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The Beginners Guide to the Tai Chi Form (Paperback Book & Course)

The Beginners Guide to the Tai Chi Form (Paperback Book & Course)

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Note: This is the paperback version. A digital version of this bundle (with ebook, online course and PDFs) is available: Get the digital version from here.

HOW TO LEARN TAI CHI IN THE 21ST CENTURY
New ways to learn an ancient art

The Beginners Guide to the Tai Chi Form offers a modern approach to learning Tai Chi: 

1. No memorizing complex sequences: Learn using patterns, shapes, and my shortcuts from 35 years of teaching.  
2. Open to all levels: Adapt each move to fit your energy, time, and space.
3. Flexible schedule: Practice when and where you want.
4. Clear instructions: Use the book or review moves online, with close-up and multi-angle views.
5. Hybrid learning: Combine the book, audio files, PDFs, images, and step-by-step online videos for a comprehensive experience. 

 

"The approach is smart, creative and incredibly enjoyable. This book and videos are as close as you're going to get to live one-on-one teaching" -RK.

Hi, I'm Paul Read. I've taught Tai Chi for 35 years across different countries, produced online programs, and written many books on the art. I've gathered the best methods for learning and adapting Tai Chi into this new Tai Chi Starters Kit.

"This is all about the forms. It begins with their history, touches on Tai Chi writings, and then helps you master the basic forms in 10 easy steps." - M. Ellis (Craft of Combat).

WHAT IS IN THE TAI CHI STARTERS KIT?

☆ PAPERBACK BOOK: The Beginners Guide to the Tai Chi Form (200+ pages of step-by-step instructions). 

☆ ONLINE COURSE: Access online demonstrations and explanations of each step in video format.

☆ BONUS MATERIALS: 3 PDFs, an audio walk-through, and a Posture Poster to support your learning. 

👉 What you'll learn 

  1. Understanding of Tai Chi and its benefits
  2. Brief history of Tai Chi Forms.
  3. How Tai Chi reduces stress, improves health, and brings mental clarity.
  4. The 10 fundamental Tai Chi moves.
  5. Tai Chi principles with practical advice from classic texts.
  6. How to customize your form with repetitions, transitions, and additional moves. 

    "Perfect! Loved the way it was taught by footwork and arms too. And so enjoyable!"  - BJ. 

    FAQ

    Q: THE COURSE: HOW DO I GET THE COURSE AND OTHER PDFs? Opt-in for emails when ordering and before you can say "wow, that was quick" you'll receive a 100% discount code for access to the course, PDFs, etc.

    Q: WHAT IF I DON'T WANT THE COURSE? The course is optional and can be taken at any time, or not at all, if preferred.

    Q: ANY OTHER PAYMENTS OR HIDDEN SUBSCRIPTIONS? Other than postage and packing, there are no additional payments.

    Q: SHIPPING & DELIVERY TIMES: Tracking is recommended (and surprisingly cheaper - compare prices at checkout). Please be patient, as books are individually printed from a small independent publisher in the UK. The average wait time is around 5 working days to be printed and sent out, but can take up to 10 depending on time of year or location. This will be longer for countries other than the UK. Whilst waiting, you'll still have access to the online course! 

    Q. BUT I WANT IT NOW! ☝️In Tai Chi, patience is always our first lesson ;) But, if you can't wait - order the digital version here.

    **👉 Ordered the book and not received the code within 24 hours? Check your Spam folder or Promotions tab. Still can't find it?  No problem, just email me and I'll send it to you again. 

     

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    Customer Reviews

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    Katherine Wright
    Easy online learning

    I must admit to be very sceptical about this course. I have practised Tai Chi for a couple of years, both in person classes and online during lockdown, however haven't practised for a while. I saw the ad on Facebook and bought the book and I'm glad I did. I've enjoyed working through the lessons in bite size chunks and reading all the background to the moves. I tend to work from the book and then watch the videos before moving on to the next one.
    For those new to Tai Chi or those like me with a bit of experience, this is a great course, easy to follow and really good value for money.

    Thank you katherine for your review.🙏 I hope the course and book has now kick-started your Tai Chi again and that you will continue your practice. If I can do anything else, please get in touch. Thanks again. Paul

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    Stephen Wedan
    I Love This Book

    The Beginner’s Guide is well written and (thankfully, in this age of carelessly published books) well edited. The design is beautiful, too. The most important quality, though, is its gentle manner of communicating how to approach and learn a wonderful art.

    Many thanks Stephen for your review and so glad that it's soft suggestions and explanations have been of use to you. So I am happy to know that you have ordered the big Illustrated Workbook, as this takes those fundamental ideas and plays with them in new and interactive ways. And finally, to just to remind you that there are 2 courses to accompany these workbooks whenever you wish to take them up.

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    David Griffiths
    Tai chi, nice n simple

    Really good concise book covering a ten movement form, I've been studying tai chi for around five years, and Paul has made the basic movements understandable and accessible to anyone, now comes the hard part mastering the movements and improving. Well worth a read.

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    Ross Klavan
    Excellent!

    This book and--I suggest--some of the videos are as close as you're going to get to live one-on-one teaching. The approach is smart, creative and incredibly enjoyable. I've followed Paul's work for years and he keeps to the heart of the practice without any of the unnecessary, exotic coverings. Highly recommended.

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    Laura Vignola
    Very good

    I found the books very interesting and useful to Learn about Tai Chi. I am not mother tongue English and I was afraid to not understand very well the explanations but I was wrong as the language, supported by pictures, makes the book a great tool to improve Tai Chi.
    Thans Paul!!!
    Laura

    Thank you for your comments Laura. Did you know that each video has captions too, so you can read the subtitles as well as listen to the words - this should help if you want to go back over the videos anytime.

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