Looking for VCD/DVD recommendation

[RickMatz]

Could anyone recommend a VCD or DVD on silk reeling? I speak only English, or a Chinese language product would have to show things pretty clearly.

Thanks in advance.

Rick Matz

[RAF]

Rick, here is a start:

http://www.silkreeler.com/materials/

Volume I: Silk Reeling Exercises
The Feng Zhiqiang video series is devoted to the forms and exercises of Chen-style Taijiquan as taught by Feng Zhiqiang, 18th generation master of Chen-style Taijiquan. This video on silk-reeling is the first tape in this series. Other videos under consideration include Huanyuan Qigong and the short- (i.e., 24-, 48-posture and 24 cannon) and long (i.e., 83-/Yilu and 71-posture/Erlu/Cannon fist) forms that constitute this style.

Silk-reeling exercises consist of a series of spiral movements used to develop the basic strengths and coordination of Taijiquan. This set of exercises will also open up and exercise the 18 major joints of the body (in sequence from the head to the ankles). The complete set of silk-reeling exercises in 35 movements is presented in this video tape by Master Zhang Xue Xin. Some applications are also demonstrated in the last part of this tape.

There is also a set of tapes from Chen Xiao Wang on site from California but I can't find it.

Maybe someone else can help.

[Laughing Cow]

Geroge Xu aslo ahs some videos out:

http://www.tai-chi.com/catalog/video3.htm

Check the whole site you should be able to find quiet a bit of material on silk reeling there.

Also visit the Yang Family taiji site, a very good article on Silk reeling there.

Cheers.

[RickMatz]

Thanks. I'll follow up.

[wujimon]

The first dvd located here (http://www.cmaod.org/Chentaichi.html) is pretty good. It comes in both english/chinese audio/subtitles. Note that the whole dvd is not all silk reeling but they have a section that goes over the silk reeling exercises. But I think for the price, it's a good buy ;)

[RickMatz]

The very first one among several?

[wujimon]

I forget what it's called but something along the lines of health qigong or something like that.

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