Tai Chi for Beginners 01 “Tai Chi Fundamentals”

Awesome! Here are some practical tips for practicing exercises like Qigong,Tai Chi or Baduanjin:

Warm Up and Wind Down: Before you begin, do a light warm-up to stretch your muscles and joints. After your session, take a moment to relax both your body and mind. This helps your energy, blood flow, organs, skin, muscles, and bones settle back into balance. If you’re just starting out, don’t push beyond 60%-70% of what you can handle—take it easy! Build up gradually so you can master the moves, feel the changes in your body and mind, let your system adapt step-by-step, and steer clear of strain or injury. Even if you’re a Qigong , Tai Chi or Baduanjin expert, don’t overdo it or push past your limits—health and safety always come first!
When to Take a Break: Skip your practice if you run into these: odd weather like wind, rain, thunder, smog, frost, or dampness; or if you’re stuffed from eating, super hungry, wiped out, just had sex, feeling emotional, within an hour before or after meals, or after drinking alcohol.
Stay Safe: At home, watch out for stuff around you so you don’t trip or bang into anything. Avoid practicing where there’s a draft blowing through. Outdoors, protect yourself from sunburn, frostbite, or wind—especially don’t let wind hit your back! Don’t exercise if there’s frost, snow, rain, or dew around. Bring a towel—if you sweat, wipe it off quick. Swap out sweaty clothes right away. If you sweat a lot, try my trick: tuck a dry towel flat against your back under your shirt during practice, then pull it out when you’re done.
Bathroom and Water Tips: Empty your bladder and bowels beforehand. Don’t go to the bathroom within 30 minutes after practice—hold it! If you’re thirsty afterward, sip warm water, not cold or untreated stuff.
If I missed anything or got something off, feel free to add or correct me!

Loved this so much. First time got completely lost. But I shall keep going. I feel ache in my back.

i really appreciate your generosity in teaching us.
I am 72 with compromised legs & hips, but i modify and try to flow with you. Many thanks. Namaste😊

beautifully demonstrated!
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I am so glad that I found this I have been looking for another tai chi instructor for years that I felt comfortable with

I have been practicing tai chi every morning for a few months in a mall with a group of people, they have been there for 10 years. I have to follow every movements they are doing but I still get lost between postures and movements. I have watched many videos but yours clips are very clear, easy and informative . This is very useful for beginners just like me. Thanks so much !

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New at this, but I can tell it is exactly what my body needs. Thanks so much!

Thank you Sir.

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so nice. thank you

Thank you so much for demonstrating how the exercises actually work as a martial art! I have always wondered about that! Terrific cues.

Thank you, Dr Hoover. I'm back to practice and I'm very grateful to you. My name is Maria do Carmo, I'm a 72 years old brazilian lady.

Dear Dr Daniel, my partner Edith from Roermond in the Netherlands, had been following your videos. She liked them very much and followed them everyday. However her progressive disability means that she can no longer stand and balance properly in order to do Tai Chi. She has started to try to practise Tai Chi while seated and is wondering if you had any advice or exercises for persons who can no longer properly stand and balance. many thanks

I like tai chi and I am practise with you Dr Daniel Hoover l have 76 thank you

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I just started Tai Chi today. I wish i had found this video first

Thank you for presenting this series. Really appreciate the explanation , it is very helpful.

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Thank you for this video; I aim to do this every day.

The real impact of Taiji comes from the nuances between various movements, which takes years of practice; you have explained it very well! Thanks so much!

excellent teaching & demonstrations, thank you.

Wonderful , as you say I am feeling lost . I loved it Thank you !

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Thank you, we are going to practice this. My husband and I are new subscriber.

Thank you for teaching.

Beautiful inspiring thank you

First time practicing Tai Chi stepping out in faith shoulders very sore sensitivity in movement, practicing yoga, pilates as well what would be the best sleeping position while dealing with my shoulders?

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Excellent guys been following this for few weeks. Well described

THis is a great video for me.
Thanks a lot.😊

Excelente! Excelente! Obrigado!

my doctor told me to do this i am excited! Im 61 should i be bare foot?

So beautiful.
Thank you and infinite love!

Thanks a lot from bottom of my heart for your Divine guidance 🙏. Love you from India

I do appreciate the effort and time you both has dedicated to put together an absolutely needed and well represented Tai Chi video. Thanks for the library you both share with all of us. Tai Chi is only for those that really love his/her body. I'm 77 year old retire Special Forces soldier and right now I feel like I'm 50 and going stronger.

Thank you for all instructions on Tai Chi movement practices for beginer like me. Its great. However, I like to know, when we have to breath-in and breath-out. As I understand, Tai Chi is connected with breath management very much. Thank you

What an outstanding introduction to Tai Chi - warm and welcoming and reassuring and clear. I'm 71 - and over the course of my life, I dabbled in several martial arts. More than once I tried to learn Tai Chi Chuan and -- frankly, soon gave up. I found it too cognitively challenging - couldn't seem to remember the movements from the time I left class to arriving home. A couple of years back, I began to practice Shaolin QiGong and Standing (Zhan Zhuang) at home. A year or so ago, I then joined a new seniors' class offering Tai Chi and health QiGong. I learned the Yang 10! Unfortunately, I no longer have reliable transportation, and so the discovery of your online training is a joy to me. Abundant thanks to you both, and to CSU Long Beach for the gift of this program.

So interest the different varieties of tai chi. I started taking wu style tai chi and it is really different

This was absolutely wonderfully presented. I’m so glad to have found you both. I’ve had balance issues since 2015 after having strokes in my cerebellum. I think this might be the answer for me. It’s so peaceful and easy to follow. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with so many people! I greatly appreciate it.

Grate form, beautiful cadans. I practice Tai Chi Tao in the Netherlands. Absolute love your video.

Dr and Veronica ,thank for the Tai chi.

Thank you for this. I am at present practicing Qi Gong with Lee Holden who also practices Tai Chi. He kindly does mirror image so it's easier to follow. I have practiced all the movements you demonstrate in my Qi Gong class accept not how to use the movements in combat. My only problem is I'm getting left and right muddled! and end up on the opposite side to where I'm supposed to be. Nevertheless, I find it enlightening learning how the movements hang together in one flow

THANK YOU !!!

I’m very grateful to have found your video, thank you.

This really helpful, am doing tai chi classes and this is great for reinforcing what we are learning

Since I watched this video 4 years ago, I have become a tai chi instructor. It isn't easy conveying the correct, precise instructions and doing the form. Having another person in the video is extremely helpful.

Thank you. I am a 70 year old Navy/Marine Corps veteran who has studied Tai Chi with the VA Instructor for 5 years. She recently left for another job at another VA so we have no instructor at the time. I offered to lead a group based on my knowlege but they declined. I really appreciate this video you have provided. Thank you. Namaste

VERY NICE VIDEO