Una società di moda assume uno stagista decisamente fuori dagli schemi: Ben Whittaker (Robert De Niro) un settantenne pensionato che ha scoperto che in fondo la pensione non è come immaginava e decide così di sfruttare la prima occasione utile per rimettersi in pista. Nonostante le diffidenze iniziali, Ben dimostrerà alla fondatrice della compagnia (Anne Hathaway) di essere una valida risorsa per l’azienda e tra i due nascerà un’inaspettata sintonia.
In un resort che ha visto giorni migliori, l’undicenne Sophie si gode i rari momenti che riesce a trascorrere con suo padre, l’idealista e amorevole Calum. Vent’anni dopo, il ricordo della loro ultima vacanza diventa un ritratto potente e straziante del loro rapporto.
A Pechino, il giovane ed ambizioso Chen Lin-Hu. esperto nell’arte marziale Tai Chi, di giorno lavora come corriere e nel tempo libero compete perfezionando continuamente la sua disciplina di combattimento. L’ambiguo e potente uomo d’affari Donaka Mark, di continuo alla ricerca di nuovi lottatori per i brutali incontri clandestini che organizza, offre al giovane di divenire un combattente professionista e di lavorare per lui. Mentre ad Hong Kong l'investigatrice Suen Jing-Si dell'Unità Anti Crimine Organizzato è già sulle tracce di Mark, Chen Lin-Hu accetta il nuovo lavoro, iniziando però a poco a poco ad allontanarsi dai rigorosi principi morali a cui sempre aveva aderito...
Cina, anni Venti del secolo scorso. La guerra tra vari signorotti locali infiamma il gigante asiatico, provocando morte e distruzione. Uno di questi, lo sprezzante Hou Jie (Andy Lau), uccide crudelmente il suo avversario Huo Long, rifugiatosi all’interno del tempio di Shaolin. La sua bramosia lo porterà successivamente a progettare l’assassinio di Song Hu, suo fratello di sangue e a scontrarsi con il suo secondo, Cao Man (Nicholas Tse), mettendo a rischio la sua stessa esistenza e quella dei suoi familiari, in abissi di violenza senza fine.
Chinese steampunk martial arts blockbuster about the early years of Tai chi master Yang Luchan, the man who founded in the 19th century what has now become the most popular Tai Chi style in the world. The second instalment of the "Tai Chi" trilogy continues the journey of Yang Luchan, a gifted child with a fleshy growth on his forehead who helped save a village from a frightening army of steampunk soldiers bearing strange machines with the knowledge of Tai Chi that they entrusted him with.
Un maestro di tai-chi cinese, Master Chu, si trasferisce a New York per vivere con il figlio Alex.
A young Tai Chi master fights Opium smugglers with the aid of his powerful braid while wooing a girl.
Dopo aver lasciato il gruppo di danza dell'università, una studentessa di umili origini trova ispirazione nel tai chi per creare uno stile originale di street dance.
A cinematic journey through the world. Non-verbal.
Could our mounting modern problems have ancient solutions? Travel to the depths of China to find out.
Seven-year-old Chloé imitates her big brother Théo doing tai chi on a snowy plain. A group of starlings are watching.
Let the sun shine in! 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. This simplified, short t'ai chi ch'uan sequence is practiced to both the left and right for balance. This video is intended to be a comprehensive introduction to tai chi. Rones also offers suggestions to intermediate and advanced students.
Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese martial art that enhances agility and power. Qi Gong is a Chinese health system that's been practiced for centuries to improve mental and physical awareness. Taught by Matthew Cohen, a martial-arts master with 30 years' experience, these two programs cultivate strength and tranquility. The Tai Chi program contains three segments. First, you'll learn the essential poses of Tai Chi. Next, you'll move through the postures to create harmony and grace while increasing flexibility and endurance. Finally, you'll put it all together to build overall muscle tone and promote vigor and vitality. The Qi Gong program conditions the body and expands the senses through slow, natural, repetitive movements. You'll stimulate your immune system and gain a sense of balance and inner calm with this healing practice.
This program is a comprehensive routine using tried and tested practices to relax, de-stress and revitalize your body in the fast-paced, modern-day world.
Yoga will help you tone and stretch tired and aching muscles, while calming your mind and spirit.
Tai Chi will help prepare you to cope with a hectic world. Tai Chi helps you to relax through breath and movement.
Meditation will calm and relax your whole body and help distance yourself from stressful situations.
Head Massage can be practiced on yourself or a partner - an easy, yet wonderfully effective routine to relax and de-stress.
Discover improved balance, strength, flexibility, and mobility AT ANY AGE with gentle therapeutic Tai Chi-inspired exercise from America's premier Tai Chi and fitness expert, Scott Cole. Guiding you through a delectable continuum of breath, movement, Tai Chi, Chi Kung, Stretching, and Chair Exercise, Discover Tai Chi for Balance and Mobility delivers easy-to-follow effective exercises to help prevent falling, while improving overall balance, strength, flexibility, and mobility. Great for beginners, older adults, and physically challenged, this workout is both fun and effective! The latest release in the top-selling Discover Tai Chi series (Back Care, AM/PM, Weight Loss, and Beginners), Discover Tai Chi for Balance and Mobility features Claire Karstadt, an older adult, whose inspiring story and glorious movement and energy will uplift anyone who has "lost hope" of finding better balance.
Tai Chi: 6 Forms, 6 Easy Lessons moves at a steady and fluid pace that is accessible to all levels of fitness. The instructor, Dr. Paul Lam, condenses this practice into six lessons, taught with meticulous explanation and repetition. The constant recap of each form aids in creating an approachable and easy-to-follow learning environment. Each routine is added piece by piece, which makes comprehending the overall continuity easy. Although effective in practice, video instruction may not be ideal in theory because Tai Chi lacks the same calming effects when performed in front of the television set. But this method offers such practical and basic instruction that all levels will soon be doing Tai Chi in the atmosphere of their choice. Each of the segments can be put together to form a cohesive and continuous workout or performed separately if participants want to zero in on specific forms.
Based on Yang style, this gentle and graceful set contains all essential principles of tai chi and is suitable for students of almost all levels of ability, age and physical fitness.
For many years Dr Lam has worked with thousand of instructors and students toward an ideal Tai Chi Program for beginners. He and his team have come up with a fun, easy to remember and still containing the essence of Tai Chi. It is safe, suitable for anyone to improve health, relaxation and fitness. "A journey of a thousand miles starts with the first step."? A Chinese proverb. Let Dr. Lam help