January 24th, 2010 
Product Description
This DVD features Master Wen-Yuan Mei, the China national champion, performing Tai Chi 24 Forms on the scenery location of the Shanghai Grand View Garden. With detailed instructions, multi-angle camera, and 145 still images, this step-by-step DVD supplies you with enough information to learn this martial art skill. The background music are also the masterpieces played by the China classic music award winners. It is a “Must Have” for Tai Chi fans. A practice CD with … More >>
Tai Chi 24 Forms with China Champion
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This is a great DVD for both beginner level as well advanced level. This video does an excellent job of presenting the 24 forms. Each form is demonstrated from different angles to help the student learn each form. I highly recommend this video.
Rating: 5 / 5
I am a Tai-Chi beginner. So many Tai-chi videoes in the market, but all demostrate the forms somehow differently though they all claim Yang-style. I am glad this is demestrated by a champion master. I found the video is very helpful. It demostrates all forms in different angles and especially in regular and slow speeds that is really helpful for me to follow. The DVD video quality is also great. Attending a class costs a quite lots. Just $20 for this, I absolutely recommend it!
Rating: 5 / 5
This DVD (and companion audio disc) is very good for initiated beginners, and above, who want to learn the Chinese National Standard 24-Form.
The back angle and the slow-motion sections are good and useful, though the ‘back’ camera angle is better than the ‘front’ view, and has subtitles and English-language voice-over. The slow-motion angle has a very detailed English-language voice-over to help through the form. The front demonstration, despite being a little ‘behind’ the action and lacking voice-over, is the one I use most often. If I need to see a particular section again, I just grab the remote out of the waistband of my workout pants, where I’ve tucked it for easy access whilst I practice, and run the action back.
If you’ve never practiced Taiji before, pay special attention to the slow-motion sections, which explain the moves in much greater detail. It is still rather difficult to get best effect from a video, as it can’t address the background and subtleties of the moves and postures in real depth, and cannot correct subtle errors. For instance; ‘High,’ ‘Middle,’ and ‘Low’ stances are mentioned, but are never explained.
Overall, the 24-Form is demonstrated on the DVD with clarity, excellent lighting, and with broad motions, making it very easy to observe and follow. The accurate and timely subtitles, along with voice-over, help you along. The subtitles have a couple distracting formatting errors, but after the first time or two through, you stop seeing them. The companion audio is a wonderful supplement, for when you’re practicing away from a monitor, or don’t want the visual distraction.
The best possible use of this DVD would be as a supplement to instruction by a knowledgeable Master.
Rating: 5 / 5
This DVD is an excellent resource for anyone to learn
Tai Chi. It is a terrific comprehensive explanation
of: – how to move your hands and legs – how to improve
your body balance – how to execute each action. The
DVD gives a complete demo including front view and
back view. It also explains each 24 forms in detail
with still images. The background music makes me
relaxed and calm. I am glad to have such wonderful Tai
Chi DVD. I can learn the martial arts much faster and
better than I thought by paying only 20 dollars. Great
DVD!!!
Rating: 5 / 5