The Taiji Library
A growing collection of courses in Yang Style Taijiquan, applications, push hands, corrections, and theory from the teaching of Robert Amacker.
Courses
Yang Style Solo Form with Applications. Part 1
Study the Yang Style solo form through detailed instruction, corrections, theory, and rarely taught martial applications. This course is for students who want to understand both the movements and the principles behind them.
11 Lessons
11 hours, 4 minutes
Yang Style Solo Form with Applications. Part 2
Study the Yang Style solo form through detailed instruction, corrections, theory, and rarely taught martial applications. This course is for students who want to understand both the movements and the principles behind them.
13 Lessons
12 hours, 46 minutes
Yang Style Solo Form with Applications. Part 3
Study the Yang Style solo form through detailed instruction, corrections, theory, and rarely taught martial applications. This course is for students who want to understand both the movements and the principles behind them.
13 Lessons
12 hours, 36 minutes
Tai Chi Overview
An in-depth course on the internal foundations of Taijiquan, combining Solo Form, qigong exercises, tuishou, Da Lu, and classical principles. Lessons explore peng, an, kuas, chansijing, jin, substantial and insubstantial, and the relationship between form practice and partner work.
6 Lessons
7 hours, 54 minutes
Da Lu Corrections
A focused course on correcting common mistakes in Da Lu, including Lightning Palm timing, weight shift, stepping, shoulder angle, pulling, pressure, and maintaining the root. These lessons show how small corrections in timing, direction, and body organization change the quality of the whole exercise.
3 Lessons
2 hours, 27 minutes
Taiji Principles in Application
Lessons connecting Yang Style Solo Form movements with applications, classical Taiji principles, and partner-work ideas. Lessons explore center, whole-body movement, tsung, substantial and insubstantial, correct discharge, and “giving up the near to seek the far.”
2 Lessons
2 hours, 21 minutes
Tai Chi Fundamentals
Lessons on the principles that make Taijiquan unique, including center, root, jing, yielding, adherence, discharge, chansijing, open Taijis, and the relationship between softness, stability, and change.
5 Lessons
4 hours, 2 minutes
Classes
A growing collection of classes exploring Solo Form applications, internal movement, chansijing, jing, transitions, and partner-work principles. Lessons show how Taijiquan was trained in class, with detailed work on movements.
4 Lessons
2 hours, 34 minutes