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[Artzilla1]

I suppose this is where I introduce myself. I am 61 years old. Disabled Vietnam Vet. Musician/Drummer at my age this is very physically taxing. I have C.O.P.D. I am a Christian but I don't personally find Tai Chi or any of the Eastern Martial Arts in any way in opposition to my Spiritual beliefs. In fact in enhances it. I happened to stumble on this Forum many years ago, and I had practiced Set 1 and 2 religiously, if you'll excuse the expression. LOL This was when there were 2 sets that were complete and free. The second set was near water and he was wearing a white uniform. I found these two to be extremely beneficial in all areas of life, but due to circumstances beyond my control lost the use of a computer and had been away from it for such a time as to begin again. I did have the two complete sets in my saved files but now for some reason they won't play. Does anyone have the complete 2nd set?

[soaring crane]

Hello Artzilla1, and welcome to the forums!

 

Glad you found your way to us :-)

 

Would you remember more specifically which video you saw? Who was in it?

 

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[Artzilla1]

It's not the original but it's the same forms. It'll do.

[soaring crane]

ahhhh... well, that's a classic, one of the big two, so to speak (the other being the Ba Duan Jin aka Eight Brocade).

 

The 18-Figure Taiji Qigong (shibashi) that you posted is very common, and very wonderful indeed. The difficulty with these well-known forms is that there are many, many variations on the theme, and so it becomes difficult to locate the one you originally learned.

 

You mention a set 1 & 2, but that was presumably just a feature of the instruction you had at the time. There are 18 exercises, the order is pretty consistent regardless of the variations on the figures themselves.

 

If you look for a good dvd on the "18-Taiji Qigong", or "Shibashi", I'm sure you'll find either exactly what you're looking for, or a perfectly satisfactory substitute.

 

And, if you look for a local teacher, you may have evem more fun :-)