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Sunrise Tai Chi (YMAA) DVD
Actors : Ramel Rones, Axie Breen, Illana Rosenburg-Rones
Director : David Silver
Studio : YMAA Publication Center
by YMAA Publication Center
Release Date : 2005-04-01
Publisher : YMAA Publication Center
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9781594390272
UPC : 822003002085
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 16 reviews)
List Price : $29.95
Our Price : $20.98
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Description |
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AWAKEN, HEAL, AND STRENGTHEN YOUR BODY, MIND, AND SPIRIT Let the sun shine in! Master-teacher Ramel Rones gently guides you through the morning with a series of powerful mind/body exercises that awaken the senses, stimulate the mind, and fill your body and Spirit with abundant energy. Captured in high-definition at the beautiful Harvard University Arboretum, this simplified, short Tai Chi sequence is practiced to both the left and right for balance. Sunrise Tai Chi was created as a comprehensive introduction to authentic Tai Chi, which will allow you to fine-tune your practice before moving on to more complex Tai Chi. It includes suggestions for intermediate and advanced students, to help you grow and improve over time. Each day, millions of people worldwide practice Tai Chi Chuan (Taijiquan), which has been known for centuries to promote deep relaxation, excellent health, & to prevent injuries & illness. The movements in Sunrise Tai Chi will help you to loosen & build your muscles, tendons & ligaments, which will improve your circulation of blood & Qi energy. The program also teaches you to find balance between strength & flexibility, increase bone density, & massage the internal organs, improving your quality of life & daily physical performance. DVD Special Features: • Nearly 4 Hours long • Over 50 Chapter Selections • 20, 40, or 60 min. Workouts with choice of music • Never-before-seen animations of energy moving in the body • Simple to follow 'Demonstration' section, and detailed 'Instruction' section • Interactive YMAA Product Catalog with 30 additional minutes of YMAA video previews 220 minutes - color • DVD-NTSC • All Regions • © Ramel Rones 2005 • ISBN: 1-59439-027-4 Also available: Tai Chi Energy Patterns 2-DVD set. |
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annoying disappointment |
I admit I had high hopes for this Sunrise Tai Chi DVD with Ramel Rones after seeing these stellar reviews. I decided to watch the video first before I began learning by participation.
The DVD is done poorly. The two female participants look so sad as if they lost someone dear to them in recent days. This is not inspiring or motivating at all.
It was painful to scroll through the instructions: while some shots are done in what seems like Central Park, the majority of the DVD is done on a cheap set made to look like a very modest bedroom, with a chair the instructor must have borrowed from his grandma, and a set of grandpa slippers next to him!
Perhaps this video (and certainly the instructions) are geared towards older demographic, but I doubt the seniors want to bummed out with a set as such.
Moreover, the instructor's accent and monotone speech pattern is annoying. Perhaps it would not have been so annoying if his speech were not rushed and he didn't have such frequent misspoken words and corrections. In contrast to his fast speech, things (physical instructions, scenes) move so sloooow and there are so many silent pauses, it was a torture trying to get through the DVD in a chronological order.
Finally, I found it somewhat comical how he repeats certain things over and over, and how naive everything sounds coming from him.
I completely understand the mind and body connection since I am a fan of yoga, but he does not gave an ounce of ability to convey it in spiritual and inspirational way.
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Excellent; great imagination for health |
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The 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 Video |
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I'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 addition |
Ramel 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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