There is a saying that “It takes four hands to learn Tai Chi” (obviously one can still learn with a disability, this is just a saying). Posture correction is important in learning of any styles, but in Tai Chi in particular, having that tactile interaction is very important. Without touching, one cannot know what yielding 走化 really means. Without touching, one cannot feel the difference in power generation. This is why at Sifu’s workshops, anybody can touch him, to feel what it’s like.
Tai Chi must be learned with your body, to train the neuromuscular system (what Tai Chi call Ting Jin 聽勁). It’s not about rote imitation of postures or moves.
I hesitate to put lessons up on the web for these reasons. Maybe Qigong exercises, but not Tai Chi or Standing. There are some teachers who do, and some of them are my friends. More power to them.
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