Tai Chi VHS

1988 instructional VHS documenting the Taoist Tai Chi 108-movement set, performed by Master Moy Lin Shin.

Category: Curated

File under: #InstructionalMedia, #TaoistTaiChi, #VHS, #1980sWellness, #MovementPractice

Description

Instructional VHS produced in 1988 by the Taoist Tai Chi Society of Canada. The tape documents the complete 108-movement Taoist Tai Chi set as performed by Master Moy Lin Shin, with spoken commentary by Dr. David Carson.

Filmed at the Tai Chi Centre of Canada in Orangeville, Ontario, the recording presents the form in a continuous, unbroken sequence. Movements are demonstrated at a measured pace, structured for repetition and observation rather than performance. Instruction is delivered through demonstration and verbal guidance, consistent with videotape-based learning of the period.

Produced at a time when VHS served as a primary medium for transmitting physical practice outside institutional settings, the tape reflects how movement disciplines were standardized, archived, and circulated for home use. The format prioritizes duration, continuity, and fixed sequencing over modular or excerpted instruction.

Within Clearance Archive, the tape is situated as a document of embodied knowledge distributed through analog media, where learning depended on attention, repetition, and physical presence rather than interface or feedback systems.