Excellent! Very natural relaxed posture, small circles... high level of tai chi. See also Cheng Man Ching, Dr. P. S. Tao & Russian Systema. All similar ideas & body mechanics.
@ sickofdao : I agree he is not realy standing strong, altough this is hard to evaluate. When you progress onto a certean level of taichi, form wil not be importent no more, you only need a structure or form at first to learn a certean principle ore a certain state of being. At first you learn the form, then the form starts teaching you, when you have learned enough, you don't need a form or structure anymore.
@jmangonepro : This man is not so talking about technique or form. He is talking about the state of mind in tai chi. Your body is your hand and your hand is your body. He says don't bother bout the attack coming to you. Dont react with stenght or fear. Just don't care.
this is one of my favorite videos. I know people who have NO experience with martial arts, look at this and think. ya right, i'd just plow through this guy, but oh NO. Look how beautiful and gentle and AFFECTIVE it is.
Fred said: "Cloudy hands is actually NOT cloudy hands". Why is it called Cloud Hands since most of the defense is really in the footwork? This is actually very similar to how one moves in BaGua.
He seems pretty comfortable to me, when his arms are in he is employing the elbows or shoulders. You never see his spine disrupted, so you can hardly say that he is collapsed. My understanding of minimalism is this, think of it this way - when he does not use his arms, he is free to hit you at the same time. Every boxer knows that a dodge or slip is better that a block or deflection for this reason.
i think he is playing around and at master level a pinch could hurt very badly
LordBarron100 7 months ago
His structure is not good he is too shallow perhaps he has shoulder problems?
lebarosky 9 months ago
some people will teach anything
micsir888 9 months ago
Sorry, can't post up the web address.
fredhao 10 months ago
Also, enjoy my video
fredhao 10 months ago
Thanks. Dr. P.S. Tao is my teacher.
fredhao 10 months ago
Excellent! Very natural relaxed posture, small circles... high level of tai chi. See also Cheng Man Ching, Dr. P. S. Tao & Russian Systema. All similar ideas & body mechanics.
MrTomott 10 months ago
Thanks for every comment. Come to me and you can better understand what I am doing.
fredhao 10 months ago
@ sickofdao : I agree he is not realy standing strong, altough this is hard to evaluate. When you progress onto a certean level of taichi, form wil not be importent no more, you only need a structure or form at first to learn a certean principle ore a certain state of being. At first you learn the form, then the form starts teaching you, when you have learned enough, you don't need a form or structure anymore.
AlchemistRubensis 1 year ago 2
@jmangonepro : This man is not so talking about technique or form. He is talking about the state of mind in tai chi. Your body is your hand and your hand is your body. He says don't bother bout the attack coming to you. Dont react with stenght or fear. Just don't care.
AlchemistRubensis 1 year ago
怎麼看都不像太極拳!
sten198264 1 year ago
這樣也能出師...
iiiTOMATOiii 1 year ago
this is one of my favorite videos. I know people who have NO experience with martial arts, look at this and think. ya right, i'd just plow through this guy, but oh NO. Look how beautiful and gentle and AFFECTIVE it is.
You are amazing Fred Hao
jawneeshow101 1 year ago
Horrible dis-information .
jimee44 1 year ago
YES!
jawneeshow101 1 year ago
唉.....
poiuy956 1 year ago
ughhh,,,, i really dont understand what this shows. Inorder to really show strength in tai chi, is to do proper pushhands.
jmangonepro 1 year ago
garbage
asd739 1 year ago
enssence of something i'd like to know about martial art...cooliest movement ever!!! whats difference in Bagua hands and pushing hands?
lilkuo 1 year ago
Fred said: "Cloudy hands is actually NOT cloudy hands". Why is it called Cloud Hands since most of the defense is really in the footwork? This is actually very similar to how one moves in BaGua.
BaGuaWalk 2 years ago
This is really good. Are there any more videos of this group playing hands?
Kazmundio 2 years ago
Search the YouTube using key words FRED HAO.
georgehsliew 2 years ago
most important you must guard your four corners namely shoulder and kua do not break these four corners,
jeromeweng 3 years ago
I believe that the whole thing lies in the spine and kua with relaxation
jeromeweng 3 years ago
The essence of tai chi well explained. Thanks.
jiaji46 3 years ago
Please feel free to join us.
georgehsliew 3 years ago
hmm... i dont think hes performing it fully. arms closed in hes already collasped. making him vulnerable.
sickofdao 3 years ago
I think you have a point.
georgehsliew 3 years ago
He seems pretty comfortable to me, when his arms are in he is employing the elbows or shoulders. You never see his spine disrupted, so you can hardly say that he is collapsed. My understanding of minimalism is this, think of it this way - when he does not use his arms, he is free to hit you at the same time. Every boxer knows that a dodge or slip is better that a block or deflection for this reason.
Kazmundio 2 years ago
Maybe a worst case scenario demonstration?
xXGuitarGuruXx 3 years ago
maybe.
sickofdao 3 years ago
Great....
zocecart 3 years ago