Tai Chi Fundamentals with Tricia Yu

If you're a beginner seeking a systematic approach to learning tai chi basics, this video is designed for you. Everyone from professional athletes to people with painful or limiting health conditions can benefit by learning Tai Chi Fundamentals. Tai Chi Fundamentals: For Mastering Tai Chi Basics presents 86 minutes of instruction in a clear, easy-to-learn format, set in beautiful surroundings.

Tricia Yu, MA, offers instruction in the Tai Chi Fundamentals, a system she developed for mastering tai chi basics rooted in her 29 years teaching experience. It includes the simplified Fundamentals form, based on traditional Yang style tai chi, and the movement patterns, which provide training in essential tai chi skills. She also outlines the mind/body principles of tai chi for both physical and mental well-being.

Tai chi is a relaxed, fluid, non-impact exercise form that promotes inner tranquility. This Chinese martial art is a simple yet profound daily routine for people of all ages. Recognized for centuries in China as an ideal activity for lifelong well-being, tai chi builds strength and endurance, enhances flexibility, improves coordination and helps reduce stress.

Tricia Yu, MA, is creator of the Tai Chi Fundamentals Program. She has taught tai chi for 29 years and is director of the Tai Chi Center in Madison, Wisconsin. She co-authored the Tai Chi Fundamentals for Health Professionals and Instructors video and manual and co-created the ROM Dance Range of Motion Exercise and Relaxation Program. DK Publishing will release her book, "Tai Chi Mind and Body", in five languages late summer 2003.

Tricia Yu began her study of tai chi in the Republic of China in 1970 with 90-year old Taoist Master Liu Pei Ch'ung. Her teachers include Yang style masters Benjamin Pang Jeng Lo, William C.C. Chen, and Maggie Newman. Tricia is certified by Master Chen.