hey dude,
1st. the instructor should be telling students the name of the postures you are doing. if that is occuring then you are supposed to write them down in your note book/journal.
next observance i made came via " it's hard for me to practice because I don't have a list of movements and would like to see a video and a lot of time is not spent in class on it. "
1.a list of movements is not the prerequisite to normal practice if you are being taught a form (any form) properly imho.
which goes back to the ststement i made above.
2. imho, if you are practicing/training what you are taught then you shouldn't be having any real issues related to recalling what you are doing. daily practice makes this so, then u see you teacher and he should say like i/most do show me. then he makes corrections which yopu are supposed to make notes on in your journal/notebook. process repacts itself until you get the whole thing to a certain minimum standard.
at that point you have just scratched the surface of your form, and the teacher should then relay to you how to make it better, by cluing you in on various nuances of the form and by also pointing out various ways to emphasize diffrent things in your form to make your form more complete from inside to outside. that way you won't have a superficial form and the results you are after should be realized over time.
most teachers do not allow students to train by watching a video tape, they are seen as a crutch for the most part and only used if used at all for reference. using them imho in the beginning of study seems to do more harm to ones development then good. in a weird way too imho.
can certain folks still benefit from a video while a beginner? sure they can, but many will not; then the video gets to be a bone of contention, which further hinders your progress imho.
there was never a video for our yang style form either, i would and still do refer some of my students to particular video clips of other yang styleist to make a point/allow then to see something that is close to what we do. i try to always mention in class that this or that posture/movement in our form is not usually seen in standard/orthodox yang style taijiquan. i also tell them which folks do have elements of what we do & sometimes i can tell them why it is this way or that way etc., etc. .
just a quick recon of you're teacher showed this
http://www.taoinstitute.org/master_paolillo.htmlHe is a certified instructor (Sifu) of the Shantung Martial Arts of China and recipient of the “Educator of Kung Fu” award under his primary teacher, Grandmaster Poi Chan of Sha Cheng.
Sifu Paolillo has studied with Internal Martial Arts Masters: Kay Chi Leung of Taiwan, Li En Jiu of Jinan, Zhang Xia Xin of Bejing, and Hing Lun Kwan of Zhengzhou
lineage 411=Sifu Paolillo has studied with some of China’s finest teachers to bring the best traditional training to his students. A selection of teachers is provided below:
Grandmaster Poi Chan of Sha Cheng
Master Pui Chan is the 6th generation successor of the Northern Praying Mantis System and 33rd generation successor of the Shaolin Temple, China. In addition to being a disciple of Grand Master Lee Kwan Shan, he has studied under several masters of the style.
Dr. Kay-Chi Leung of Taiwan
Dr. Kay-Chi Leung was born in Canton, China, and has spent most of his life studying in Taiwan. He is the son-in-law and favorite student of the late master Harn Ch'in T'ang, from whom he learned Northern Shaolin, Ch'in-Na, and Yang style T'ai Chi. Dr. Leung is also the Head Disciple of Grandmaster Liu Yun Chiao, who taught him Pa-Kua, Mi-Tsung, Ba Gua, Pi-Kua, and Praying Mantis. Dr. Leung has had over 15 different teachers who have taught him over 10 systems. He is also a doctor of Chinese Acupuncture, Orthopedics, and western dentistry
Li en Jiu of Jinan
Li En Jiu is well known worldwide for his Tai Chi. It is less well known that he is a top Mei Hua Mantis stylist as well. He teaches in Shandong and has given demonstrations and tours throughout the United States. Li En Jiu is the leading exponent of the Hong branch of the Chen Style Tai Chi. He is particularly famous for his Pao Chui. Li studied from Hong JunSheng (1906-1996) who learned directly from Chen FaKe In BeiJing.
Zhang Xia Xin of Beijing
Master Zhang Xuexin began studying Chen-style Taijiquan in 1963. He studied both the "Lao Jia" and "Xin Jia" forms of Chen-Style Taijiquan. He studied from: Li Reiyuan (Chen Fake's stepdaughter) in 1963, Rui Mongni (an early student of Chen Fake) in 1965, and Chen Zhaokuai (Chen Fake's second son) from 1966 to 1970. Chen Zhaokuai's training emphasized "qinna" (joint-locking and grappling) and "silk-reeling" techniques. In 1970, he settled in Beijing and studied with Feng Zhiqiang, one of Chen Fake's senior students. Feng Zhiqiang's training focused on internal power, push-hands, and sparring.
Please direct all questions or comments to
[email protected]note:For more information about classes and private instruction, call Dr. Leung at (617) 497-4459
Also another teacher seems to be Harn Ch'in T'ang who is the father of one of the teacher's the only thing I found was this
Jiang Yu K'un began martial arts training at the age of 7 with his uncle. Then his Tai Chi training began with Han Ch'ing-t'ang. In Zhejiang provincial Wushu Academy he became the student of Yang Chengfu at his age of 30's. After passing the entrance exam of Nanjing China Central Wushu Institute
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SO FAR AS THIS CLIP ABOVE, i have been thinking of a similar type presentation to show case taijiquan. eventually once life settlesfor me down maybe this will happen. i know folks who can easily do the music and it will have a combination of genre's/ flavors musically.
i hope thgis post helps u cause i spent all my computer time on it basically 1 hour. i type slow btw so... lol.