Tai Chi Sword Form 32 Yang Taiji Jian

[jonnyblaze777]

Thanks for sharing with us. I learned this form years ago but had forgotten some of it.

It is slightly different but basically the same.

Jah Guide

[Saraadamsrealty]

I love the Tai Chi Sword Form!!

[eric21881]

ive just started tai chi chuan, it is very interesting and i am interested to see how it will benefit my tae kwon do. some day ill have to find out how to learn this sword style

[clocker1401]

Beautiful!

[KrazyFuckinCrackers1]

someone please remind me what use this would have if you were in a sward fight? (for some damn reason)

[ZombieClark]

@KrazyFuckinCrackers1 speed it up and you will see

[warlockmetal1]

@KrazyFuckinCrackers1 if I am correct, this form of sword technique is practiced slowly so that you can master each and every movement of the body gracefully and correctly until the movements are second nature. Once you are a master or you are in an actual duel, then of course the technique is sped up and the slow movements you see here become swift strikes. Ive seen a guy do this live in a demonstration. He started slow then sped up into fast movements.

[cardenw]

great to watch :) gracefull

[thrashndie]

I just got my Jian Tai Chi sword. Gonna start training soon.

[aporlarepublica]

Is this master Han Jingsong?

[UJS8X]

The jian in the hands of a skilled wielder is a force to be reckoned with. I've always been impressed with the balance and fluidity of the movements. It seems like a combatant armed with the jian would be able to dance circles around you and run you through before you could even realize what's happening.

[Momentimum]

I'm new to the jian. Does the blade need to be invisible like the dao?

[Alx1860]

I'm was trying watch this seriously but, after the stance at 25 seconds, all I could think of was Xianghua constanly yelling "Just kidding!"

I now know that I have played too much Soul Calibur. Thank you taichitsao XD

[MomoiroGirl]

At first I wanted to start doing martial arts, but I learned there's a chinese lady in my area teaching tai chi with and without sword, so after watching this, I think I'll start with attending that :D i guess it'd be good to start doing martial arts when I have more control of my mind and body :D

[aporlarepublica]

All the chinese martial arts swords are so flexible and thin that they bend?

[adruna]

love the ducks passing by

[falloutshit]

I have never received any martial art training but I still find a weird kind of peace and balance in just letting everything go and surrender my body to my mind... ill often play some asian music in the background when doing this... Weirdly the moves I do often come out like forms of Tai Chi... I have also found myself able to parry moves done by my cousin (who have trained martial arts for many years)... its a bit weird to be honest

[Drakhar1]

go chop that duck.... but seriously more videos, im american and it hard to find this stuff in USA. Very good video, thanks for lables and names. Traditional music is nice too

[saskekun101]

what do colors in the tai chi uniform represent?

[Hyoronka]

@saskekun101

In most schools the colour is not important, but in most cases it's black or white or a combination of black and white.

[marcusswe1]

Nice!

[snubbies1111]

that is okay i am glad you gave anwser

[snubbies1111]

i am talking about the first song

[taichitsao]

It is from a Traditional Chinese music collection. Not sure the name. Sorry! :-0

[snubbies1111]

what is the name of that song justice be nice to know you look very ancient doing tai chi with this music.

[Sareth987]

Yobsemag: the idea is to do the moves slowly that you are able to be connected to nature and that you can handle your body perfectly.

[yobsemag]

Just kidding, Sareth! :D

[Sareth987]

Ok =D

[Rallikt]

...does anyone else get this really, really peaceful feeling watching him?

This is great.

[beautypinoy]

nice moves, beautiful posture.can you give me the names of each step?

taichifan

[nephildevil]

tai chi zwaard, iets dak wil doen op mene oude dag als men gewrichten allemaal verroest zen

kheb al een zwaard enal

ma da ga nog wa worde, klig nu al strijk vdie filmkes

tga om de meditatieve aspecten, dus opn ander niveau dan het standaard fysieke, ma dan nog

het fysieke gedeelte, weet ge gewoon van dat da niks voorsteld

[theevil1337]

ugh, why did i enroll in a japanese martial art??? chinese is where its at

[LordEinar]

Japanese is just fine. I'm in European myself.

[Deamore1]

^^ i wish i could learn me tai chi here in sweden

[reginagoulartsantos]

I wish Master Jesse Tsao could visit and teach classes here in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil... He is absolutly perfect.

Thanks a lot for this excellent video.

I`ll wacht it at least a hundred times just trying to do the best, and feel like I did...

He is a legend.

[taichitsao]

Maybe some day. I just came back from my Europe teaching tour - France, Spain, and Italy. You can see pictures from my website: Taichihealthways

[Joel12965]

A Stainless steel sword is good for Katas/Forms.

[anhkhoinguyen]

yeah a steel sword is good for forms practise, i used it kuz for me its like lifting weights, good for my muscles. I preferr the heavier steel swords. btw its taolu if your speeching about chinese forms not kata, chinese and japanese people get offended when you confuse there cultures.

[samuraiofshadows]

thats oh so true im not asian and it offends me!!!!!

[anhkhoinguyen]

lol it offends the people who have educated minds and knows the differences like us. lol

[chocoloco987]

ducks behind the scene!!

[chocoloco987]

heavently style, i like it!

[detrolleur]

What kind of training sword is recommended: a one that slightly bends or a full rigid one (not sharp of course) ?

[chocoloco987]

Both!!

[lewisf726]

a chinese ringed sword

[PuddingblendeR]

nice lifework :)

[idvhfd]

I tried a time whit inproved moves,whit and wood sword in the left hand,pulling my energy in my hand,then in a second when i felt like a wave of energy there,i just striked another sword in a combat,and i broke it in alot of pieces.

[bunnyninjaofsuna]

i've been teaching myself from tai chi sword from a book i found and its such a beautiful martial art, i feel so relaxed and i can really feel my energy flowing in ways i didn't know it could.

[mushumasta22]

hmmm thats the greatness of tai chi i have very little expeirience myself with it but many other martial arts and i found when in need of some peace and a good nights sleep later in the day tai chi makes me so peaceful when im finished i fell asleep lol anyway great vid too

[Mathewallison007]

Awsome, then you are feelng Chi. The excellence of this is also that you are teaching your body muscle memory for real combat situations, so in affect you are helping your body on so many levels. Personally I feel so focused after practising Tai Chi. If your interested in the Martial side of Tai Chi ceck out Chen style, awsome stuff. Jesse Tsao is also one on the finest Martial Artists available to us in the west :)

[Bowser666]

If you practice Traditional Yang Family style there is plenty of Martial Application as well as Chen style. Just wanted to make a plug for Yang family :)

[ICStars77]

so, I was trying to help my friend who lives in a different state w/ what I know of swordsmanship(which is very limited to begin with), and then later found out that he has a jian while everything I learned was w/ an iaito(japanese swordsmaship). So, obviously, that's a problem. Does anyone know of a good site to help starters w/ jian? Any similarities between this and an iaito(if any). Sorry, I know this is very vague, just trying to help a friend.

[hyugabob]

well, i have about 0 actual sword use experiance, but since your friend is using a jian( ba gua sword, tai chi, etc area of martial arts), and you have experiance using an iaito ( i assume that you learned iaido/mogito). They come from different martial schools, but with using a sword, i suppose that you could give basic sword advice. However the basic ideas in using the sword probably vary. i would suggest your friend find a school of tai chi. Only for the fact that it would be best anyway.

[longfingernail]

A thing I have discovered is that practising tai chi incredibly helps your technique in other martial arts.

Judo is so much easier now =D

[inveli]

Agree, it helps a lot. And not only that but it helps reduces levels of anxiety,stress, and pain. It benefits patients with that suffer from heart failure, high blood pressure, heart attacks, arthritis, muitiple sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, and Alzheimer's Disease. Tai Chi, along with Yoga,has reduced levels of LDLs 20-26 milligrams when practiced for 12-14 weeks. In fact, Tai Chi burns more calories than surfing and nearly as many as downhill skiing!

[rabidgnome]

youd be surprised waht you can learn from a video if you have the virtue of true patience and ability to have the self criticism to judge yourself fairly. There is a man in Nova Scotia who won a few competition internationally he learned everything from studying taoism and tai chi and then tai chi videos from dr Paul Lam. Whil learning from a master is always more proficcient many people dont live in a place they can take advantage of this masters wonderfull tutalage.

[MrJesus666]

i do wing chun kung fu and at my kwoon there is allso tai chi classes every saturday, iv been meaning to go but i keep forgetting, and sifu sao would you recomend cross training my kung fu with tai chi, cause iv been doing these chi gong meditations from this guy off youtube and there ammazing but i would love to lern them in better detail, so would you recomend this?

[taichitsao]

Yes!  Tai chi provides the balance of energy flow, the calm, intention, concentration, control, coordination, inner power. It is a good cross training for other martial arts!

[tango0902]

I love all aspects of Tai Chi. I have been doing the Yang Style 24 short form and fell inlove with it. I would like to find a master to help me reach my goal of teaching TaiChi and eventually learning the sword terchnique.

[anhkhoinguyen]

yang 24 is modern generic taiji for health, you should try the traditional form if your goal is to teach the actual style.

[zzlee14]

foot work kung fu improves to

[Delirius999]

but nice music btw

[Delirius999]

bah this sword is propably replica worth 20$

[brandoncharleschew]

sifu!where did u get ur sword?

[ChoyLiFutPanda]

it's amazing how many different ways i see the same 32 movements done by different practioners. guess the one who's right is the one who can justify why the movement is done a certain way.

[taichitsao]

Tai chi provides the balance of energy flow, the calm, intention, concentration, control, coordination, inner power. It is a good cross training for other martial arts!

[supernooblet]

master, can u explain what is the benefit of practicing tai chi? i am a taekwondo practitioner but am interested in understanding other styles too. thank you for your help in advance.

[Rendang1963]

Thank you Master Tsao,

because of your video I am finaly practicing the 32 sword form.

[taichitsao]

Great! You are welcome!

[Scott200]

I don't want to be a nay-sayer, but you cannot truly begin to learn tai chi forms from videos alone. At best, they are good references. A real instructor is your best bet if you really want to learn anything.

[Rendang1963]

You are absolutley right Scott200, you cannot learn from video alone. I did not mention that I practice Yang Tai Chi hand form for almost 6 years and had some classes in Jian but stopped practicing it. I always thought there is no point in learning the sword until I felt my hand form is ready for it. So the video from Master Tsao just triggered my desire to learn the sword form now. I believe if you have a foundation in knowledge, videos can be of great additional help in your learning progress.

[thearcticwombats]

sorry but what does xie xie mean?

sorry, youre all probly gonna be real angry with me for not knowing soz

[phoney33]

xie xie is "thank you" in Chinese. I am study Chinese now. It will be a popular language in another 20 years.

[Aersus]

Thank you...

[Butterstickx2]

Master Tsao, could you point me in the right direction to find a quality Jian to practice my Tai Chi with?

[taichitsao]

I do have limited supply of this same type of sword "Long-quan" sword. It is $30 each plus shipping cost. You can e-mail me if you need. Jesse

[Butterstickx2]

Anyone know where to get a practical Jian like the one he's using?

[phoney33]

why don't you ask him? He may know and even have the supply.

[guillermop6]

thank for posting this... very very usefull...

[binrabbit]

Master Tsao beautiful form and technique. Thank you. I learned this 15 years ago...I have to get another sword. xie xie.

[taichitsao]

Binrabbit, thank you for your kind comments. Practice tai chi and be well!

[w1ngchung]

Thanks you for posting this. This in wonderful.

[snowblood82]

This is awesome, I already found a sifu willing to teach me this. I like the idea of the sword being an extension of your mind.

[ccossyfa]

Very good and I can learn a lot from your teaching. Thank you! I would like to share with you two principals of taiji, which I belive you may want to improve on: No. 9 continuous movements without interruption; No. 10 Look for the gracefulness within the movements. Regards.

[116070485]

:O the video is great . And the Master is the best . I practice tai chi , i don´t have a sword .I need a sword .

[victorpaliza]

The practice the sword less form...

The use of swordhands

[HanCavalry]

Yes the Han race along with the contributions of ethnic minorities have produced this civilization, on the environmental level (beautiful scenic park), on the exercise and self-improvement level, and most importantly the (inner) moral level. Even if you have a refined sword in a delicate environment, does not necessarily mean one possesses moral development; character comes through right conduct and long training.

this could be a park or golf course outside of the mainland

[Enerjen]

Nope there are no golf courses in China except on Hainan Island and the newly constructed ones near the large cities for 2008.

[Dyrstyggr]

No golf courses!? Ach... where do they put thier Scotsmen?

[power13]

Beautiful form!

random question: nice grass. Is it a gold course?

[power13]

golf course*

[foxcat612]

this is the civilization of our HAN race...my brother is the coach of CHEN'S Tai Chi..i also learn how to do it..it helps for piano playing and composing the music for myself..thanks for posting谢谢

[silvermoonwolf19]

So graceful and skilled. I wish I had this kind of patience.

[newlondonmartialarts]

very nice

[randyfai]

execellent

[mamasega]

I like this as an aide to practising between classes.

[stasys55555]

yes nice grass very nice grass it was nicely cut i wonder what kind of lawn mower they used or maybe some sort of scythe how do they get it so even?

[anonymus135]

nice tecnics!!..good job :)

[Kakarota14790]

Great!!! Very good form and tecnics, obviosly is a master of the Jian sword, very good... I've to practice more!!! :)

[phoney33]

Yes, nice video. He has Qi!!

[Loyaute]

His standing up, straightening his weighted leg in "Big Dipper" and on other extensions shows that this is a wushu form, not a martial training form.

[supersupra101]

man i gotta practice more often to even be halfway decent as him

[mosbysmen]

great thanks

[waxpusher]

I don't think the point is to look cool dude...

[JimeJitsu]

It's really controlled and cool, But doesn't it look cooler when he moves faster ?

[KosyenElef]

Its a Demonstration

[shortdude42004]

decent

[codeagent47]

cool

[jumpinjumpout]

lesson