Course curriculum

    1. Important Warning & Disclaimer

    2. Welcome to this basics course

    3. Principle over technique - even in techniques!

    1. Introduction

    2. Head Movement

    3. Foot Movement

    4. Collecting the Opponent

    5. Don't chase the contact

    6. They move, I arrive first

    7. They retreat, but the distance is too far

    8. PARTNER DRILL - Fixed step evasion

    9. PARTNER DRILL - Moving step evasion

    1. Introduction

    2. Body fuels your Block

    3. Check with an angle

    4. Collecting from your check

    5. PARTNER DRILL - Checking a push

    1. Introduction - Getting close

    2. Getting & Staying Close

    3. How being close unbalances the opponent

    4. If they 'break away' - don't chase

    5. PARTNER DRILL 1 - Head tap and enter

    6. PARTNER DRILL 2 - Facing the wall then enter

    1. Introduction

    2. The 3 pillars of striking

    3. The appropriate weapons

    4. "Move like a Turning Wheel"

    5. Avoiding "Stand & Bang" tactics

    6. Transfering force

    7. Overview of Arm Weapons

    8. Overview of Leg weapons

    9. Losing individual 'technique' focus

    1. Introduction

    2. Safety first - Falling and contacting the ground

    3. How to be thrown

    4. The importance of 'release' in Tai Chi Take Downs

    5. The importance of Balancing Rooting & Lightness

    6. The 3 pillars of Throwing and taking down

    7. Tui Shou for 'hand fighting' and creating entry

    8. Unbalancing for opportunity

    9. Leading & reversing

    10. Floating and sinking

    11. Turning like a wheel

    12. Categories of Takedown

    13. PARTNER DRILL - Chest push take downs

    14. PARTNER DRILL - soft take downs sparring play

About this course

  • 64 lessons
  • 4.5 hours of video content