Forms & Styles
Explore our collection of forms & styles Tai Chi videos. 27 videos from foundational patterns to advanced sequences.
Forms (Taolu) are the choreographed sequences of Tai Chi. Browse the Tai Chi forms guide or start with the 24-step simplified form.
5:00How to Do Tai Chi Stepping (Tai Chi Bu) | Beginner Footwork Tutorial
Learn the fundamental Tai Chi stepping technique (Tai Chi Bu). This beginner footwork tutorial covers weight shifts, empty steps, and proper walking mechanics for a strong foundation.
Short2:00Tai Chi for Beginners: Buddha Warrior Pounds Mortar - Chen Style
Learn Buddha Warrior Pounds Mortar (Jin Gang Dao Dui), the signature Chen Style striking technique that combines sinking, stomping, and fist closure.
Short1:30Tai Chi for Beginners: Buddha Warrior Pounds Mortar #2 - Chen Style
Learn the second instance of Buddha Warrior Pounds Mortar in the Chen Style 18-Form, marking the transition toward the closing sequence.
Short1:30Tai Chi for Beginners: Cannon Facing the Head - Chen Style
Learn Cannon Facing the Head, a powerful Chen Style striking technique that delivers focused energy through the fists.
Short1:30Tai Chi for Beginners: Closing Form - Chen Style
Learn the Closing Form of Chen Style 18-Form Tai Chi. This movement returns energy to the Dantian and completes the practice.
Short2:00Tai Chi for Beginners: Cloud Hands - Chen Style
Learn Cloud Hands, the quintessential Tai Chi movement that trains waist-led coordination, weight shifting, and circular arm motion.
Short1:30Tai Chi for Beginners: Commencing Form - Chen Style
Learn the Commencing Form (Qi Shi), the opening movement of Chen Style 18-Form Tai Chi. This fundamental posture establishes proper alignment and intention.
10:00Tai Chi for Beginners: Complete Chen Style 18-Form - Full Demonstration
Complete full-speed demonstration of the Chen Style 18-Form Tai Chi routine. Watch the entire sequence from commencing to closing.
Short1:30Tai Chi for Beginners: Fair Lady Works at Shuttles - Chen Style
Learn Fair Lady Works at Shuttles, a lively Chen Style movement that combines deflection with a forward striking step.
Short1:30Tai Chi for Beginners: First Gathering - Chen Style
Learn First Gathering, a compact Chen Style movement that collects energy before transitioning to the next technique.
15:00Tai Chi for Beginners: Follow Along - Chen Style 18-Form
Follow-along version of the Chen Style 18-Form Tai Chi. Practice alongside the instructor with real-time guidance and cues.
Short1:30Tai Chi for Beginners: Forward Stepping - Chen Style
Learn Forward Stepping, a Chen Style advancing footwork pattern that builds forward momentum and structural stability.
Short2:00Tai Chi for Beginners: Hidden Hand Punch - Chen Style
Learn Hidden Hand Punch, the classic Chen Style explosive punch that releases power from the ground through the fist.
Short1:30Tai Chi for Beginners: High Pat on Horse - Chen Style
Learn High Pat on Horse, an elegant Chen Style posture that combines an upward striking motion with a rooted lower body.
Short1:30Tai Chi for Beginners: Lazily Tying Robe - Chen Style
Learn Lazily Tying Robe, an expansive Chen Style movement that opens the chest and extends energy through the fingertips.
Short1:30Tai Chi for Beginners: Left Heel Kick - Chen Style
Learn Left Heel Kick, a low kicking technique that develops balance, leg strength, and coordinated striking power.
Short1:30Tai Chi for Beginners: Oblique Walking - Chen Style
Learn Oblique Walking, a diagonal stepping pattern that trains coordination between upper and lower body in Chen Style.
Short1:30Tai Chi for Beginners: Single Whip - Chen Style
Learn Single Whip, one of the most recognizable Tai Chi postures. This movement develops rooting, opening, and striking power.
Short1:30Tai Chi for Beginners: Six Sealings Four Closings - Chen Style
Learn Six Sealings Four Closings, a Chen Style technique that gathers and seals energy before releasing with focused intent.
Short2:00Tai Chi for Beginners: Turn and Lotus Kick - Chen Style
Learn Turn and Lotus Kick, an advanced Chen Style turning kick that develops rotational power and leg coordination.
Short1:30Tai Chi for Beginners: White Crane Spreads Wings - Chen Style
Learn White Crane Spreads Wings, a graceful Chen Style posture that develops balance, openness, and alertness.
9:00Tai Chi Walking Video Guide
Learn Tai Chi walking technique with step-by-step guidance — a low-impact walking practice rooted in Tai Chi principles for balance, knee health, and mindful movement.
11:0024-Step Simplified Tai Chi Form Tutorial
Complete 24-Step Simplified Tai Chi form tutorial and demonstration — the world's most widely practiced Tai Chi form, derived from Yang style.
8:00Chen Style Tai Chi 56 Form Demonstration
Full Chen Style Tai Chi 56-form competition routine demonstration — the standardized competition form combining Chen Old Frame and New Frame elements.
20:00Chen Xiaowang Explains the Five Core Tai Chi Push Hands Methods
Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang explains and demonstrates the five core Tai Chi push hands methods — the essential partner training practice for developing sensitivity, rooting, and martial application.
15:0016-Form Tai Chi Step by Step Tutorial
Step-by-step guide to the 16-form Tai Chi routine with front and back views — a compact Yang-style form ideal for beginners and daily practice.
6:00Tai Chi Fan Demonstration
Graceful Tai Chi Fan form demonstration and techniques — a performance art that combines Tai Chi movement principles with fan manipulation.