Well, this is a demonstration, not a real fight, despite what UFC might show, using a real Martial Art technique can really hurt someone... and Tai Chi is not a strength competition anyway, is about equilibrium, you don't need much to take someone down
This is an illustration of the structure taught by the Yang Style of Tai Chi Chuan. The execution is structurally excellent, I would guess that the energy work of this person is still developing. Good illustration of what 10 years' study will produce, I would guess. Very useful for the student. Thanks for posting.
@lebarosky very true this form take time to get right i practiced from the age of 5 untill 24 when i broke my back and pelvis in a fall,but still use Tai Chi to stay supply now im over 30 and @ hvezda49 this form works very well in a real situation because 99% of people who want to fight are angry or get angry and right there is where they lose,if your fluent enough in this art as with many others theyre anger can be used to channel against them,trust me on that,also Bagua is very effective.
@hvezda49 well, have you ever got your head smashed against a concrete floor. most fights pretty much end there. judging from this video this martial arts style can come in handy in real life. people tend to forget taht in real life there are no soft mats on the floor.
@LovesToSpooge77 Agreed. I hate it when people put stupid music like this onto eastern martial arts videos. It doesn't mix and I find it quite disrepectful.
Perfecte tai chi. De lichaamsbeheersing, de flow en de kime zijn volledig in harmonie. Zo uitgevoerd is tai chi voor zelfverdediging onovertroffen. Grote klasse!
This stuff is absolutely beautiful to watch. More so than most martial arts in my humble opinion,. This is subjective of course, but I could watch this stuff for hours. I am seriously considering attending just general tai chi (or non combat for lack of a better term, sorry) classes in my area. I love these motions.
That's my Martial Art. Grand Ultimate Fist! I was in a Shaolin class as a white belt and knew Tai Chi Chuan(Yang) for years and I opened my mouth about it, and a 17 year old Brown Belt heard me and asked me to fight(by the arrogant smile on his face he thought he was going to win). All it took was a single whip to put him on his a**. He never liked me much after that. Don't get me wrong tho, those Shaolin are some tough people to beat, but he was young and I needed to bring him down a notch.
You know what? Music is the soul of all thing in Taiji. So, this is not very appropriate if you know it is wrong. If you want become a master, you must use the original one.
except for the movements and stuff, this seems pretty effective if you train it for a long time.. But why are there no finishing moves? no chokes, armbars/ jointlocks.. no nothing.. why is that?
Maybe it's not part of tai chi philosophy, even if they have the knowledge to do it (i think at least that guy does) and one has to respect that. At the end, it is quite true that the true martial artist is that who can avoid any battle. If you could dissolve any battle before it happens, you are definitely the strongest.
I believe Chen style tai chi has the most joint locks (compare to yang style. Which is the most popular and well known style. In particuar for its slow movements. Chen style on the otehr hand has both slow and fast movemnet in its forms.)
For the tai chi style known for having the most throws its Wu style tai chi. I believe Wu style tai chi was developed by a shuai jiao wrestler who also wanted an art thats good for health maintenance for those who are past thier youthful age.
I studied wu style thi chi and it is my understanding of thi chi that to completely embrace what it represents. you must be empty, because the force being brought on you is full. for example karate or some kung fu uses lei force (am i spelling this right? sound like lee) where tai chi uses chi force. lei being muscle force exerted by a person, chi being redirected energy from a direct result of lei force coming upon you externally. the reason i say this is that this demonstration is showing
how to use tai chi movements with lei force for the application rather than chi force. this is why tai chi take mastery because you have to read the situation just right. only acting within the harmony or your own chi. so the best defense against an attack is to not be there. tai chi teaches you to be empty or absent, with out moving from your root like a stretching rubber band. at the point where your attacker is over committed and losing their balance you let the rubber band go returning
the force they brought upon you to them. but stronger and more powerful because like water hitting the bowl you did not allow yourself to there for them to hit.... i hope this rant makes since..
it is not about tricky, it is about wisdom and thinking fast than your competitor and in the right way. That is why you win. Tricky means using wrong tactics. So, may cause failure.
My teacher is always saying how the applications rely on your partner being good enough to attack you in exactly the right way. I think the push-hands practice teaches you more about dealing with violent intention. Though I'm not really that skilled myself.
I used to meditate alot, and got used to dealing with what I assume is chi. I'm interested in learning more about tai chi to see what the similarities are to what I experienced. It's a beautiful looking art.
Tai Chi Chu'an: Practiced slowly for muscle memory. Strength is gained through use and manipulation of chi, as well as breathing exercises with the form. The entire form is an actual fight that is practiced and performed slowly. When practiced and performed quickly against an assailant (as shown in this video) it can be broken into pieces and shown that is very powerful. There's a reason Tai Chi Chu'an has been practiced for many years. It works.
Thanks. I intend on getting into another martial art to accompany what I'm doing now in USSD. I will likely get into Kung Fu or Aikido next, once I acquire my black belt. (Note - I'm not quitting USSD after that - I'm simply supplementing it.)
you may think i am a dumbass or something but that looks pretty much like wing chun to me... except those high kicks. is it really tai chi? well again, i dont know much about tai chi
@jonathanyng Bravo, I'm about to email my classmate (IT) that studies tai chi and show him this video to mess with him about the similarities. He used to study wing chun for twnty years, and now he has moved on to tai chi so I fuck with him about it alot.
yeah taiocircle i have learned wing chun for 2 months, obviously i am not an expert at it, probably cant even call myself an amateur but i have seen wing chun moves and it really looks similar, i really wonder what the difference is. i know the principle of wing chun is to strike fast and tai chi is slow but the moves are kind of hard to tell them apart.
@jonathanyng You don't strike slow in Tai Chi. You can't do that in a fight. You PRACTICE slowly, sometimes, because there's a lot going on that you can't see which simply has to be practiced slowly.
.Put simply - he knows where the blows and hands wil be and simply applies the #s. Great Kung Fu applications, poor Tai Chi learning technique. The best way to learn Tai Chi application is to practice holding the form and following your opponent. That way you will always be where they are.
Remember, these are simply applications. A real fight is not a series of applications, it's in-the-moment improvisation based on your skills & whatever principles you rely on. Form exercises, like the T'ai Chi slow set, only lay the foundation on which the rest of the art is built. It takes many years to learn the rest.
Well said. Pre-meditated actions are yang, not yin. In fact, what we see here is a young man who has mastered set-plays in the hard form style of learning, but shows no "engagement" with his opponents movements. The releases are Tai Chi but not driven from a sinking centre and rotating waste - they are simply hand/arm movements performed by someone who doesn't understand where the power comes from.
@wordzly also it take many years to lean t'ai chi and like anythin else u combine the best bits of all the martial arts that u are studying no one is the best.
Regardless of what you believe or doubt, All Martial Arts are effective in the right combat context. The skill and experience of the individual will ultimately determine whether he or she will vanquish an opponent.
Tai Chi Quan mastery requires a spirit that is balanced. A pit fighter is not necessarily interested in self defense or balancing their Chi. The Ultimate Energy Fist is designed for that purpose.......once again the context determines what is useful for the true artist.
I may be an ignorant, but a lot of these Chinese MAs look to me like an unnecessary waste of energy when it comes to fighting. Judo, karate, or aikido are far more direct and distilled. It doesn't help Tai Chi's case in this video when the receiving party clearly falls on purpose.
@DeepClue@DeepClue Thing about Japanese MAs is you have to be very confident and strong to apply them effectively. But with Chinese kung fu the use of the elabarate looking moves alows for weaker people to use speed and agility to their advantage. if i tryed to match people using strength fighting forms like Karate ect id get ruined, instead i use many forms of Kung fu. But at the end of the day each person is indavidual, so some MA forms will work for someone and fail for someone else.
@ K3N7CR1P3 You haven't seen those kicks because you've probably only seen the Yang- or Sun-style. Tai chi chuan makes plenty use of fa jin movement, particularly in the more martial Chen-style.
Then again, as someone said, the person in this video isn't the best demonstrator of the style...
I'm doing Thai Chi Chuan, but it doesn't look anything like this, i'm just beginning, 2 months in it, doing Yang style, but it's all soft and gentle, no agression what so ever...
Ying Yang and Babbling has similarities? Some of the comments in here lack spiritual correctness! Learning one's own physical capabilities can also be motivated by external observation!! Bruce Lee was an example. Whether from outer observation or simple arithmetic of raw instinct awareness, still, the Tai Chi Chuan practice works only to he who is humble of soul. True artists pray highly that their allotted skills won't have to be executed for harm! Tai Chi' falsely became a fad to Americans
I've actually seen few who have the glow of "Tai Chi Chuan". So motivational to me that I've been in thorough study of it - before the physical practicing naturally set in. The African-American formed rap group "Wu Tang Clan" inspired me to research its origins. I must admit to say that later I accused Wu Tang Clan for also being responsible for the sudden oriental craze. Exploitation helps in leading to the disrespect for the arts ... if its not practiced in the disciplined intentions
@mytrich How profoundly true. Years ago (and now) I would observe tai chi classes
offering "ancient Chinese secret" panacea
rubbish offered in community classes for
people thinking they can glean internal energy, buy mantis style t-shirts and stale
old ginseng to improve their self-image. I wish no-shame on the seeking one's, but will turn my back on instructors lining their pockets with lies and dis-respect.
Yes, as with many things, we Americans seem to need to adopt facets of other cultures because they seem "cool" or "hip" without actually taking the time to understand what the culture we so admire is actually about. This discipline is a perfect example. This week, Tai Chi, next week Skateboarding. All meaningless without context.
@2224612 Your comment is a humble admittance to a listening relief! Pardon any disrespect in what i say, but personally, i do disregard my "American" status, on behalf of my newly found spirituality for morals nowadays, but yes your comment hit the nail on the head. My earlier comment about the "Wu-Tang Clan", was pretty harsh, so i will paraphrase to say that Hollywood originally helped to taint and exploit the arts!! Those of us who jumped aboard in latter, truly need to reconsider following
Blame me for not being a "believer" but i wouldnt trust a fighting technique that relies on blocking the punches. i mean one can trow them faster than any1 can block. all these demonstrational clips use a sparing partner that looks retarded with his lapse of guard and lame single punches. can a TCC figher stop 2 jabs and a hook in a roll against a boxer for example? i dont rly know that :S
this is not taichi - look for tenom taichi. It doesn't look as impressive as this but is closer to the truth. This is just coordinated moves that anyone can learn.
He is very skilled in tai chi, but he still has not developed his Nei Chi. A kind of Chi that requires meditation and calming of self to acquire within the applications of Tai Chi, Be it Chen, Yang, Sun, or other styles of Tai Chi. Speed is of the essence in a fight, yes, but in order to understand it more than just a fighting style, they must try to understand it as a way of life.
A lot of really good ideas on applying the movement patterns to combat. You would have to be very fast to be successful with taiji movements in fighting; and this gentlemen proves that point quite clearly.
I agree with you, I wouldn't say all of America though, there are those who don't just rush in thinking that they can place the fighting application of Tai Chi only after a few months of training. Tai-chi is an art which takes years to master. The person in this video is no where near what it takes. His movements are too rigid, and not at all flowing. The whole point of Tai Chi is to manipulate force while maintaining chi flow through the body (no rigidity), which is why it complements Wu Shu.
this is matial art movement,pretend look like tai chi.
james69136 17 hours ago
These are out-door Tai chi functions, and the stances a nd movements are too big to work on the streets. This in "nice" and real Tai Chi is vicious!
yangxiaojia1 1 month ago
Ohmagazz this is the style of open hand martial arts that waterbenders use!!!!
DrGreenEyedGiant 1 month ago
this song is " It's Tricky "
yuhung399 2 months ago
Some of the applications have nothing to do with the movements at all!
MasterNinja1990 3 months ago
This song reminds me of the movie "White chicks" :P
exp1jhon 4 months ago
Excellent video! Wish I could say the same about the music. Anyway, thanks for posting.
LarryRickenbacker 4 months ago
good music and vid!
ninjaspit 4 months ago
just started my first day of this type of tai chi, its very different from my tae kwon do. i love it and think it will work well with my tae kwon do
eric21881 4 months ago
awesome video, TERRIBLE music!!
mojiganga2 4 months ago
Well, this is a demonstration, not a real fight, despite what UFC might show, using a real Martial Art technique can really hurt someone... and Tai Chi is not a strength competition anyway, is about equilibrium, you don't need much to take someone down
hitokijb 5 months ago
This is an illustration of the structure taught by the Yang Style of Tai Chi Chuan. The execution is structurally excellent, I would guess that the energy work of this person is still developing. Good illustration of what 10 years' study will produce, I would guess. Very useful for the student. Thanks for posting.
lebarosky 5 months ago
@lebarosky very true this form take time to get right i practiced from the age of 5 untill 24 when i broke my back and pelvis in a fall,but still use Tai Chi to stay supply now im over 30 and @ hvezda49 this form works very well in a real situation because 99% of people who want to fight are angry or get angry and right there is where they lose,if your fluent enough in this art as with many others theyre anger can be used to channel against them,trust me on that,also Bagua is very effective.
TheSwiftBMF 4 months ago
I´m not so sure about it. I saw this video 9 times and I can´t see this moves in a "real fight". Maybe a must see this in live.
hvezda49 6 months ago
@hvezda49 well, have you ever got your head smashed against a concrete floor. most fights pretty much end there. judging from this video this martial arts style can come in handy in real life. people tend to forget taht in real life there are no soft mats on the floor.
speedcoregewalt 3 months ago
suppose it will be better with eastern serene music...good ...
lilkuo 6 months ago
good video, SHIT ASS GAY music. disliked because of the music
LovesToSpooge77 7 months ago
@LovesToSpooge77 Agreed. I hate it when people put stupid music like this onto eastern martial arts videos. It doesn't mix and I find it quite disrepectful.
darktee 6 months ago
Perfecte tai chi. De lichaamsbeheersing, de flow en de kime zijn volledig in harmonie. Zo uitgevoerd is tai chi voor zelfverdediging onovertroffen. Grote klasse!
zeearend105 7 months ago
This stuff is absolutely beautiful to watch. More so than most martial arts in my humble opinion,. This is subjective of course, but I could watch this stuff for hours. I am seriously considering attending just general tai chi (or non combat for lack of a better term, sorry) classes in my area. I love these motions.
OddManOut13 7 months ago
Thank you for posting suggest you mention this is yang style.
lebarosky 8 months ago
Very good,the tai chi need be demontrated as great martial art.
Luchayabuza 9 months ago
Mytrich, I always check your vids when I need cheering up.Informative and entertaining.
bowprin 9 months ago
That's my Martial Art. Grand Ultimate Fist! I was in a Shaolin class as a white belt and knew Tai Chi Chuan(Yang) for years and I opened my mouth about it, and a 17 year old Brown Belt heard me and asked me to fight(by the arrogant smile on his face he thought he was going to win). All it took was a single whip to put him on his a**. He never liked me much after that. Don't get me wrong tho, those Shaolin are some tough people to beat, but he was young and I needed to bring him down a notch.
gcraw7777 9 months ago
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@gcraw7777 Oops, correction. it was Grasp Birds Tail, not Single Whip.
gcraw7777 9 months ago
@gcraw7777 good stuff
harlemhitman5 8 months ago
Nice demonstration of applications from the Yang 24 Form.
sh6843 9 months ago
I love Run DMC!
blewj 10 months ago
You know what? Music is the soul of all thing in Taiji. So, this is not very appropriate if you know it is wrong. If you want become a master, you must use the original one.
easysimple1011 10 months ago
Those music is wrong.
easysimple1011 10 months ago
@easysimple1011 yes the music isn't good. but it really sucks ;)
szcsk 10 months ago
Very nice, I love watching applications of techniques.
Thanks for posting this video.
Akaoushi 11 months ago
except for the movements and stuff, this seems pretty effective if you train it for a long time.. But why are there no finishing moves? no chokes, armbars/ jointlocks.. no nothing.. why is that?
IversonRockz 11 months ago
@IversonRockz
Maybe it's not part of tai chi philosophy, even if they have the knowledge to do it (i think at least that guy does) and one has to respect that. At the end, it is quite true that the true martial artist is that who can avoid any battle. If you could dissolve any battle before it happens, you are definitely the strongest.
zsoujiro 11 months ago 17
@zsoujiro You deserve a cookie; I agree with you completely.
Davidkracht 10 months ago
@Davidkracht
Thanks, thanks... I'll go for a cookie myself, and maybe a beer =)
Peace.
zsoujiro 10 months ago
@zsoujiro
I was saying to IversonRockz that there are joint locks in Tai Chi.
Its just not demonstrated here in this video.
1NX9 10 months ago
@1NX9
Oh, hadn't read it... Interesting then. I really don't know much about Tai Chi.
zsoujiro 10 months ago
@zsoujiro
I believe Chen style tai chi has the most joint locks (compare to yang style. Which is the most popular and well known style. In particuar for its slow movements. Chen style on the otehr hand has both slow and fast movemnet in its forms.)
For the tai chi style known for having the most throws its Wu style tai chi. I believe Wu style tai chi was developed by a shuai jiao wrestler who also wanted an art thats good for health maintenance for those who are past thier youthful age.
1NX9 10 months ago
@IversonRockz
There is joint locks. Its just not demonstrated here.
Yang Jwing Ming has a book called "Chin Na in Taiji" which deals with the joint lock aspect.
1NX9 10 months ago
This is so cool!
antoniiathakur 11 months ago
Tai chi is very trickeyyyy!!!
FunKCX 11 months ago
What style of Tai Chi Chuan is this?
preacher48 1 year ago
well! i has to mute for watching this, and i pity this second guy.. :D
transmatter99 1 year ago
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I studied wu style thi chi and it is my understanding of thi chi that to completely embrace what it represents. you must be empty, because the force being brought on you is full. for example karate or some kung fu uses lei force (am i spelling this right? sound like lee) where tai chi uses chi force. lei being muscle force exerted by a person, chi being redirected energy from a direct result of lei force coming upon you externally. the reason i say this is that this demonstration is showing
warshackbloodstains 1 year ago
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how to use tai chi movements with lei force for the application rather than chi force. this is why tai chi take mastery because you have to read the situation just right. only acting within the harmony or your own chi. so the best defense against an attack is to not be there. tai chi teaches you to be empty or absent, with out moving from your root like a stretching rubber band. at the point where your attacker is over committed and losing their balance you let the rubber band go returning
warshackbloodstains 1 year ago
the force they brought upon you to them. but stronger and more powerful because like water hitting the bowl you did not allow yourself to there for them to hit.... i hope this rant makes since..
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warshackbloodstains 1 year ago
Excellent video! Probably one of the best I've seen showing the transfer of the movements to the application.
Raykenn1 1 year ago
im a begginer in tai chi chuan and i know it takes years to master just one form
kiwiefruit 1 year ago
first , he needs to open the eyes:), second, seems like practicing the shao lin gongfu.
hms2008w 1 year ago
it is not about tricky, it is about wisdom and thinking fast than your competitor and in the right way. That is why you win. Tricky means using wrong tactics. So, may cause failure.
hms2008w 1 year ago
Now That's True Tai Chi
HingDaiMike 1 year ago
Adorei!!!!!!!!!!
raiodesol38 1 year ago
I want that guy to be my sifu!
88icho 1 year ago
Diego Milito...ahahahah
S1lv3rF4uSt 1 year ago
This song is Tricky!
gingowitch 1 year ago
the instructor i know refuces to call it Tai Chi, because it's real name is Tai Ji, it's semantics to me though, still an effective martial art.
TheWillRogers 1 year ago
These are excellent applications and skills, but what is the point of that nauseating Run DMC background noise?
I'd substitute authentic sounds of nature: water flow, birds, thunder, etc., rather than some obsolete 1987 hip hop with bonehead lyrics.
NobleJoyous 1 year ago
in the avatar movie and show, thay used this marchial arts as water-bending
KRAZYkKID12345 1 year ago
cool. nice vid
RhadeConstantine 1 year ago
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Poor taijiquan skills
Shantou1 1 year ago
Poor taijiwuan skills
Shantou1 1 year ago
@Shantou1 performed by a Russian master ^^
diogenden 1 year ago
@diogenden figures
Shantou1 1 year ago
Love it!
Zeykid 1 year ago
My teacher is always saying how the applications rely on your partner being good enough to attack you in exactly the right way. I think the push-hands practice teaches you more about dealing with violent intention. Though I'm not really that skilled myself.
wilfthehairy 1 year ago
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wilfthehairy 1 year ago
ok really cool application to a sweet style of fighting
Dragoneyefilms 1 year ago
I have a move that could beat them all. its called a Glock 40
MasterMik332 1 year ago
@MasterMik332 To quote dear Sifu Kenobi... so uncivilised. ^.~
GaladedridDamodred 1 year ago
@MasterMik332 Glock 40? Try an AR-15, give yourself an even chance.
wilfthehairy 1 year ago
OMG THIS IS WHAT IM GONNA LEARN IN SEPTEMBER WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :D
kiwiefruit 1 year ago
very good use of technique very rare to see these days. very practical and not to flashy
az2252 1 year ago 7
I used to meditate alot, and got used to dealing with what I assume is chi. I'm interested in learning more about tai chi to see what the similarities are to what I experienced. It's a beautiful looking art.
GoldenJoe 1 year ago
I wonder what would say Yang jun if he see you....
TheStonCollector 1 year ago
What style of tai chi is this?
FaceInTheRain 1 year ago
@FaceInTheRain now that's a good question..
frisbi01 1 year ago
@FaceInTheRain Tai chi yan
Marezaz 10 months ago
@Marezaz
Is it Yang? Chen? Or something else?
FaceInTheRain 10 months ago
@FaceInTheRain Yang
Marezaz 10 months ago
thats cute
j21721j21721 1 year ago
i would be afraid to this martial artist
sergioalv62 1 year ago
wow i want to learn this and become the next avatar! lol
puting this on my favorites ---> niece music by the way!! :D
..."ITS TRICKAAAYYY! (chu-tch-tch-chu-chu-tch-tch)"
aglopser 1 year ago
I LIKE THIS
aglopser 1 year ago
good song choice for this, been hearing freakin Bodies to much
kasonyaj1 1 year ago
The application of "cloudy hands" made me think of something from the old Karate Kid film: the "wash the car" exercise. =)
rozniy 1 year ago
realy good which form of tai chi is he using ?
pedrotheiligal 1 year ago
sry but whats the jerkish music? ruined the video.
Nhordmyr 1 year ago
Do you have a DVD available?
ZhuangziZhou 1 year ago
great video,to bad the song dont fit with the video.
Levi
maciuklevier 1 year ago
He just get in pattern but he don't get in the core of taiji
Ginkung 1 year ago
how call this song?
Fenrir145 1 year ago
"It's tricky" from RUN DMC
ozandevrimyay 1 year ago
where the hells yous come up with yous comments duh shut up or put up punkds
Maxchingaling 1 year ago
@Maxchingaling
Who are you talking to. And why, if I may ask?
colaFRank 1 year ago
Very nice! ^^ Love the forms
SplitSniper7 1 year ago
It's all about redirecting your opponents energy, using it against him. Your enemy ends up fighting himself! Tai Chi is amazing.
SanguineBullet667 1 year ago
Run-DMC
sirseigan 1 year ago
This is good.
shinbooks 1 year ago
really good now understood how to use chi in fight thanks a lot ............. sirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
pentagods 1 year ago
lolanyone wanna cam and swap pics then let meh know
AbbeeNges3 1 year ago
@AbbeeNges3 wt FUCK does that have to do with tai fucking chi you fucker
blahmehblah1 1 year ago
Music sux
MrErebos 1 year ago
great video thanks
heyjustthetip 1 year ago
Excellent demo. Which style is this? Yang? Wu? Chen?
Anglostani 1 year ago
The style in this demo is Yang style. I've studied it for 2 years and now I'm moving into the Chen 19 form. Hope this helps.
Blackwolff9 1 year ago
Tai Chi Chu'an: Practiced slowly for muscle memory. Strength is gained through use and manipulation of chi, as well as breathing exercises with the form. The entire form is an actual fight that is practiced and performed slowly. When practiced and performed quickly against an assailant (as shown in this video) it can be broken into pieces and shown that is very powerful. There's a reason Tai Chi Chu'an has been practiced for many years. It works.
BitgateMobile 1 year ago 2
You sound EXACTLY like my Sifu! Well said!
Blackwolff9 1 year ago
Thanks. I intend on getting into another martial art to accompany what I'm doing now in USSD. I will likely get into Kung Fu or Aikido next, once I acquire my black belt. (Note - I'm not quitting USSD after that - I'm simply supplementing it.)
BitgateMobile 1 year ago
Tai chi is cool I like it plus it looks like something I can do still when I am 90 lol. I like it.
Reformation1 1 year ago
People should appreciate the arts more instead of mocking it.
harlemhitman5 1 year ago 12
@harlemhitman5 couldn't agree more
Cryuss90 11 months ago
1:16 lol
Mamatidebabe 2 years ago
It's traditional Tai Chi alright. Nothing but.
testianer 2 years ago
Tai Chi Chuan is like traditional Tai Chi but our stance is a little higher than normal Tai Chi.
WolfLordNeo 2 years ago
@WolfLordNeo I meant "traditional Tai Chi" in the sense of "it's a MARTIAL ART, people! And a highly advanced and effective one!" :)
testianer 2 years ago
you may think i am a dumbass or something but that looks pretty much like wing chun to me... except those high kicks. is it really tai chi? well again, i dont know much about tai chi
jonathanyng 2 years ago
@jonathanyng Bravo, I'm about to email my classmate (IT) that studies tai chi and show him this video to mess with him about the similarities. He used to study wing chun for twnty years, and now he has moved on to tai chi so I fuck with him about it alot.
taocircle 2 years ago
yeah taiocircle i have learned wing chun for 2 months, obviously i am not an expert at it, probably cant even call myself an amateur but i have seen wing chun moves and it really looks similar, i really wonder what the difference is. i know the principle of wing chun is to strike fast and tai chi is slow but the moves are kind of hard to tell them apart.
jonathanyng 2 years ago
@jonathanyng You don't strike slow in Tai Chi. You can't do that in a fight. You PRACTICE slowly, sometimes, because there's a lot going on that you can't see which simply has to be practiced slowly.
testianer 2 years ago
@testianer thx for clarifying that to me. i have always wondered how people fight using slow motions. lol ok so now i know they only practice slowly.
jonathanyng 2 years ago
it looks similar because all Chinese gong fu looks somewhat similar. It all comes from the same source.
mixjourneyman 1 year ago
its tai chi >.>
plzforgiveme987 1 year ago
well if u guys think that u can do it better u post ur movie up here walk the walk
KittyCalee 2 years ago 2
.Put simply - he knows where the blows and hands wil be and simply applies the #s. Great Kung Fu applications, poor Tai Chi learning technique. The best way to learn Tai Chi application is to practice holding the form and following your opponent. That way you will always be where they are.
Moparmal 2 years ago 2
Remember, these are simply applications. A real fight is not a series of applications, it's in-the-moment improvisation based on your skills & whatever principles you rely on. Form exercises, like the T'ai Chi slow set, only lay the foundation on which the rest of the art is built. It takes many years to learn the rest.
wordzly 2 years ago 17
Well said. Pre-meditated actions are yang, not yin. In fact, what we see here is a young man who has mastered set-plays in the hard form style of learning, but shows no "engagement" with his opponents movements. The releases are Tai Chi but not driven from a sinking centre and rotating waste - they are simply hand/arm movements performed by someone who doesn't understand where the power comes from.
Moparmal 2 years ago 2
@wordzly also it take many years to lean t'ai chi and like anythin else u combine the best bits of all the martial arts that u are studying no one is the best.
gletbuub7 1 year ago
@wordzly
I totally agree with this comment.
sanaoi 1 year ago
I love the applications... excellent demonstration... I love the song btw :)
doctavious 2 years ago
Regardless of what you believe or doubt, All Martial Arts are effective in the right combat context. The skill and experience of the individual will ultimately determine whether he or she will vanquish an opponent.
Tai Chi Quan mastery requires a spirit that is balanced. A pit fighter is not necessarily interested in self defense or balancing their Chi. The Ultimate Energy Fist is designed for that purpose.......once again the context determines what is useful for the true artist.
maestrosincereso 2 years ago 16
@maestrosincereso very true, if the art wasn't effective, it would have died years ago on the battlefield and nobody would be using it now.
stampedeokoalas 1 year ago
I may be an ignorant, but a lot of these Chinese MAs look to me like an unnecessary waste of energy when it comes to fighting. Judo, karate, or aikido are far more direct and distilled. It doesn't help Tai Chi's case in this video when the receiving party clearly falls on purpose.
DeepClue 2 years ago
@DeepClue @DeepClue Thing about Japanese MAs is you have to be very confident and strong to apply them effectively. But with Chinese kung fu the use of the elabarate looking moves alows for weaker people to use speed and agility to their advantage. if i tryed to match people using strength fighting forms like Karate ect id get ruined, instead i use many forms of Kung fu. But at the end of the day each person is indavidual, so some MA forms will work for someone and fail for someone else.
nithorry 2 years ago 3
what form is this? i've never seen those high kicks in traditional tai chi chuan
K3N7CR1P3 2 years ago
@ K3N7CR1P3 You haven't seen those kicks because you've probably only seen the Yang- or Sun-style. Tai chi chuan makes plenty use of fa jin movement, particularly in the more martial Chen-style.
Then again, as someone said, the person in this video isn't the best demonstrator of the style...
powerhousejp 2 years ago
Once again, thank you. I come back to this specific demo that simply shows what a lifetime of (words) can NEVER
explain. I came into taiji because it was so mysterious. Living with taiji requires
more responsibility than any MA I have learned + it is the best therapy for ADHD I have ever found.
bindinglines 2 years ago
I'm doing Thai Chi Chuan, but it doesn't look anything like this, i'm just beginning, 2 months in it, doing Yang style, but it's all soft and gentle, no agression what so ever...
Do i have a bad teacher?
DaZeDmerlin 2 years ago
no,
when u are practicing, it is all gentle and slow.
(in other to help you to "internalize" all the motions.)
but when u practice how to fight in a set, it is another kind of stuff...
pakeyboy 2 years ago
why u know how to seperate each style?
who is ur master? to teach u 1 by 1?
unholydevil2 2 years ago
Ying Yang and Babbling has similarities? Some of the comments in here lack spiritual correctness! Learning one's own physical capabilities can also be motivated by external observation!! Bruce Lee was an example. Whether from outer observation or simple arithmetic of raw instinct awareness, still, the Tai Chi Chuan practice works only to he who is humble of soul. True artists pray highly that their allotted skills won't have to be executed for harm! Tai Chi' falsely became a fad to Americans
iwhobelieve7 2 years ago 5
I'm agree with you
mytrich 2 years ago
I've actually seen few who have the glow of "Tai Chi Chuan". So motivational to me that I've been in thorough study of it - before the physical practicing naturally set in. The African-American formed rap group "Wu Tang Clan" inspired me to research its origins. I must admit to say that later I accused Wu Tang Clan for also being responsible for the sudden oriental craze. Exploitation helps in leading to the disrespect for the arts ... if its not practiced in the disciplined intentions
iwhobelieve7 2 years ago
@mytrich How profoundly true. Years ago (and now) I would observe tai chi classes
offering "ancient Chinese secret" panacea
rubbish offered in community classes for
people thinking they can glean internal energy, buy mantis style t-shirts and stale
old ginseng to improve their self-image. I wish no-shame on the seeking one's, but will turn my back on instructors lining their pockets with lies and dis-respect.
bindinglines 1 year ago 2
@iwhobelieve7 i agree with you to
HiddenNindo 1 year ago
@iwhobelieve7
Yes, as with many things, we Americans seem to need to adopt facets of other cultures because they seem "cool" or "hip" without actually taking the time to understand what the culture we so admire is actually about. This discipline is a perfect example. This week, Tai Chi, next week Skateboarding. All meaningless without context.
2224612 1 year ago
@2224612 Your comment is a humble admittance to a listening relief! Pardon any disrespect in what i say, but personally, i do disregard my "American" status, on behalf of my newly found spirituality for morals nowadays, but yes your comment hit the nail on the head. My earlier comment about the "Wu-Tang Clan", was pretty harsh, so i will paraphrase to say that Hollywood originally helped to taint and exploit the arts!! Those of us who jumped aboard in latter, truly need to reconsider following
iwhobelieve7 1 year ago
Blame me for not being a "believer" but i wouldnt trust a fighting technique that relies on blocking the punches. i mean one can trow them faster than any1 can block. all these demonstrational clips use a sparing partner that looks retarded with his lapse of guard and lame single punches. can a TCC figher stop 2 jabs and a hook in a roll against a boxer for example? i dont rly know that :S
immortaliserwow 2 years ago
Tai Chi Chuan had basic movements!Old tecnics!Its only the basics keys!just for fight someone on the street!But judo is the thrue way of that power!
chiresni 2 years ago
@immortaliserwow
I beg your pardon, but isn't the phrase "one can trow them faster than any1 can block" really conjecture?
A master should be able to see any movement coming before he takes any action.
colaFRank 1 year ago
bel art de vivre et de combattre.
al4366 2 years ago
this is not taichi - look for tenom taichi. It doesn't look as impressive as this but is closer to the truth. This is just coordinated moves that anyone can learn.
basscheeta 2 years ago
this guy has done what I've always wanted to know about TaiChi...Thanks=)
MargaretDuan 2 years ago
SEXY SONG?!? is that dude's eyes closed always? that...is amazing! wats that song's name btw?!?!
Yugiohrocker189 2 years ago
it's Run Dmc - it's tricky
Monkybox 2 years ago
blends
TheSpunktrump 2 years ago
as you wish XDD
mytrich 2 years ago
i can not practice tai ki with that music :$
dudeYXY 2 years ago
He is very skilled in tai chi, but he still has not developed his Nei Chi. A kind of Chi that requires meditation and calming of self to acquire within the applications of Tai Chi, Be it Chen, Yang, Sun, or other styles of Tai Chi. Speed is of the essence in a fight, yes, but in order to understand it more than just a fighting style, they must try to understand it as a way of life.
protoandghetto 2 years ago 2
this guy is fucking awesome.
XIPM3 2 years ago
T'ai Chi Chuan is so freakin' cool! I thoroughly enjoyed the use of the push form at the end. It completely uprooted his opponent! Great job!
KNDoperative 2 years ago
This music was wrong for this film. Bad!
80KungFu 2 years ago 3
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FAIL!!!!
number9711 2 years ago
A lot of really good ideas on applying the movement patterns to combat. You would have to be very fast to be successful with taiji movements in fighting; and this gentlemen proves that point quite clearly.
guynamedtroy 2 years ago
cool! i just started tai chi...love it!
BlackLily888 2 years ago
Why do they have to use stupid music like this!!!
It is Martal Arts not some Rap bullshit video!!
Bam1982J 2 years ago 2
hahaha so angry about music. just mute it man, i did... hate this song
sn0tnosedkid 2 years ago
America doesnt know shit about tai chi
all they do is make fun of it. Theyre too "manly" to see the use of it.
Dimwave 2 years ago
I agree with you, I wouldn't say all of America though, there are those who don't just rush in thinking that they can place the fighting application of Tai Chi only after a few months of training. Tai-chi is an art which takes years to master. The person in this video is no where near what it takes. His movements are too rigid, and not at all flowing. The whole point of Tai Chi is to manipulate force while maintaining chi flow through the body (no rigidity), which is why it complements Wu Shu.
CcGameDKR 2 years ago
i feel bad about this video......its a total disrespect towards wu-shu.
plasmicshree 2 years ago
what ??? this gentleman is highly skilled in the chinese martial arts. you don't know what yer looking at
paullywalnuts2 2 years ago
no he's not, he's missing the whole point of taichi. He'd be better off learning a more aggressive and strength/power based style
Gamemaster1565 1 year ago
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this video is insult for Tai chi
coapley 2 years ago
That other guy got beat up pretty bad making this video!
dmq777 2 years ago
Defining postures in martial application
here is valuable. Very, very helpful.
bindinglines 2 years ago 3
ingredible