David Carradine's Tai Chi Workout for Beginners

Health. This disc is so-so but much of it is simple stretching and 80 percent of the material reappears on his AM & PM disc. It's hard to follow the basic forms because his narration lags (you're trying to do moves through numerous repetitions before he describes how to specifically position yourself or breathe). This disc really needs a picture-in-picture participant constantly facing the screen like you are because it's hard to mimic participants who are facing you (it's as if you are trying to rub your belly and pat your head while watching yourself in a mirror). I would like a more consistent and classical presentation of the various forms rather than a haphazard presentation followed by an ending where I watch an adept integrate the forms (because without narration or a model in the same orientation, I have no hope of following along). Maybe removing the interview about his Kung Fu casting and character development (while interesting) would have allowed more room to address the subject suggested by the title of the disc. Two stars.