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DVD : Sunrise Tai Chi (YMAA) DVD |
- Five DVD purchases but this is the bestI have kept myself in good shape over the years stationary biking, rowing machine,swimming, and occassional weight training. Years ago I earned a brown belt in Kenpo style Karate. Having been diagnosed with diabetes several years ago, I decided to recently add martial arts to my exercise routines. Since I can no longer spar or even go barefoot because of foot nueropathy, I decided on tai chi. There is no shortage of tai chi DVD's but finding good ones is more difficult. The Sunrise Tai Chi with Ramel Jones is definitely the best of the five I tried. The instruction and demonstrations are easily followed. I am looking forward to mastering the exercises and forms in this DVD and continuing with others in the YMAA tai chi series.
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- Excellent; great imagination for healthThe author has an excellent imagination, which helped me visualize the benefits of Tai Chi and Qigong. I especially liked and found extremely helpful the four-points breathing, the bubble, and the baton theories. Anyone who practices on a regular basis will see results.
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- Great VideoI've done other Tai Chi videos in the past and this is compares well to others. There are lots of facets to the video, and I recommend you take an initial look at all the areas on teh DVD before trying any of them. There are parts for instruction and others for meditation, tai chi, etc. My husband enjoys doing this very much as well.
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- Good workout and lifestyle additionRamel Rones is great in this DVD. He's obviously expert. He's thorough. He also addresses the senior population (I'm not in that target population yet, but will be I hope!). He passes on some of the tradition and gives a good morning workout that leads up to a relatively simple T'ai Chi solo form. and there are three levels of workout, with two selections of music to accompany through the guided workout, I like the choice of music.
The training segment is thorough and you should be prepared to spend a while going through this part before really attempting the full workout.
The camerawork is good. The video editing is a bit confusing at times (for example: during the shorter workouts, the hip stretch section focuses mainly on the right side, so you have to figure out for yourself how much time to balance it out between the sides, if you want to stay with the agenda of exercises chosen).
The menu navigation tool is quite good, not perfect, but much better than most DVDs of this type.
I'm looking forward to trying other DVD releases from Mr. Rones and the YMAA.
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- Outstanding instruction!!!Have spent the past month evaluating the "Sunrise Tai Chi" DVD by Ramel Rones, and am much impressed with everything from production values to the quality of instruction.
DVD is split into 3 main sections: Demonstration, Instruction, and Workout. "Demonstration" shows Rones going through each of the exercises with a flute & harp playing in the background (with the notable exception of some cool Asian trip-hop beats during a few of the more aerobic exercises -- sadly, I was unable to find the musical credits). "Instruction" has Rones describe the proper execution of each exercise in a highly detailed and specific manner -- he discusses and demonstrates a variety of subtleties that could not be adequately described on the printed page, and this information will be of great value to instructors who wish to teach these movements to others. "Workout" is divided into 20, 40, or 60 minute workouts, with your choice of either traditional flute & harp or piano music in the background.
Ramel Rones is a Master instructor, and this is quite possibly the finest instructional DVD I've hat the privilege to view and practice. Best implemented with a widescreen or projection television (which I do not have) . . . somewhat frustrating on a laptop screen (but fortunately there is a large screen TV with DVD deck at work).
Highly recommended!
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