Tai Chi: Changjin (Long Energy) demonstration vs 3 opponents

[stthomasaquarius]

Like the krav maga demos that teach how to defend against stiff armed frankestein monster chokes this seems geared solely to defending against a guy who gives creepy man hugs as a form of attack. "Watch out! I'm gon' hug you!"

[stthomasaquarius]

It's a bit better than the static push hands. But the attackers are attacking like they want a big brotherly hug. Like the krav maga demonstrations that show me how to defend against a stiff armed frankensteins monster trying to choke me, this exercise seems limited to defending against a really pissed off tai chi teacher or a guy who gives creepy man hugs as a form of attack.

[henhun]

riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight

[rakun0ai]

WOops.. i meant taoism dates back to the early 300 BCE....

[rakun0ai]

Arctic, if it's a ground fight, your better off using jujitsu. Taichi is ancient chinese secret dating back to the late 300's BCE

[nanhuazhenren]

i can´t tell how he does it:you can only find out by practising a long time

[ArcticSheep]

could someone explain to me how this works? i dont feel like joining tai chi ATM but i dont like the feeling when someones holding me down while being punched by another guy either...

[MystXIIIHeartnet]

Pretty cool!

[bader58]

hmm tey were jus feelin each other i believe

[00Steatlh00]

Very nice video tnx for sharing

[homeostasis4me]

BWAAAHHHAAAAAHHAAA!!!!

[taopaw]

I was there. He is the real deal and will take the action as far as you care to escalate it.

[CreativPret]

This is actually a lot of fun if you do it right. By the way, kids love it too! :))))

[JMAZARA3883]

so this is what white people do for fun

[maofas]

Yes, when we're not sitting around in our khakis kissing our dogs on the mouth.

[linuxva]

American Football ...LOL...!!!

WHERE IS THE BALL ???

[supralee]

that man has some little skills so not fully fake:)

[bajovato]

Sam Masich freestyle demonstration reminds me of John Perkins' free-form adaptive art of Guided Chaos--it's based on the same principle of feeling your opponents energy. Sam is the man!

[bajovato]

AMAZING

[bajovato]

That guy is Sam Masich. He is about as realistic in his tai chi as it gets. I just received a video I ordered from him--GREAT STUFF! The only other similar to his applications is Ki Chuan Do out of New York--with their "contact flow" push hands. This is VERY similar to the Ki Chuan Do School.

[fighter275]

That is some powerful movement. Not sure about any technique but there is something at the core of that guy that's super solid.

[monkfg]

It's a principle you learn for these situations, not a movement. So, yes there gotta be something super solid.