. Suggest 30 class hours. (Difficulty: Intermediate through Advanced Levels).

This disc contains part 2 of the instruction.  Chen Style Tai Chi Xinjia (New Frame) is characterized by spiraling and coiling, powerful strikes, stamping, and jumping.  All of these motions from the core, driven by internal power, and will train you to develop inner strength.  Small circles lead to bigger circles, with jerking, powerful movements.   This DVD shares with you Master Tsao's studies from recent years with Grandmaster Zhu Tiancai, one of the four best grandmasters in Chen Tai Chi.  Master Tsao teaches in English with front and back views.  Suggest 30 class hours.  (Difficulty: Intermediate through Advanced Levels)

Chen Style Tai Chi New Frame (Xin-jia Cannon Fist) is based on internal power accumulation in the practice of routine 1, with more advanced kung fu techniques added in such as leaping, stomping, sweeping, grappling, and twisting.  Its stance tends to be compact for better mobility in self-defense applications, using faster motions with bursts of internal power for the execution of martial techniques.  Master Tsao teaches this traditional routine posture by posture, in detail in English, with both front and back views.  It is a good reference for home study, or a resource for instructor's teaching preparation.  Suggest 45 class hours.  (Difficulty: Intermediate through Advanced Levels)

Starting with relaxation warm-ups, followed by the five most commonly practiced tai chi postures and wind-down with body energy channel patting, Dr. Jesse Tsao leads you into the wonder of tai chi practice effortlessly. Inspired by Professor Peter Wayne’s new tai chi book, this DVD is Master Tsao’s interpretation in response to his simplified tai chi program: 12 weeks to a healthy body, strong heart, and sharp mind. Detailed instruction with tai chi internal energy explanation by Master Jesse Tsao in English with front and back view demos. It is a good reference for home study, or a resource for instructor's teaching preparation. Suggest 20 class hours.

 According to the Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine (Huangdi Neijing), the essence of the autumn season is gathering and harvesting.  Therefore, Tai Chi practice refrain from excess emotion, remaining calm and gathering energy through breathing exercise to enhance lung function.  This will prevent lung illness and benefit the conservation process of the winter season.  Suggest for beginners and middle-age people.  Master Tsao teaches in English with front and back views.  Suggested 25 class hours. (Difficulty: Beginner to Intermediate Levels)

 It is a weapon method rooted in traditional Chinese mace, a blunt and heavy weapon used to deliver strong smashes. This practice reinforces Chen Tai Chi's motion starting with the center dan tian rotation, drivers coiling energy all the way to the wrists' small twisting circle to initiate large power blows. This is unique training for wrist rotation to stimulate six hand-meridian channel's origin points around the wrists energy flows. It will also help prevent carpal tunnel and improve arm strength. Baton length around 18" and 1.5 to 2" in diameter, prefer heavy/solid wood.  Master Tsao teaches this traditional routine posture by posture, in detail in English, with both front and back views.  It is a good reference for home study, or a resource for instructor's teaching preparation.  Suggest 45 class hours.  (Difficulty: Beginner through Advanced Levels).