Scott Cole's Discover Tai Chi: Weight Loss Workout

[zenbear008]

Some of the worst body mechanics I have ever seen in any Tai Chi player. Cole exhibits none of the basic principles of Tai Chi. Not one.(1) Total bodily relaxation—not even close, (2) Waist controls all movement--there is no linkage of lower & upper body thru the waist--thus he is uniformly wooden as opposed to fluid.(3) straight back--ah, cole's lumbar spine is what we call the "seahorse posture", which btw is part of the Tai Chi Classics(4) no root or balance and all very unnatural. see Pt.2

[MrOppourtunity]

This doesn't look like tai chi at all, it's far too aggressive. He is far too tense and destructive. The narrator or whatever you want to call him is contradicting what he does. "Not frantic at all. Grace and ease." Nothing about him is graceful, and his movement although seems to flow, is extremely frantic. Absolutely terrible, anyone who goes to this as their first demonstration of T'ai Chi should immediately look for something else. ANYTHING would be better than cole.

[zenbear008]

@MrOppourtunity Agreed: .this is not Tai Chi. It is flotsam. More violation of Tai Chi principles: (5) “Chest empty; back rounded”—no, cole is the exact OPPOSITE. (6) Tai Chi as "moving meditation?--not here (7) Just as bad, his verbal instructions are inane, insipid come-ons to new age noodle-brains. I’ve never railed against hokum seen on Youtube before, but this stuff is atrocious--a combo of sheer incompetence & the gall to represent Tai Ch in such a poor manner for profit. Only in America.

[ZhangLing1000]

looks like random arbitrary arm-waving to me...neither Tai Chi or Qigong were designed for weight loss in any case. In China only the gentry class needed to lose weight - and they had the Chinese Wand Exercises for that. The peasants were fit and active and Tai Chi / Qigong was for fighting and healing, not for losing weight.

[zenbear008]

@ZhangLing1000 Very good points.Tai Chi or Qigong not for weight loss; Tai Chi ruler (wand) can effect weight loss. I am Tai Chi instructor in Los Angeles with 40 yrs of training and 29 yrs of teaching experience and am the producer of the most successful "Tai Chi for Health” dvd’s in history (released in1990). If cole’s programs have any following they would give whole new meaning to “the blind leading the blind.” His skill level and style of Tai Chi can only be described as “Harpy.”

[afsh221]

WTF was that? You should be down right embarrased wasting bandwidth like that. c'mon man geez

[zenbear008]

@afsh221 That's a very good question: WTF was that?. What Cole is teaching is no holistic health or martial art system that has ever come out of China. See Lama Dondrup Dorje performance at 1997 Cosmopolitan Show in London (here on youtube) --as an example of the centuries of tradition of dedication and self-sacrifice that Cole is insulting by calling what he does Tai Chi.

[afsh221]

@zenbear008 and that is just more BS too.

[Lady961000]

apa kebendanya ni?

[Lady961000]

sweat would not coming out... for sure... how that possible can burn up calories? maybe that why he don't have six-pack...

[Lady961000]

sweat would not coming out... for sure... how that possible can burn up calories?

[trrngrl01]

eeewww!!! even beginners in tai chi are not so lame...

[zenbear008]

@trrngrl01 -ooh yeah, I'm really pushing da wave. Eeeewww is right."So lame" is what you get when you have a hopeless beginner who never stayed in class long enuf trying to become an instant media star by perverting a classical ancient art. Fortunately there's plenty of hi-quality Tai Chi on web so one can tell real from ridiculous, sacred from profane. See William C.C. Chen for Yangstyle; GMasters Chen Xiao Wang & Chen Bing for Chen. Even my 1 min. Zen-Bear animated logo is more real

[jjp4mma]

This is sped up Tai Chi,designed to burn calories, but it does defeat the whole purpose of Tai Chi.

[tonybadams]

tqloto se varti okolo oporniq si centar bez da ima izkrivqvaniq na stojkata i stavite.Imenno tova e da si v balns mejdu tqloto i vselenata :)

i.t .m :)

[MsHangry]

Tul gyors a mozgás, Csak a karokra koncrentrál..

[Epona35]

Sad. I feel like he is just flapping his arms, not coordinated at all. He just misses the point of thai chi. The smooth flowing of enegy rotating trough your body and mind.

[completemusician]

AWFUL. Just awful. All his movement is completely impractical, and lacks any understanding of basic mechanics. All martial understanding is gone, and in most of this he's not even following the basic taiji principles - half his movements are coming from his chest and shoulders - all disconnected - nothing is truly connected to his root or his center - he's just flailing his arms. His cloud hands is an embarrassment., I've seen 60 year olds just practicing for meditation and health do it better.

[InitialDjay2]

This is not the original Tai Chi but very good video

[LBonesetter]

..then if/when you learn to relax in movement

...and pardon my negative attitude, but really had to open up :P

Hope there's something to learn about this, instead of getting defensive or angry. Wish you all the best though.

[LBonesetter]

Yuppii! Martial Aerobics?!? *lmao*/*col* :'-0 Defenitely not Taijiquan! >BAD body posture: not straight (ass sticking out ->lumbar spine curved, Thoracic area... oh no!?.. and the neck & head wiggle here and there, shoulders should keep down, elbows go too far back on their own without the turning of pelvis & torso -> the roundness of the upper body frame is gone, bad biomechanics if you call this taiji (t'ai chi). No grounding visible... As ralaxing, you shouldn't loose your body's posture.

[GaelaMorgana]

Yeah, I'm Definitely Thinkin' He's On Crack/Steroids Here! (Rofllmao)!

[gammamakeup]

what is the name of this song?

[JuliaDobosova]

this is joke, isn't it ?

i can't believe, that somebody call this tai chi ! This man have to running on some drugs or something.

[djcable]

wow this is an unfortuante thing to see.. tai chi will be destroyed... learn and learn and re learn....this is pitifully called tai chi funny to see his butt sticking out so far though... didnt know that could happen.

[Sareth987]

He should do it slower

[Discusrsg]

It's a joke these unbalanced dancing movement is your Tai Chi. . Learn how to stand properly first. this is a big zero taichi.

[sleepingmonkeys]

lots of tension in neck and shoulders. no full body connectivity. spine curved. no weight shifting during strikes. please have fun doing whatever you want, but don't sell this as taiji. this is <1% taijiquan.

[Robert697]

so, sleepingmonkeys. what would u suggest as a good video for someone just starting who is very much out of shape and obese? I'm interested for myself. Thanks.

[HushhhPaw]

Try David-Dorian Ross---He is great

[msullivan327]

I teach tai chi, and it's great exercise in many ways. However, if you're out of shape and obese, it's probably not the most effective way to lose weight and get in shape.

Tai chi, if you do it enough to be able to sustain forms practice, is light-to-moderate exercise--about like walking at a moderate-to-brisk pace.

Take tai chi from a knowledgable instructor (not a video--total waste of time) and use tai chi as a complement to strength training and cardio.

[Ilisity]

@Robert697 I'd reccomend michael gilman's tai chi circaling video , it did wonders for me and it's a avilible free on youtube

[zenbear008]

@Robert697 If you still haven't found good media instruction, try Terence Dunn's "Tai Chi For Health, Yang Short Form" or his "Yang Long Form" programs. They have been the most popular how-to TC videos in the West since 1990, and the best-reviewed, most highly-rated on Amazon. you can also get them at Dunn's site, Tai Chi mania.

[muffinated]

beautiful

so graceful like the flamingo

actually this can be well explained by science..well partially without the chi flow

low intensity of exercise increases global body fat oxidation

in fact,high intensity exercise burn little fat and burn lots of glucose

[msullivan327]

That's pretty outdated information. More recent studies encourage more vigorous exercise. For older adults, however, they need to focus more on moderate exercise. Tai chi's a good fit for them, as part of an overall fitness program.