December 31st, 2009 
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Studio: E1 Entertainment Release Date: 12/07/2004 Run time: 120 minutes Rating: NrAmazon.com
T’ai chi, the classic Chinese exercise for health, self-defense, and spiritual growth, is “meditation in movement.” It emphasizes relaxation, breath control, visual and mental concentration, and slow, balanced movement, explains the voiceover in T’ai Chi for Health: Yang Short Form during a 10-minute explication of the qualities, philosophy, and health benefits … More >>
T’ai Chi for Health: Yang Short Form with Terence Dunn
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I think this DVD is a waste of money, to be honest. Just starting the movie, several times does he say to move one leg while he moves the opposite. He also stutters several times while doing so. I dont find it the best way to learn and would rather just buy a book now.
Highly doubt youd enjoy this DVD….
Rating: 2 / 5
Seeing that someone had rated this five stars, I took a chance on the Amazon “opened video cannot be returned” policy and bought this. I really regret it!
From a video quality perspective this video is high schoolish. The nauseatingly pink background that takes up a solid 1 hour of this video. The titles convinced me that this seventeen dollar video was not worth it.
The Tai Chi presentation is 60 minutes long without a break in the pink background, and without titles of names of movements such as “Single Whip” etc. Thus, it is very difficult to stop the tape and learn a movement in the middle of the 8 minute Form by skipping through in fast-forward.
The exercise sessions seemed worth going through, but all in all, if Amazon didn’t have a “opened videos cannot be returned” policy, this video wouldn’t be taking up space in my video collection.
Rating: 2 / 5
Mr Dunn has avoided the pitfalls inherent to Tai Chi instruction. The secret to Tai Chi is simple grandmotherly motion. It is as soft as a baby’s breath. Imagine a soft cat that curls ridiculously benign upon your lap. A limp torso, CATegorically alive. Mr Dunn achieves this state, or close enough.
Rating: 4 / 5
This video has taught me more than the classes I am taking at the gym. I am a beginner at T’ai Chi and this video helps to establish the moves for the Yang short form. However, like the classes, it fails to address the psychological aspect as I expected it would. T’ai Chi still feels like I am shifting my weight back and forth and waving my hands in the air instead of reaching some inner peace.
Rating: 4 / 5
I write about Tai Chi and Chi Gung and these are the best I have encountered.
Rating: 5 / 5