Leamington Tai Chi

Practice At Home 360° Videos

4K 360º practice playlists for fast broadband

Below you’ll find the opening section of the Lee style Tai Chi dance and form, filmed in 4K. These 360º YouTube playlists are ideal for practising at home between classes. To change the viewing angle, drag with your mouse, swipe on your tablet or tilt your smartphone. If the person in front of you is blocking part of a move, you can turn to watch it from the front or from either side. You can also slow down or speed up the playback.

Pick the 4K versions if you have a fast connection, such as full fibre to the router (FTTP) at over 45 Mbit. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to hear about new uploads as soon as they go live.

Beginners Level I – 4K, 32 minutes

Short of time? This quick half-hour session covers just the essentials: a ten-minute warm-up and breathing exercise, then ten minutes of looped practice of the dance 1–10 and the form 1–12, closing with the Qi cut-off exercise. The playlist has five videos:

Short warm-up and deep breathing – 9:52
Six Rabbits Daoyin, quick version – 1:01
Tiaowu dance, 10 moves, 10-minute loop – 9:35
Form, 12 moves, 10-minute loop – 10:12
Five Lotus Blossoms Taoyin (Qi cut-off) exercise – 0:56
Total playlist runtime: 31:36

Beginners Level I – 4K, 42 minutes

This 42-minute session opens with a warm-up and deep breathing to get your Qi flowing. Next come three Kai Men exercises in Double Plough stance, designed especially for beginners to open the meridians. After that there are ten minutes of looped practice of the dance 1–10 and the form 1–12, and it rounds off with the cut-off. The playlist has eight videos:

Short warm-up – 11:31
Six Rabbits Daoyin, quick version – 1:01
Kai Men I in Double Plough stance – 2:53
Kai Men II in Double Plough stance – 2:47
Kai Men III in Double Plough stance – 2:07
Tiaowu dance, 10 moves, 10-minute loop – 9:35
Form, 12 moves, 10-minute loop – 10:12
Five Lotus Blossoms Taoyin (Qi cut-off) exercise – 0:56
Total playlist runtime: 41:02

Beginners Level I – 4K, 1 hour

A complete daily training routine for beginners at level one, with longer loops of the dance and form. Once you can do these exercises thoroughly without watching the videos, move on to the level two playlist. The playlist has seven videos:

Full warm-up and Six Rabbits Daoyin – 22:27
Kai Men I in Double Plough stance – 2:53
Kai Men II in Double Plough stance – 2:47
Kai Men III in Double Plough stance – 2:07
Tiaowu dance, 17-minute loop – 16:55
Form, 12 moves, 15-minute loop – 15:17
Five Lotus Blossoms Taoyin (Qi cut-off) exercise – 0:56
Total playlist runtime: about 63 minutes

HD playlists for slower connections

If your internet is on the slow side, these three playlists in HD (1920×1080) need less bandwidth.
Choose a 32-minute, 42-minute or full-hour session for daily practice to keep your skills sharp between classes.

Beginners Level 1 – HD, 32 minutes

A short daily session in 1080p HD for low-bandwidth users. The playlist has five videos:

Short warm-up – 9:52
Six Rabbits Daoyin, quick version – 1:01
Tiaowu dance, 10 moves, 10-minute loop – 10:01
Form, 12 moves, 10-minute loop – 10:16
Five Lotus Blossoms Taoyin exercise – 0:56
Total playlist runtime: 32:06

Beginners Level 1 – HD, 42 minutes

Level one beginner training in HD, adding the three Kai Men exercises. The playlist has eight videos:

Short warm-up – 11:31
Six Rabbits Daoyin, quick version – 1:01
Kai Men I in Double Plough stance – 2:53
Kai Men II in Double Plough stance – 2:47
Kai Men III in Double Plough stance – 2:07
Tiaowu dance, 10 moves, 10-minute loop – 10:01
Form, 12 moves, 10-minute loop – 10:16
Five Lotus Blossoms Taoyin exercise – 0:56
Total playlist runtime: about 41½ minutes

Beginners Level 1 – HD, 60 minutes

The full-length HD session, with a thorough warm-up and 15-minute loops of the dance and form. The playlist has eight videos:

Warming up before Qigong and Tai Chi Ch’uan – 18:14
Six Rabbits Daoyin – 4:12
Kai Men I in Double Plough stance – 2:53
Kai Men II in Double Plough stance – 2:47
Kai Men III in Double Plough stance – 2:07
Tiaowu dance, 10 moves, 15-minute loop – 14:56
Form, 12 moves, 15-minute loop – 15:22
Five Lotus Blossoms Taoyin exercise – 0:56
Total playlist runtime: 61:26

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