Imagine when you fall and catch yourself on one leg. There is a certain speed/weight above which your leg will not be able to compensate. This is leading someone to that point, when every muscle of their leg is tense, it is very elastic and a small push at 90 degrees to the weight is like releasing the elastic and it pings off. Push down and they fall. Push up and they jump. Seems strange but do some deep knee bends on one leg and try it, it's surprising how far you ping.
why are the opponents hopping. If he was sending a force horizontally why would the effect be vertical? I do not wish to sound antagonistic, I do chi kung myself and think the above is more psycosematic (i think that is the right term).
This occurs when the opponent's root is suddenly broken. It looks like a jump or "hop," because mechanically it works the same way and looks the same, but it's not volitional. And the force at the moment of the uproot is minimal. Essentially, when the legs are compressed and the compression is suddenly released, the body springs upward. It's called an uproot, and it's very difficult to execute correctly. Much easier just to push someone over, but that requires force and this doesn't.
hmmm. Not really sure if I get that. Why would it be compressed? Are you saying the leg is a spring? If u push down vertically I could just as easily stay in that position when u let go or if I was off balance adjust, but jumping makes no sense.
Actually, yes, I am saying the leg is a spring (well, not just the leg, but also the entire body). Like any spring, if it's released suddenly it will recoil. Push down on a coil spring and release it very quickly, and it will jump into the air. When this type of push is done correctly, it happens too fast and subtly for the opponent to adjust, and it happens when the opponent is off balance, often too slightly for him to realize it. Once he's off balance he's basically weightless for an instant.
thanks for your insight into this. I will have to investigate further before I can except this, its seems rather illogical to me, but then logic is limited to ones experience.
Exactly. You really do have to experience this to get it. It's clear you're open to the possibility, however strange it may seem, and open-mindedness is always good.
thank you Mike, although your tag "hynosisworks123" does not do your point any favours :). It is something I am planning to discuss with my Sifu, who has extensive knowledge of chi kung and tai chi.
When you do qi-gong In a relaxed and structured way you send your body weight and tension downward-yes?
My guess is that his students have some root and he issues downwards as its a enclosed space to un-earth the root which is one of the competitive goals of push-hands,Iz only guessing
Lol. This is a 'pushing hands' not a 'punching a face'..
yem337 1 month ago
Note please how he moves his stance via his feet before issuing natural force. Very good.....
Vanpur 2 months ago
Beautiful demostration of energy absorption and return.
pchow2ca 2 months ago
Ridiculous. The teacher is very bad. No posture, juste king of mouvement for "beghinner" and personn don t known anything in TaiJi.
momentao 3 months ago
Very nice job Mario!
OneCommunityTaiChi 4 months ago
Hmmm? Looks useful, but lets see how he does when its full force and much faster
grappsg 8 months ago
Basic Push hands for beginners my butt! That's some very nice and sophisticated work.
bodiddly83 1 year ago
chi push hands
jettlesschan 1 year ago
Imagine when you fall and catch yourself on one leg. There is a certain speed/weight above which your leg will not be able to compensate. This is leading someone to that point, when every muscle of their leg is tense, it is very elastic and a small push at 90 degrees to the weight is like releasing the elastic and it pings off. Push down and they fall. Push up and they jump. Seems strange but do some deep knee bends on one leg and try it, it's surprising how far you ping.
jacksawild 1 year ago
Mario, this is as good a demo of CMC push hands as I've seen on YouTube. You do the lineage proud.
Nelson
figaro51 1 year ago
@mnpli but is hard to understand?
lordcapucino 1 year ago
its hard to do that?
lordcapucino 1 year ago
Great work.
wanli3000 2 years ago
Very nice demonstration, Mario. I can see Stanley and Lou in your work, too.
DeviSamit 3 years ago
why are the opponents hopping. If he was sending a force horizontally why would the effect be vertical? I do not wish to sound antagonistic, I do chi kung myself and think the above is more psycosematic (i think that is the right term).
kjax2008 3 years ago
This occurs when the opponent's root is suddenly broken. It looks like a jump or "hop," because mechanically it works the same way and looks the same, but it's not volitional. And the force at the moment of the uproot is minimal. Essentially, when the legs are compressed and the compression is suddenly released, the body springs upward. It's called an uproot, and it's very difficult to execute correctly. Much easier just to push someone over, but that requires force and this doesn't.
DeviSamit 3 years ago
hmmm. Not really sure if I get that. Why would it be compressed? Are you saying the leg is a spring? If u push down vertically I could just as easily stay in that position when u let go or if I was off balance adjust, but jumping makes no sense.
kjax2008 3 years ago
Actually, yes, I am saying the leg is a spring (well, not just the leg, but also the entire body). Like any spring, if it's released suddenly it will recoil. Push down on a coil spring and release it very quickly, and it will jump into the air. When this type of push is done correctly, it happens too fast and subtly for the opponent to adjust, and it happens when the opponent is off balance, often too slightly for him to realize it. Once he's off balance he's basically weightless for an instant.
DeviSamit 3 years ago
thanks for your insight into this. I will have to investigate further before I can except this, its seems rather illogical to me, but then logic is limited to ones experience.
kjax2008 3 years ago
Exactly. You really do have to experience this to get it. It's clear you're open to the possibility, however strange it may seem, and open-mindedness is always good.
DeviSamit 3 years ago
Hi, That's me bouncing. It's as if he messes with my nervous system. Makes my muscles contract in an uncoordinated way. That's all real. Mike
HYPNOSISWORKS123 3 years ago
thank you Mike, although your tag "hynosisworks123" does not do your point any favours :). It is something I am planning to discuss with my Sifu, who has extensive knowledge of chi kung and tai chi.
kjax2008 3 years ago
When you do qi-gong In a relaxed and structured way you send your body weight and tension downward-yes?
My guess is that his students have some root and he issues downwards as its a enclosed space to un-earth the root which is one of the competitive goals of push-hands,Iz only guessing
abraxnos 3 years ago
Yes, that's about right. You can't cleanly uproot someone unless they're somewhat rooted to begin with. Otherwise they just stagger.
DeviSamit 2 years ago
nice and clean skills
adam
HeavenManEarthTaiji 3 years ago
As a judo and taiji guy myself, I'd like to hear more about this. Keep up the good work.
chessman71 3 years ago
vai Mariooooo!!!
maxsp90 3 years ago
cool clip-just off the subject though MNPLI what you think of Dr. Yeung on youtube (is this guy for real?)
abraxnos 3 years ago
Boy that bald guy is HANDSOME!!!!
HYPNOSISWORKS123 3 years ago