What has happened to Sifu Hairston since he relased his 1st DVD? There was talk of a follow up DVD. There is no current info on him. It's like he's dropped out of site. :(
just by watching i can tell your fa qing is very strong. also is your structure. i am learning sun style hsing yi. not nearly as expanded as taiji but i lack the patience as yet, that is required to learn.
remember this, shifting your body before you launch your punch is very dangerous if your not use to punching... shifting your body will deal a lot more power and force straining your wrist, so its best to make sure that you do push ups on your fists and rotate your wrists this exercise may not sound right but it works.
or you can use those boxing bandages and wrap it around your wrists, so while punching it will prevent your wrists from bending to a point where it breaks if use too much force.
This is probably the best explanation on tai chi punching that I've seen. I wonder if this punch can generate even more force if it added foot pivot from boxing (maybe that's what Bruce Lee did?), and the 45 degree angle step and follow through from muay thai? The other teachers also mentioned something about sinking that looks like how a boxer lower his stance to generate more power into his strike. I think it would be amazing to watch you work the heavy bag demonstrating the different strikes.
Agreed... whoflungdat is an idiot and arguing with idiots is pointless. To talk is easy when it comes to fighting... he should put up a video showing how its done or shut up.
Yeah if you're in the beginning or intermediate stage of your tai chi development. The more advanced you get the more internal the mechanics becomes until they disappears completely. You eventually reach a stage where all the mechanics are internal. That is why it's called an internal art.
Er.... no not if you want to hit somebody, it still has to be manifested externally and mechanics never become internal only energy movement. Think of the whip you can get on the end of a towel thats how your punch should be. Its an internal art because the way energy is used as opposed to an external art.
Why not just take the comment on board and learn from it, that's how it was intended.
I train with Sifu Hairston and I've been practicing tai chi for over 17 years. You have a misconception about the concept of internal. All external movement originates internally. First as thought, then as impulses to the muscles then as motion. Broad at first then as you advance the gears become tighter the form and mechanics become formless. You should be able to strike with power from any position with an part of the body from any range.
very true, but body mechanics can not be come formless, or they are not body mechanics. Why quote me how long you have been doing Taiji? what's it supposed to mean?
I guess the proper term would be "apparent formlessness" As to your second question It means that I'm speaking from certain level of understanding. But I digress because this argument is pointless. Neither one of us are learning anything from it. You're telling me stuff I learned ten years ago and I'm telling you stuff that you don't believe.
My original point was your punch is incorrect and no matter what level you think you are.
YOUR PUNCH IS STILL WRONG!!
Your movement is not circular you there is Yang, but no Yin. You have centrifugal force, but no centripetal force. YOUR JUST DOING IT WRONG. end of.
Are you incapable of learning or may be your blinded by your own delusions of grander. Its certainly not stuff you learned 10 years ago otherwise you'd be doing it right,
@TheZhongzheng Hi I am referring to a punch which will always have a circular movement due to the power being issued by the waist. Any movement that initiated by the waist can't be linear and should contain a spiral and you are correct Taiji does contain linear movement :-) regards.
I will chime in here. What ramcity is talking about is the internal power in the tai chi strikes, what he is saying is correct. If you don't believe what he says then I suggest you do the technique slowly. Tai Chi chuan works whether slow or fast. That punch he used in the video can be demonstrated at any rate of speed without losing it's effectiveness. That's what internal power does.
Im a boxer and the chi energy is used on the connective power u dont even need to have bigg muzzles to hit hard just use all ur body juz like the video
That's really interesting; I'd love to do martial arts but I've got a bad knee, so can't do kicks and twist around a lot etc. - officially jealous :-(
Then martial arts is definately for you if you got bad knees. You should not compete yet but training is great for bad knees esp; tai chi, qi gong... just find a great teacher and trust them and those bad knees will be a thing of the past.
Reply to welsh Dan 321, I teach Wing Chun, I used to have a bad knee because someone tried to run me over with a car and i dived on concrete, but after doing wing chun for couple of years i was able to rebuild strength back into my knees, also; in wing chun kung fu, you don't need to kick often, or higher than the waist
Is this guy a student of William CC Chen? Good stuff - although Cloud is right, it does look a little external when considering the body mechanics. Check out the stance/feet to see the leak. Maybe that's just down to the format of the demonstration. :)
Sifu Hairston studied under a few different masters, Master Yung-Ko-Chou, Master Lu Ping Zhang, Master Alfred Huang. but I believe his greatest influence was under Master George Ling Hu. Here's a link to his biography. You can go to the Internal Damage Tai Chi website to get his full bio.
Not external at all. Trust me. I've been on the recieving end of one of Sifu Hairston's "love taps" and it feels like you're being hit by a wrecking ball. It jars you to the bone! Besides there's no way to tell how internal a blow is unless you feel it.
Cloud, I know you're cool w/ martial knowledge and what not, but seriously man, ramcity's correct. If you look at William C.C. Chen's Yang it punches like this and one might think it's internal. The human body can only move in a limited # of ways, so in that sense, it might easily resemble and be used by external (i.e. the tiger claw part) styles. The bottom line is that this is tha buisness, son!
excellent body mechanics... nice to see usage of principle and ideas instead of style techniques... through this understading comes the health benifit...
lovely expolsive power,im very close if not there just yet,very relaxed and lovely speed at end,thks blood.z
zazen7 2 months ago
What has happened to Sifu Hairston since he relased his 1st DVD? There was talk of a follow up DVD. There is no current info on him. It's like he's dropped out of site. :(
TraderDT 3 months ago
just by watching i can tell your fa qing is very strong. also is your structure. i am learning sun style hsing yi. not nearly as expanded as taiji but i lack the patience as yet, that is required to learn.
NativeSunBear 5 months ago
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formlessfighter 5 months ago
remember this, shifting your body before you launch your punch is very dangerous if your not use to punching... shifting your body will deal a lot more power and force straining your wrist, so its best to make sure that you do push ups on your fists and rotate your wrists this exercise may not sound right but it works.
or you can use those boxing bandages and wrap it around your wrists, so while punching it will prevent your wrists from bending to a point where it breaks if use too much force.
CrushPa 7 months ago
NIce work Sifu Hairston! Biggggg Lajk ;)
mrivica 7 months ago
and people say tai chi is slow. They have no clue. Haha
fooyin 8 months ago
thats not bad... good work
bmckungfu 11 months ago
XD if i was the guy in black i would wont to hit him back
hettk 1 year ago
Looks great! Thank you. Did you do any other gi-gung like I-Chuan to develop this?
FredoFreedom 1 year ago
@FredoFreedom Actuall I didn't just through study of Taiji as my Teacher taught.
formlessfighter 1 year ago
All of you talking crap...I guarantee you this guy would knock you on your ass, haha.
thinkofsomethincleva 1 year ago
@xXmRecePmXx you have no idea ;-)
whoflungdat 1 year ago
The punch must not be to effective, he hit that guy several times and he's still standing. My punch he would have been flying across the room.
catstalker1 1 year ago
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wrong punch -.-
just see chinese masters and students punching.
kidxangai 1 year ago
wrong punch -.-
just see chinese masters and students punching.
kidxangai 1 year ago
This is probably the best explanation on tai chi punching that I've seen. I wonder if this punch can generate even more force if it added foot pivot from boxing (maybe that's what Bruce Lee did?), and the 45 degree angle step and follow through from muay thai? The other teachers also mentioned something about sinking that looks like how a boxer lower his stance to generate more power into his strike. I think it would be amazing to watch you work the heavy bag demonstrating the different strikes.
GetDamage 2 years ago 3
explosivee
VNPrince 2 years ago
Agreed... whoflungdat is an idiot and arguing with idiots is pointless. To talk is easy when it comes to fighting... he should put up a video showing how its done or shut up.
ReillyVids 2 years ago
sorry but not quite, the body has to whip back the other way also. Only got half the movement, also the shoulder is leading not the waist..... shame
whoflungdat 2 years ago
Yeah if you're in the beginning or intermediate stage of your tai chi development. The more advanced you get the more internal the mechanics becomes until they disappears completely. You eventually reach a stage where all the mechanics are internal. That is why it's called an internal art.
ramcity 2 years ago
Er.... no not if you want to hit somebody, it still has to be manifested externally and mechanics never become internal only energy movement. Think of the whip you can get on the end of a towel thats how your punch should be. Its an internal art because the way energy is used as opposed to an external art.
Why not just take the comment on board and learn from it, that's how it was intended.
whoflungdat 2 years ago
I train with Sifu Hairston and I've been practicing tai chi for over 17 years. You have a misconception about the concept of internal. All external movement originates internally. First as thought, then as impulses to the muscles then as motion. Broad at first then as you advance the gears become tighter the form and mechanics become formless. You should be able to strike with power from any position with an part of the body from any range.
ramcity 2 years ago
very true, but body mechanics can not be come formless, or they are not body mechanics. Why quote me how long you have been doing Taiji? what's it supposed to mean?
whoflungdat 2 years ago
I guess the proper term would be "apparent formlessness" As to your second question It means that I'm speaking from certain level of understanding. But I digress because this argument is pointless. Neither one of us are learning anything from it. You're telling me stuff I learned ten years ago and I'm telling you stuff that you don't believe.
ramcity 2 years ago
My original point was your punch is incorrect and no matter what level you think you are.
YOUR PUNCH IS STILL WRONG!!
Your movement is not circular you there is Yang, but no Yin. You have centrifugal force, but no centripetal force. YOUR JUST DOING IT WRONG. end of.
Are you incapable of learning or may be your blinded by your own delusions of grander. Its certainly not stuff you learned 10 years ago otherwise you'd be doing it right,
whoflungdat 2 years ago
Like I said before. This conversation is pointless.
ramcity 2 years ago
yep your right there, no point wasting anymore time.
good luck
whoflungdat 2 years ago
@whoflungdat totally agree with you mate
hobofu 1 year ago
@whoflungdat A Tai Chi technique must involve circle and focus, Tai Chi contains both circular and linear movement, there has to be both.
TheZhongzheng 1 year ago
@TheZhongzheng Hi I am referring to a punch which will always have a circular movement due to the power being issued by the waist. Any movement that initiated by the waist can't be linear and should contain a spiral and you are correct Taiji does contain linear movement :-) regards.
whoflungdat 1 year ago
@whoflungdat
Do you have a video upload of how it's done?
jgq85 1 year ago
@jgq85 I don't but it will be on a upcoming (Informal Tai Chi Series) DVD
formlessfighter 1 year ago
I will chime in here. What ramcity is talking about is the internal power in the tai chi strikes, what he is saying is correct. If you don't believe what he says then I suggest you do the technique slowly. Tai Chi chuan works whether slow or fast. That punch he used in the video can be demonstrated at any rate of speed without losing it's effectiveness. That's what internal power does.
Ryooken 1 year ago
Im a boxer and the chi energy is used on the connective power u dont even need to have bigg muzzles to hit hard just use all ur body juz like the video
magicomiralles 2 years ago 13
id like to fight you id win though
scar504 3 years ago
nice power
AAAAkuuuu 3 years ago
Is that an old guy he is using as a dumby? Thats no respect man, looks like his dad, get someone younger
Googleman1983 3 years ago
Hahaha You'll be surprised to know that Sifu Hairston is actually older than the guy he's hitting. Tai Chi keeps you young.
ramcity 3 years ago
Very good tutorial.
Yakshinian 3 years ago 7
That's really interesting; I'd love to do martial arts but I've got a bad knee, so can't do kicks and twist around a lot etc. - officially jealous :-(
123WelshDan321 3 years ago
Then martial arts is definately for you if you got bad knees. You should not compete yet but training is great for bad knees esp; tai chi, qi gong... just find a great teacher and trust them and those bad knees will be a thing of the past.
Jamesuni 3 years ago 3
Thanks for that man, I thought that it was a complete non-starter! I'll have to have a look in my area for those :-) Cheers!
123WelshDan321 3 years ago
I hope you the best and happy training.
blessed08rockhill 3 years ago
Reply to welsh Dan 321, I teach Wing Chun, I used to have a bad knee because someone tried to run me over with a car and i dived on concrete, but after doing wing chun for couple of years i was able to rebuild strength back into my knees, also; in wing chun kung fu, you don't need to kick often, or higher than the waist
HomasterX 2 years ago
damn, u seriously usin ur friend as a punching bag?
eraserman34 3 years ago
wow theres nothing like two old men playing power rangers!!
bbgunnery 3 years ago
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aeortiz2004 3 years ago
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aeortiz2004 3 years ago
Umm, ramcity, do you know the secret? because i've been searching this for a long time. what is this energy strike called? Thanks!!
sild123 3 years ago
A punch! It's just using whole body energy to punch. You might call it Fajin.
ramcity 3 years ago
Thats the way fa jing is done! Great!
edow88 3 years ago
jesus!...tas explosive
stillhenry 3 years ago
nice living room
jekylfoot 3 years ago
Awsome Demo on how to Punch Thanks for the Video.
RenshiKF 3 years ago
very good vid
Chronograph12 3 years ago
good!
ringlord10 3 years ago
poor old man hahah
thefarewell 4 years ago
very nice and i usually diss bullshido arts
boeyaka 4 years ago
Nice- Thanks for sharing!
conradbui 4 years ago
Very nice.
Jujutsuka4LIfe 4 years ago
Great stuff. Thanks for sharing! Would love to meet Sifu Hairston one day.
aimhighwellness 4 years ago
same! awesome video
trevorru10 4 years ago
very good video!
silatyogi 4 years ago
Is this guy a student of William CC Chen? Good stuff - although Cloud is right, it does look a little external when considering the body mechanics. Check out the stance/feet to see the leak. Maybe that's just down to the format of the demonstration. :)
deadlypalms 4 years ago
Sifu Hairston studied under a few different masters, Master Yung-Ko-Chou, Master Lu Ping Zhang, Master Alfred Huang. but I believe his greatest influence was under Master George Ling Hu. Here's a link to his biography. You can go to the Internal Damage Tai Chi website to get his full bio.
ramcity 4 years ago
although a little bit external. Its good, this is how i punch from time to time.
cloud0123 4 years ago
Not external at all. Trust me. I've been on the recieving end of one of Sifu Hairston's "love taps" and it feels like you're being hit by a wrecking ball. It jars you to the bone! Besides there's no way to tell how internal a blow is unless you feel it.
ramcity 4 years ago
Cloud, I know you're cool w/ martial knowledge and what not, but seriously man, ramcity's correct. If you look at William C.C. Chen's Yang it punches like this and one might think it's internal. The human body can only move in a limited # of ways, so in that sense, it might easily resemble and be used by external (i.e. the tiger claw part) styles. The bottom line is that this is tha buisness, son!
WarriorBoy 4 years ago
excellent body mechanics... nice to see usage of principle and ideas instead of style techniques... through this understading comes the health benifit...
Peace mike
mikemartello 4 years ago