I had another student say they preferred the Tai Chi 24-form to the more rigorous “60 Movements” of Great Grandmaster William CC Chen. It occurs to me that perhaps TC-24 is college and “60 Movements” is graduate school?
Anyway, we can help more people if we make tai chi more accessible, and TC-24 was designed to be more accessible. I am not sure if I am going to add a series of TC-24 classes to Empty Step, but I am introducing it to students, and for those interested in practicing at home, here are a few videos I like. If you find others, please mention them in the Comments.
Instruction videos
Here are four brilliant instructional videos from Dr. Paul Lam:
Dr. Lam is a CDC-recommended medical practitioner offering several tai chi programs aimed at specific health issues. These videos break down each movement of Tai Chi Chuan 24-form in meticulous, easy to follow detail.
Demonstration videos
We begin actually with the reference video Melinda Applegate recommends. I also recommend it, and this has the advantage of preparing you for Melinda’s classes in Belmar, Long Branch, and elsewhere.
Melinda Applegate’s reference video
Master Amin Wu back view, annotated with movement names. Catchy background music and, again, the video Melinda recommends to new students.
Master Leung Yim-ha 2018 champion performance
I like this 3rd World Taijiquan Championship performance as an example of tournament level performance taijiquan. Small differences in stepping.
Peter Chen back view with spoken instruction
Delightful narration of the form, back view with instruction.
Master Liu front view in nature
Beautiful front view by Master Liu, a little slower than usual.
Master Zou Yunjian front view, to the official melody
I did not know there was an official melody! But AI confirms. It was composed specially for the Tai Chi 24-form. Anyway, a really beautiful performance. I might just start working on this, though not with toe touches to help with balance.