(14) Step by Step for Beginners: Connecting Moves 1-7 | Yang Tai Chi 10 Form (Follow along)

Andrew Clay here with andrewclay.com and in this video I am showing you how to connect movements 1 through 7 in the Tai Chi 10 form. If you don't already know these movements, please go check out the videos where I teach each movement in detail so you know exactly what you should be doing with each movement. Those videos are available for free on my YouTube channel. After you've learned the individual movements, come back to this video to find out how to connect the movements together. As always with these videos, the first time I go through these movements, I'm going to demonstrate facing me. That's your opportunity to review what the movements are and how they're supposed to be done. The second time I go through these movements, I'm going to demonstrate them facing away and that's your opportunity to get up and actually practice these movements with me and learn how to connect these movements together. If you have any questions, please put them in the comments below. Let's go ahead and get started. Start with your feet together. Weight even between both legs. Check your alignment. Make sure all the Tai Chi principles are in place that we've talked about in previous videos. Begin by bending the knees. Shift your weight into the right leg. Step out with the left foot to the east, gently touching with the left foot. Step heel down and shift the weight so it's even between both legs. Breathe in. Bring the arms up in front of the body. Breathe out and press down with both hands as you sink. The right hand sweeps back. The left hand comes up in front. Both hands turn palm up. Bend the right arm. Drop the elbow. Push forward with the right hand as you pull the left hand back. Sweep back behind the body with the left hand. Both hands turning palm up. The right arm extended in front of you. Bend the left elbow. Push forward with the left hand as the right hand comes up. Turn the right foot in. Shift to the right leg. Bring the right hand up and the left hand next to the right shoulder. Step to the east with the left foot. Brush the knee with the left hand. Push with the right hand to the east. Turn the left foot in. Right hand next to the left shoulder. Left hand comes up. Step to the west with the right foot. Brushing the right knee with the right hand. Pushing to the west with the left foot. Sweep across with the left hand. Turning the right foot in. Left hand goes down low. Right hand comes up high. Turning to face east. Step out with the left foot. And as you shift forward, sweep out with the left hand palm up. And the right hand palm up. Turn the left foot in. Shift to the left foot. Left hand on top. Right hand on bottom. Turning the attention to the west. Step out with the right heel. Shift forward to the west. Right hand sweeps up palm up. Left hand palm down. Turn the left foot to face south. Drop the right hand down. Bring the left hand up. Sweep across the body. As the hands change, the left hand drops. The right hand comes up and you step in with the right foot. Across the body. Drop the right hand down. Bring the left hand up. Step out with the left foot. Sweep across the body with the arms. Change hands. Right hand on top. Left on the bottom. As the hands sweep across, we're going to shift to the right leg. Drop the right hand down. Bring the left hand up. And step in with the left foot. Sweep back across the body. Change hands. Step out with the right foot. Right hand comes up. Left goes down. Sweep across the body. From here, turn the left foot out to the 45. Forward to the southwest. Drop the left hand down. Bring the right leg up. And the right arm up. Drop the right hand and the right leg at the same time. Bring the left leg up. And the left hand down. Drop the left side down. Scoop with both arms. Bring the right leg up. And expand with the right foot. Bend the right leg. Step down. Scoop up with both hands. Kick out with the left leg. Expanding the arms. Bend the left leg. Start with your feet together. We're breathing between both legs. Make sure that all the alignment is in place. Make sure that all the tai chi principles are in place. You have good structure and good alignment with your body. Hands to your sides. Bend the knees. Sink. Shift your weight into the right leg. Pick up the heel of the left foot. Step out to the left or to the east. Gently touching with the toe. Setting the heel down. And shifting your weight so it's even between both legs. Bring the arms up in front. Arms down. Sink. And press down with both hands. The right hand sweeps back behind. The left hand comes up in front. Bend the right arm. Push forward to the south. With the right hand, pull the left hand back. Sweep back with the left hand. Palm up. Bend the left arm. Push forward with the left hand. And pull back with the right hand. From here, turn the right leg in. Shift to the right leg, bringing the right hand up. And the left hand next to the right shoulder. Step out with the left foot to the east. Brush the left knee with the left hand. And push with the right hand to the east. From here, turn the left leg in. The left hand comes up. The right hand next to the left shoulder. Step out to the west. With the right leg. Brush the right knee with the right hand. Push to the west. With the left hand. Sweep across. Step high with the left hand, turning the right leg in. The right hand comes up. Close to the left shoulder. The left hand's down below. Step out to the east. Sweep out with the left hand. Palm up. And the right hand back down. Turn the left leg in. The left hand comes across. Next to the right shoulder. Right hand is down low. Step out to the east. Sweep out with the right hand. Left hand palm down. Turn the left foot to the south. Drop the right hand. Bring the left hand up. And turn the body to the left. Change hands. Step in with the right foot. Right hand up. Left hand down. Sweep across to the right. Change hands. Step out with the left foot. The left hand above. Right hand below. Sweep across to the left. Change hands. Sweep across to the right. Change hands. The right hand drops down. The left comes up. Step in with the left foot. Sweep across to the left. Change hands. Stepping out with the right leg. Right hand on top. Left hand bottom. Sweep across to the right. The right hand drops down. Left foot turns out. Sweep down with the left hand. Pick up the right leg. And the right arm. Drop the right side. Shift to the right foot. Pick up the left side. Drop the left side. Scoop in with both hands. Picking up the right leg. Kick out with the right heel. Drop the right foot. Scoop down with both hands. Picking up the left leg. Kick out with the left hand. Start with your feet together. Weight even between both legs. Check your alignment. Make sure all the Tai Chi principles are in place that we've talked about in previous videos. Begin by bending the knees. Shift your weight into the right leg. Step out with the left foot to the east. Gently touching with the left toe. Step the heel down and shift the weight so it's even between both legs. Breathe in. Bring the arms up in front of the body. Breathe out and press down with both hands as you sink. The right hand sweeps back. The left hand comes up in front. Both hands turn palm up. Bend the right arm. Drop the elbow. Push forward with the right hand as you pull the left hand back. Sweep back behind the body with the left hand. Both hands turning palm up. The right arm extended in front of you. Bend the left elbow. Push forward with the left hand as the right hand comes up. Turn the right foot in. Shift to the right leg. Bring the right hand up and the left hand next to the right shoulder. Step to the east with the left foot. Brush the knee with the left hand. Push with the right hand to the east. Turn the left foot in. Right hand next to the left shoulder. Left hand comes up. Step to the west with the right foot. Brushing the right knee with the right hand. Pushing to the west with the left foot. Sweep across with the left hand. Turning the right foot in. Left hand goes down low. Right hand comes up high. Turning to face east. Step out with the left foot. And as you shift forward, sweep out with the left hand palm up. And the right hand palm down. Turn the left foot in. Shift to the left foot. Left hand on top. Right hand on bottom. Turning the attention to the west. Step out with the right heel. Shift forward to the west. Right hand sweeps up palm up. Left hand palm down. Turn the left foot face south. Drop the right hand down. Bring the left hand up. Sweep across the body. As the hands change, the left hand drops. The right hand comes up and you step in with the right foot. Across the body. Drop the right hand down. Bring the left hand up. Step out with the left foot. Sweep across the body with the arms. Change hands. Right hand on top. Left on the bottom. As the hands sweep across, you're going to shift to the right leg. Drop the right hand down. Bring the left hand up. And step in with the left foot. Sweep back across the body. Change hands. Step out with the right foot. The right hand comes up. Left goes down. Sweep across the body. From here, turn the left foot out to the 45. Forward to the southwest. Drop the left hand down. Bring the right leg up. And the right arm up. Drop the right hand and the right leg at the same time. Bring the left leg up. And the left hand down. Drop the left side down. Scoop with both arms. Bring the right leg up. And expand with the right foot. Bend the right leg. Step down. Scoop up with both hands. Kick out with the left leg. Expanding the arms. Bend the left leg. Thank you for taking the time to learn these movements with me today. 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