Started with the simplified 24 forms of yang style Taichi in the early 80s, I still practice it today. It was the first effort to bring Taichi into public exercise in 1950s and a team of Taichi masters had been called to work on it. Millions of people have tried it and it still stays as the most popular form of Taichi in and out of China. This class will introduce the basic principles and movements of Yang style taichi. Simple and easy, yet requiring mindfulness, you will learn all the basic postures, correct alignment, forms and traditional Taichi principles to improve wellness and energy.

Though the forms seem lack of challenge than other schools of Taichi, the classical principle had been kept and it really up to the instructor to bring it into learning. Simple could mean profound as in philosophy and culture.

I developed the smart 24 based on the original forms to fit smaller living rooms people enjoy nowadays or just for the case of rainy weather in Vancouver. This short form actually integrates more energy exercise with meridians system for wellness improvement. The demo clip below is the 24 forms Taichi as published in 1950s, while the smart one is in the page of schedule and demo.