Product Review

5 Hours of Instruction on two DVDs -- incredible detail, step-by-step instruction through the entire Chen Family Tai Chi "Laojia Yilu" form. Sifu Ken Gullette provides instruction that goes deep beneath just the movements -- he offers detail in plain language that emphasizes the internal body mechanics that make each movement graceful and powerful. Laojia Yilu means "Old Frame First Form." Ken learned it directly from members of the Chen family -- Grandmasters Chen Xiaowang and Chen Xiaoxing, and their disciples. The form consists of 75 movements and is the "essence" of Chen style Tai Chi Chuan (also spelled Taijiquan). The body mechanics Ken focuses on include maintaining the ground path, peng jin, whole-body movement, silk-reeling energy, Dan T'ien rotation and opening/closing the kua. The complete form is demonstrated from a front and back view, then Ken walks you through each movement. He also coaches a student who is just learning Laojia Yilu, so you get to see a student being corrected on his mistakes, allowing you to avoid many bad habits. It is an outstanding way to learn, the next best thing to actually being in class with Sifu Gullette. His DVDs and ebooks are popular with internal artists worldwide, and his online school, InternalFightingArts.com, has members from the U.S. to the UK, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. All of Ken's DVDs have a Money Back Guarantee if you are not completely satisfied. Ken spent years and thousands of dollars learning this form. He holds nothing back. No matter how long you have been studying Chen Tai Chi, the instruction on these DVDs will take you at least one step forward.