Cheng Man-Ch'ing Short form
Online learning for beginners

On this page you can you can choose to watch and follow the Wu Chi Meditation, Qi Gong beginner warm-ups and the Tai Chi form as separate elements

Or start the  Cheng-Man Ch'ing Yang style Short form from the very beginning with 24, one hour, complete Tai Chi lessons. Learning the beginner Qi Gong set, Wu Chi meditation and finishing with step by step instruction and revision of the Tai Chi form.

​These are recordings from live Zoom classes and include some questions and answers from the students taking part.
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Term 1 - Zoom classes

1 • Beginning
2 • Ward off left
​3 • Ward off right
​​4 • Roll back & Press
5 • Push & Single whip pt.A
6 • Single whip pt.B
7 • Lifting hands
8 • Shoulder Stroke 
9 • White Crane
10 • Brush knee, push
11 • Play Guitar
12 • Brush left knee, push
​13 • Deflect down, intercept, punch
14 • Withdraw & push

​15 • Cross hands
​16 • Embrace tiger, return to mountain
17 • Grasp sparrows tail (diagonal)
18 • Fist under elbow
19 • Step back repulse monkey 1
20 • Step back repulse monkey 2 & 3
21 • Diagonal flying
22 • Cloud hands A
23 • Cloud hands B
24 • Single whip 
​27. Squatting single whip or snake creeps down
28. Golden Rooster plus 8 Brochade 1&2
29. Crossing hands ​plus 8 Brochade 3&4
30. Separate right foot ​plus Eight Brochade 5&6

With special thanks to Martin Dell of Isle of Wight BJJ & MMA for use of the dojo in these videos

Elements 

Wu Chi explanation - Audio

Qi Gong warm-ups

Wu Chi meditation - Audio

Full Short form

Simple tai chi home

Intermediate archive

Ta Lu archive