No worries if you missed our Zoom Live Online Event of Swimming Dragon Taichi Form II organized by San Francisco Zen Center early August! Now you can take it as a distant learning course for 1 year at your own time and pace.

Prerequisite: None.


No Swimming Dragon Form I or III experience is required. Form II is taught as a single short form.

You may take this course independently from any other Swimming Dragon Taichi forms.


Instructor: Dr. Liping Zhu, DAOM, L.Ac.


We will be reviewing Form I Move 1-4 on Day 1&2 as an intro part.

Please follow the daily training Part I and II.

Part I: Daily Warmup Routine (25-30min)

Part II: Detailed Instruction on two moves each lesson.

Watch the Swimming Dragon Full Form

(Thumbnail image of Form II: Green Dragon Raises its Tail 青龙撅尾)

Course Curriculum


Here is Liping's Taichi DVD music link: https://www.qidragonschool.com/admin/courses/1068573/curriculum/lectures/23048261

or directly go to Swimming Dragon Taichi DVD course page to access.

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Practice makes perfect! Now these lessons make it possible for you to repeat all the details over and over.

This course is offered with one year access.

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2016 Tassajara Taichi Retreat


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2013 Tassajara Taichi Retreat Group


Form II Move: Standing on Earth & Touching Heaven

Form II Move: 仙鹤伸腿


Immortal Crane Stretches its Leg

Form II Move:盘龙卧虎


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Form II Move: 隔窗吹灯


Blowing out the Lamp through the Windown

Form II Move: 青龙撅尾


Green Dragon Raises its Tail

A Memorable Day


in 1996

Form II Move: 倒转乾坤


Revolving Heaven & Earth