taiji push hand

[bdzbk1]

Check out Gary lam Taiji 4, I tasted I just can not keep my feet on the ground at all once I am touching master lam

[bdzbk1]

I agree I can do same thing. Nothing about chi. It just because he sink his body internally and because sinking, his body have a fine movement together little bit lower, so his hand drawn a small counter clockwise circle, which cause the opponent arm straight. So opponent will feel very uncomfortable

[mmarqqs]

This is good biomechanics, nothing more. When he pushes the shirtless guy's hands, he aligns his arm so that the force of the push goes into his body. The aligning is done either by manipulating the arm directly or through created tension.

Nothing to do with chi really.

[lympheneas]

@mmarqqs thanks for updating our terminology but scientific words are not needed here. everybody can understand what you said just by observing, no need to claim high titles for yourself.. hehe! cheers from greece!

[mmarqqs]

@lympheneas high titles for myself? I don't understand. Anyway, a skilled man, nice video.

[lympheneas]

@mmarqqs indeed my friend!

[nameusay]

jinan ren a hahaha

[DangerousDan2]

Wow, What a great vid. I understood everything they said and learned alot....YEA RIGHT, Garbage!!!

[pj3213]

Guys dont make it more complicated than it is.

This dude is demonstrating chi emition. By using intention of mind he is sparking the younger dude with chi. This is real internal boxing where the chi is powerful enough to be a weapon in itself. And by the look of that gut, the dude's got some chi on 'im. Some proper power going on there!

[TheSenseofTouch]

This video is comparing relaxation and stiffness, not chi gung. In tai chi, you must be relaxed. Fighting a high level tai chi fighter would be like fighting the air because they are so relaxed to the point where it feels like they're practically water yielding any given force.

[AinokeA365]

but doesn't water have friction? lol

[MasterDragonNinja]

This isn't Chi emission. He is just demostrating that even a simple push on a tense arm can knock someone off balance.

As the other guy said, it's about relaxation. No Chi emission here.

[mamalucita]

agreed. If you watch you see him use pressure points ,pain stimulus, to cause tension which cascades into a fully stiff dummy, ready to push as you please. The thing about pushing is they can always come back, unless its into a wall or corner. Cool party trick.

[bo0mk1d]

@pj3213 hahahaha

[pj3213]

@bo0mk1d fair enough being being sceptical without any experience can yield such a response. you are indeed entitled to your opinion.

[bo0mk1d]

@pj3213 Some proper power going on there! <-- was laughin at that dude

[pj3213]

@bo0mk1d cool dude just hope my florial language didn't distraction from the fact that though not visable the energy from the dude with the tummy is disrupting the energy of the maaga(skinny) man(in his case not a dan).....a Sweetie Irie reference 'Maaga Man' (i'm sure viewable on you tube) just incase you were wondering

[requemao]

@pj3213 either that or he is using anatomy and physics: he bends the younger one's wrist so that instinctively his elbow comes into lock position. At that point the arm becomes stiff and can be used to push him back.

"Chi" is the word one uses to mean "there must be a rational explanation for this but it goes way over my head".

[pj3213]

@requemao thanks for your response. so lets be ration then. are you saying the chinese mean rational when they use the word chi or are you giving it this meaning so that it can make sense from a western 20th century science perspective?

[requemao]

@pj3213 What I actually think (not exactly what I said before) is that the Chinese have traditionally explained things in a way that can somehow be grasped (if not fully understood) without knowledge of physics and anatomy, by using metaphors and images.

User artofqi's comment is a plausible explanation of the technique. But it can't be explained in detail unless both teacher and student know anatomy. So you can say "THIS move disrupts the energy at his elbow. Now it's stiff and I can push".

[pj3213]

@requemao i accept your sceptism and it not for me to convince you but instead the place of training and direct experience to do that if you feel inclind to do so of course, as i guess it has always been.

btw thanks to endlessrain for posting these clips for us all to enjoy and marvel at. thank you.

[artofqi]

I agree with littlewis1 and will try to further explain the technique. Besides the 'awareness' skills the old guy uses, he is just good at manipulating the hand/wrist with subtle twists to do this feat. Slight bending the hand up lengthens the arm and twisting the hand outwards manipulates the elbow inwards. Try it. Hope this helps.

[yuanyiok]

好东西 !!!

[littlewise1]

i think every 1 making it to complicated its quiet easy to understand ,it look slike the old guy is telling the younger student about being hard and soft . when the younger guy gives him a line it connects through the shoulder and down the spine which caues him to move lke he does on deeper levels this principal is remarkably effective great footage should check out HEAVEN MAN EARTH TAI CHI

[fvaletudo06]

yes imbrd is on the right track, the yin and the yang, hard becomes soft soft becomes hard, fast = slow slow= fast. miss this art so bad.

[2phalanges]

wth is this vid about? this is my first time seeing this. what is this thing that these 2 person are doing?

[mmo32]

what is the full name of taiji?

it seem me a known guy?

[DanShteFan]

of cource he seems known, he looks exactly like Master Yoda from The Star Wars

[barimbo]

Just bring the forearm and upperarm in line by slighty pulling and then pushing, the ellbow will naturally lock and transmit the force to the shoulder. But agreed, the big guy has a lot of charisma.

[peabean]

How did he tense the guy? Reflex action. As for the details, u'll have to ask him personally.

[JonYuehKing]

I would like to know how does he make the other guy tense up like that? Unless he pulls all the way back and lock his arms.... Someone explain please!

[imbrd]

the other guy is already tense- When i become soft, you become hard, when you become hard i become soft. When you are hard, you wont be able to hear my "intent"- whether i want to go forward/back/etc but I WILL be able to hear YOUR intent. the reason why he can push the other guy, is b/c he is more relaxed than that shirtless guy (sry dont know any names)

[imbrd]

but to be relaxed does NOT in any way mean to be tense or collapsed. tense and collapsed are synonomous with each other but they are the opossite of Relaxing.