Sunday, January 09, 2011

Taijiquan Ball, Medicine Ball Exercises

Taiji Sphere in 18 Postures
Tai Chi Ball.  Instruction by Master Chen Qing Zhou. 
Instructional DVD, 60 minutes.  Mandarin with English subtitles. 
Master Chen Qingzhou uses a 13Kg (28.6 Pound) Black Metal Ball


1.  Draw Up the Sphere 
2.  Na Zha Explores the Sea (Left Side)
3.  Na Zha Explores the Sea (Right Side)  
4.  Cover the Moon (Left Side)  
5.  Cover the Moon (Right Side) 
6.  Tyrant Raises the Censer
7.  Wei Tuo Offers the Rod  
8.  Lion Rolls the Ball  
9.  Lure the Spider Into the Cave   
10.  Support a Thousand Pounds (Left Side) 
11.  Pearl Returns to Its Nest  
12.  Wei Tuo Offers the Rod  
13.  Lion Rolls the Ball  
14.  Lure the Spider Into the Cave 
15.  Support a Thousand Pounds (Right Side) 
16.  Pearl Returns to Its Nest  
17.  Fiery Spider Tempts the Dragon  
18.  Closing

Song of the Taiji Sphere
Training in the 18 methods with the Taiji sphere,
The method never strays from the circles of silk twining. 
Changing in infinite permutations of Yin and Yang energy,
A perfectly round shape is formed internally.

Please refer to my webpage on the subject: 

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