Learn the complete basics of Tai Chi with this illustrated and friendly guide to the Tai Chi form. This book presents a customisable 10-step Tai Chi form that is designed to be easy and quick to learn for beginners. No strict rules, just adaptable Tai Chi moves that fit your own needs and abilities. The book has 4 sections:

1. Gain an understanding of Tai Chi and its benefits through a concise introduction and brief history of how forms have evolved over time. Discover how Tai Chi can reduce stress, improve health, and bring mental clarity.
2. Dive into instructions for 10 fundamental Tai Chi moves, with photos and tips for each one. Get familiar with the basic building blocks through step-by-step descriptions until they flow naturally.
3. Expand your knowledge through classic Tai Chi principles and practical advice. Learn essential foundations like keeping your knees bent, relaxing your shoulders, and moving from your core.
4. Discover suggestions for making this form your own by adding repetitions, transitions, mirrors (left/right sides), and new moves. Watch and listen online to see the moves in action.

Rather than rigidly following fixed Tai Chi sequences, this book empowers you to adapt the moves and form to fit your needs. And you can make it easier or more challenging dependant on your energy and time constraints.

With links to online video examples, you can quickly gain complete beginner basics for lifelong Tai Chi skills through this adaptable approach from Paul Read, author of The Manual of Bean Curd Boxing, The illustrated Tai Chi Manual, 50 Questions and Answers and more.

Born restless in the very centre of London, England, Paul Read now fidgets his way back and forth between the Uk and Spain in search of good coffee, good conversation and fresh vegetables. In the absence of finding any of these, he writes, schemes and plans for global domination but generally settles for a series of podcasts, books, and online teaching courses: All freshly brewed and 100% guru-free.

The majority of people learning Tai Chi Forms never finish them. Some are too long, others are just too complex. Fortunately, there are a series of postures that are common to all Tai Chi Schools, and these can be learned quickly and easily in this introductory book.This book takes you through the footwork, the arm positions and then introduces each posture, linking them slowly into a flowing and beautiful short sequence that will serve as a daily practice to work on at home or supplement your existing training. Find inside sections on:

*History of the Tai Chi Form*Advice from the classic Tai Chi Writings*How to learn the stepping patterns*How to learn the arm patterns*Step-by-step the 10 Postures*How to expand the Form from 10 to 30 or more steps *How to Mirror the Form*How to add repetitions*How to add transition movesIncluding inline references, video links and over a 100 step-by-step photos this simple guide provides all you need to learn the basic moves of Tai Chi.