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Ji Hong Tai Chi CollegeLuo Hong-YuanWu style Taijiquan – Traditional FormYang style TaijiquanChen style Taijiquan – First FormWu style Taijiquan – Traditional FormInstructor:Master Luo Hong-Yuan, B.Ed., co-founder of Ji Hong Tai Chi College, has an impressive curriculum vitae, including a highly successful tenure as Wushu Instructor at the Department of Physical Education at South China Normal University and as an award winner in numerous competitions and tournaments in China. In 1984, Mr. Luo won the gold medal for Traditional Taijiquan at the Wuhan International Taijiquan and Sword Competition. Master Luo’s students, over the past two decades, have won many championships in North American and International competitions. Master Luo is the author of several well-received books on Taijiquan, including the definitive work The Ji Hong Taiji System: Evolutionary Theory, Application, Methodology. In 2004, Master Luo was recognized by the International Wushu Federation in Beijing as a Level A International Wushu Adjudicator, and a 7th Duan (Grade) Holder in Wushu. Master Luo’s teacher was his father, Grand Master Luo Ji-Hong, a renowned and well-repected Taiji instructor and scholar in China.Content:The series of two instructional discs introduces the eighty-eight movements of the Wu style Taijiquan Form. Refined and elegant, Wu style Taijiquan is characterized by compact, circular and agile movements. In this outstanding performance, the distinctive “slanted but straight” feature of the Wu style is evident in the polished forms demonstrated by Master Luo. “Hands as ilssom as willow branches bending to touch the water and torso as solid as a long steel bridge”, the beauty of the continuously flowing motions of Wu style Taiji is exquisitely epressed throughout the performance.Both the novice and experienced student will find these DVDs useful as study guides.Yang style TaijiquanInstructor:Master Gu Dai-Juan, B.Ed., co-founder of Ji Hong Tai Chi College, was a highly respected Wushu Instructor at the Department of Physical Education at South China University. The winner of numerous competitions in Guangzhou and Guangdong Province, Master Gu was the gold medalist in Women’s Traditional Chinise Taijiquan at the National Institute of Physical Education Invitational Tournament in 1984. That same year, she won the gold medal in Women’s Traditional Taijiquan at the Wuhan International Taijiquan and Sword Competition. Since coming to Canada, Master Gu has dedicated herself to the training of a large number of students in Wushu and Taijiquan. Many of her students have been selected to join the Canadian National Wushu team and compete at the Pan American and World Wushu Championship. Master Gu is the co-author of the well-received book Taijiquan: An Evolutionary Perspective. Master Gu’s teacher was Grand Master Luo Ji-Hong, a renowned and well-repected Taiji instructor and scholar in China.Content:Yang style Taijiquan is characterized by graceful movements, which are open, relaxed and smooth. Phrases such as “soft as floating clouds” and “gentle as floating river” are often used when desribing the Yang style. Master Gu wonderfully expresses the true beauty of Yang style Taiji in this elegant performance. Demonstrating each move with poise and ease, the form is as soothing as a summer breeze and as stirring as the roar of the ocean. The series of two instructional disks demonstrates the eighty-six movements of the Yang style Taijiquan.Master Gu’s award-winning performance makes this set of DVDs a treasure for any student of Taijiquan.Disk One demonstrates the entire form and includes a slide show demo illustrating angles and directions of movements. Chen style Taijiquan – First FormInstructor:Master Luo Hong-Yuan, B.Ed., co-founder of Ji Hong Tai Chi College, has an impressive curriculum vitae, including a highly successful tenure as Wushu Instructor at the Department of Physical Education at South China Normal University and as an award winner in numerous competitions and tournaments in China, including winning the gold medal ad the Wuhan International Taijiquan and Sword Competition in 1984. Master Luo’s students, over the past two decades, have won many championships in North American and International competitions. Master Luo is the author of several well-received books on Taijiquan, including the definitive work Taijiquan: An Evolutionary Perspective. In 2004, Master Luo was recognized by the International Wushu Federation in Beijing as a Level A International Wushu Adjudicator, and a 7th Duan (Grade) Holder in Wushu. Master Luo’s teacher was his father, Grand Master Luo Ji-Hong, a renowned and well-repected Taiji instructor and scholar in China.Content:The series of two instructional discs introduces the eighty-three movements of the Chen style Taijiquan First Form. Chen style Taiji stresses the martial arts aspects, and emphasizes the correct ballance between hard and soft, Yin and Yang. Movements interchange between fast and slow, from an eaven and steady pace to powerful punches and kicks. This makes it challenging for both the instructor and the student.Master Luo’s impressive background in teaching makes it easy to follow the movements of the entire set. It is a rarity among Taiji DVDs.Disk One demonstrates the entire form and includes a slide show demo illustrating angles and directions of movements.