In Yang Style Tai Chi the posture "Snake Creeps Down" is one of the postures that gives new students a lot of trouble. It is a fairly complicated set of movements to coordinate when you first attempt it and it can be very beneficial to break the movements down and take them piece at a time. In this video Andrew takes this posture from the Yang Tai Chi 24 Form and shows it as a line-drill (where a move is repeated over and over while moving in one direction for the purpose of perfecting the move) and breaks it down into smaller pieces. He also shows a couple of variations for those who have strong, flexible legs and like lower stance, as well as for those who prefer higher stances. This video is a part of the free Tai Chi and Qigong lessons that Andrew has available on his YouTube Channel. We hope you find it very helpful in your training.
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3 comments:
good practices leading to deeper stance
This is a good video for deepening stances with good structure (knee over foot)
Awesome, the best teaching I’ve seen on this form to date and I’ve been researching for a few years now. Thank you my friend.
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