Taiji: Chen Tai Chi Cannon Fist (Pao Chui)

[jonnyblaze777]

Nice Chen form I used to study with Ren Guan Yi years ago, thanks 4 sharing.

[OffTheBottle]

Okay, I have a newly found love for Tai Chi Chuan, and I'm planning on going to learn from the Chen family if I ever get the possibility. This is a huge if though, so do anybody here have any advice for me on how to get started on my own?

[wingdflame]

wow thats too bad there isnt a temple or teacher here in my area i really wanted to learn shaolin and tai chi but ended up going with karate

[lilwarrior89]

@wingdflame hey where do u live? am sure theirs allot of shaolin school in different countries if u in uk I can direct u to the best places and top masters

[alekx58]

very very nice music the film is a little little bit like my film schou yong tai ih zai zhi wo

[SuperLuzdeldia]

un maestro se reconoce por su movimientos y sus enseñanzas.

[LookingforDivinity]

Guy... You are great!

Veeeery very lovely

[caelitusmihivires]

thank you for the vids!

I am practicing my circles (silk spinning)

i love the triple fist

pa! pa! pa!

[TheFoxesSpeedpaints]

he's lucky to have a peaceful beach to pratice on all i have it my room haha

[sdflyer28]

Those are not win chun kicks, so the body alignment, structure and power issuance are different

[TJcrazyhorse]

Master J is very clever, he hides all the true forms in the video so that you cannot learn, not to say copy. According to Aheyne below, the intent is you cannot know the real application.

By the way, we can all learn kungfu or taiji from books made available in the market. Who is to enforce the copyright when you have already paid for it in the purchase price, one wonders?

[sdflyer28]

He doesn't hide anything that how traditional laojia erlu is

[sausaage123]

Cannon Fist ;)

[ajaben]

good teacher

[MarioPestel]

Very nice!

Best wishes from Germany

Mario

[dasquidbear]

a little sloppy...

[TexasSizzle]

a little sloppy compared to what??? Master Jesse is a venerated master of Chen Taijiquan. Get a clue.

[oaixmhrosleme]

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[bigrobnz]

Wow!! Hard form!! Wood take a long time to get it to that level!!

[LAHrebirth]

this type of taichi doesn't look as good as the movie 'taichi' or 'the taichi master' in english

2008 TVB

sure movies are movies, but this doesn't show how to absorb energy and redirect it

borrow strength to admit strength, PROPER application and also puts westerners in there place when they say soft energy cantt beat hard energy i.e boxing

[TexasSizzle]

Whether it looks as good or not is a matter of personal opinion and taste. The style of Taijiquan in Tai Chi Master (Jet Li) is Wutang or Wudang style which purportedly goes back to San Feng the mythical creator of Taiji which is an admixture of Buddhist and Taoist fighting and health arts. Yes it is more flowing and almost flowery. To be honest however Chen style is a bit more martial both in character and in terms of historical usage.

[langying]

Are you sure the form of Taijiquan in that movie is from Wudang Shan? I've always thought it was the chen style the movie depicted. Considering where the protagonist trained, I'd figure there to be more people and what have you

[TexasSizzle]

I have seen much wudang taiji and it was identical to what Jet exhibited. Not trying to be a know it all, just honestly sharing. Peace.

[atuapoaka]

very powerful!!!

[liberoUAG]

impressive =)

sorry if not tactful question, how old is the performer?

[yiching2007]

He is my teacher :-) about 48 years old!

[gentlepower209420]

is tai chi about fighting with internal energy and using it in attacks to vital areas of the body?

[chansi27]

Taichitsao, your form looks good, clean, strong. Good stance. Much respect for your teachers and your FLOOR TIME. You just never hear folks talk about the floor time. This is the hidden great secret of Chinese martial arts...far as I can tell.

So fellow students, how much do you want to fajin? How much gold can you (can I) carry?

Thank you for your video. Greetings from the Rocky Mountains and Sin Lun kwoon.

[isthische]

wau. Respect to master.

[faustpsycho]

WHOA I have energy but imagine practicing chen style I could be way better cardio wise and health, any ideas anybody books?

[karkkosvolfe]

yes that is true

you will have to keep practising though

[karkkosvolfe]

As to books,

There aren't any that I know of. Since Tai Chi is traditionally a family martial art in China.

[chansi27]

DON'T go to books. That's the first thing to understand. Books and videos of Chen can get you hurt...deep inside. Find a Sifu. There is no substitute. Let me know if I can help.

Chansi27

[Tyrant1993]

i live where the only martial art nearby are taikwondoe and brazillian martial arts those I do not like in my opinion so the only way i can get closest to tai chi is video instructor

[bignipli]

I voted for that! Practising with an experienced instructor is easy to get hurt!

[LAHrebirth]

impossible to go to a real sifu since all they care about money

as a chinese person i'm kinda let down by this, even china itself doesn't teach probably implication, to the point the have brought out a stupid art that is similar to 'kickboxing' but dumb looking

plus how is self taught taichi bad to your internal health, unless its building chi alot?

[stardingo747]

If all he (Tsao) cared about was money, you think he would risk posting these forms on youtube? A dedicated, intelligent, and obsessive enough person can watch this video over and over, and "steal" those techniques. The reason the masters of old practiced in secret, was so that other people could not steal their martial arts techniques by watching. If all he cared about was money, he would not post any of these videos at all.

[Aheyne]

Partially the reason. One of the main reasons that these forms were invented was to HIDE techniques. This is so that when you DO copy them (Without proper instruction), you completely mis-use them and hardly understand the real application of the move.

[stardingo747]

actually.........one of the reasons the old masters did not want the forms "stolen," is because, if the forms are practiced so much, they become second nature, the applications become committed to pure instinct. Its possible to practice a form so much, you don't need to learn the applications; because all the movements are a part of you, the body just reacts. However, no one in modern times trains in a form 1,000 times a week; so you need an instructor.

[stardingo747]

No, the danger was very real; with some Kung Fu schools, they had a sort of crude "copyright" thing with the local authorities of whatever town they lived in. Let me explain; if you were caught practicing a form without a Kung Fu school's written permission, some, to guard their secret, were authorized by the authorities, to kill you. Chinese of olden times, treated practicing a form without learning it from the master, the same way they treated theft.

[langying]

I'd blame the government. What with the advent of this "Modern Wushu" and "Mixed Martial Arts" bullshit, it's either learning a bunch of flowery moves to impress your friends or yet ANOTHER rip off of Muay Thai

[TexasSizzle]

Hi Langying, I personally have never seen moves in muy thai even remotely similar to Tai Chi, so maybe it's something endemic to your part of the world. Are you in Thailand perhaps? Wutang tai chi is way way older than chen style so it is ridiculous to even draw a comparison for the time period of Tai Chi Master that Jet Li depicted. Wudang is the oldest next to the ancient Shaolin internal style that Tai Chi is thought to ar least partially descended from.

[langying]

Well the "Mixed Martial Arts" epidemic is mostly effecting American and Europe, but I have seen traces of it in Asian countries, specifically Japan.

Unfortunately I don't live in Thailand (but I'd like to go there), but I have seen and researched enough of it to understand the art and identify it. I suppose the Modern Wushu is issue is bigger in China than MMA, but my point is that people are disregarding the older ats and their lessons for the sake of being flashy or strong in a hurry

[Siberianhusky89]

I agree with you sir. Personally, I'm not too fond of the MMA because people seem to disregard the older arts calling them "inefficient" and such because they are not used in MMA. What they don't realize is that Tai Chi Quan is a Soft Art not meant for sport but to avoid fighting unless needed. Anyhow, it also takes alot of time and patience to learn such an art as well and I wish those "Martial Arts fans" or rather I say, "MMA fans" would actually understand it's the fighter and not the art

[anhkhoinguyen]

@Siberianhusky89 Most MMA fans are a bunch of bandwagon hoppers, as soon as any fighter using some style starts winning they jump on that aspect and trash talk the former. Now that Lyoto Machida is the LHW champ people are talkin about how great his shotokan is, but when a few years back they were makin fun of karate. Same with tkd kicks till Cung le started knocking people around the ring with it. lol

Traditional arts work fine, its just not taught correctly anymore is how i see it.

[sasat1986]

@anhkhoinguyen I couldn't agree more...I myself study Chen Tai Chi and train Sanshou...and I've studied Karate; the art itself is just a tool, it is the person using the art who is measured...oh btw Cung Li mainly studied Sanshou, not sure if he actually studied Tae Kwon Do, but if he did more power to him....anyway MMA is nothing more than legal street fighting, and the fights mostly end up on the ground and two guys humping each other into submission it's kind of boring actually

[sasat1986]

@Siberianhusky89 I aggree....most MMA fans are morons in my opinion...and most MMA fighters have been knocked out one too many times....I feel sorry for those people actually.......and what they claim to be efficient is virtually useless when applying on multiple attackers which is what one will likely face on the streets....

P.S. anyone who likes UFC is nothing but Dana White's personal cum dumpster the same goes for the fighters in UFC...they all blow Dana White..nuff said

[anthonyr1]

Tai chi has many valid qualities, back in ancient times, it was fast moving, combat oriented. Now, it is long, over exaggurated drawn out movments that would make it almost useless unless you were a master in the art to do any damage. because of it's large circling hand motions, any close up wing chun practitioner could easily exploit this flaw. However, internal power generated from this martial art cannot be beat.

[imbrd]

not quite- taiji has gone through many 'simplifications' not really exagerations. taiji can be fast- faster than any external art can possibly go b/c of its internal and relaxed nature. but to be faster, one must first go slower and train+develop internal strength and technique. either way u must be a master to be effective in taiji or else u aint doin taiji just some external technique!

[wutangclash]

my ex done tai chi, and it was very difficult beating her in an arm wrestling match lmao, im not weak btw lol

[falcobianco86]

I love Tai Chi... it's like a dance. So powerful and full of energy.

[nan4nana]

Thank you

[NathanielZhu]

stfu you whore (vcx670)

..........anyways now thats cleared up. TAI CHI CAN EASILLY WHIP YOUR ASS!!!!!!!!!

[TaintedFaith88]

The reason why most asian martial artists are so powerful even though they are dammed skinny is due to mastery of this internal energy that comes from your diaphram. Anyone can draw it out, but learning it is difficult. Tai chi is teaching how to use this energy to balance out your whole body's flow, making your body healthy.

Other martial arts emphasise on moving the flow from your diaphragm to your fists/limbs/head etc. for more potent strikes and fast movement.

[imbrd]

but in external art by emphasizing on this forced flow called 'kiyap', chi flow is unnaturalized, blockage occurs in tension and thus speed+power is greatly limited

[karkkosvolfe]

wrong

[abraxnos]

correction,the energy comes from the earth(root)In defense you yield and roolback and bounce the attackers energy of the ground back at them whilst exhaling in a structurly relaxed state,breath is important but its the centrifugal forces that recieve and issue power.

[ToraDojoNJ]

Very nice, excellent. I enjoyed your video very much.

[azzyd12]

Ssamonoke if learning to fight is all you want to do, then i dont think martial arts is for you.

Martial arts is about self defense, and learning discipline, not learning to beat people up.

Grow up mate.

[derning302]

balls to that

[Ssamonoske]

AHAHAH I cracked up watching this. Tai chi is so useless to fight.

[johnnyupshaw]

Taiji appears useless to a person with an untrained eye and/or has a need for immediate gratification. It's a sophisticated art that requires dedication, humility, insight, and patience.

[ToraDojoNJ]

Your age best explains your view point.

Martial arts isn't for the wholesale destruction of another. Time will past, you will learn.

[vibefrequency]

do you think brazilizns created ground work....tia chi an alike arts have had these moves for 3,000 years...and their lives depended on it.....these techniques in kung fu spread across the N. China to Korea where it became Um Yang Kwan to Japan...Jujitsu to where....balance , and leg strength, skill.etc.....

[vandidaz]

I learnt the 39 step and some hey gung from GM Chen Xiao Wang mainly to enhance my internal power levels. Tai ji is pretty much for fighting. Anyone thinks tai ji is just for relaxation needs to be at the receiving end of Chen Xiao Wang's strikes to know what I mean. Great Videos by the way.

[taichitsao]

Thank you vandidaz! I will see GM CXW in San Diego in September!! :-)

[vandidaz]

If you mention Patrick Wan he will know who you are talking about; he is my sifu! GM Chen Xia Wang won't probably remember my name but he would certainly remember my face :-). Best of luck Sifu Jesse.

[1giblesp]

@vandidaz Tai Chi is a holistic martial art, there was no distinguishing between health and self defence in the ancient disciplines, they were one and the same.

You can't have true self defence on all levels without cultivation of spirit and vice versa.

[scorr55]

Thanks for your videos. I put them in my site olistica dot org (italian)

[taichitsao]

scorr55, you are welcome! I have a DVD on Tai Chi Application in self-Defense coming soon. You may "Subscribe" at the right up corner to review it on time!

[studpo]

nice video, I am very interested in Tai Chi and your video has made me that much more

[madara0513]

i love your videos i realy want to learn tai chi pleas send me vids to my email madara0513@hotmail thank u

[taichitsao]

madara0513, you can go to my website for more free video lessons at taichihealthways dot com.

[madara0513]

thank sir i love your vids and tai chi

[danielof2k6]

Some western people are so ignorant and prejudiced to things they don't understand that it's almost painful to read their comments.

[deepbluec777]

This is form, one doesn't fight in this way.

How did you know it was a compound fracture? Did you accompany him to ER? sigh a narra? You can't spell Japanese...and this is a Chinese martial art...

But then you red neck,white trash sound all the same to me....stop dragging your knuckles...bye

[Frogoe]

Nice clip!

[353608]

what the hell is this does he actually hit something

[Monkgangsta]

pao chui is not about hitting someone, It's about drawing chi from your body.

[353608]

-_-...? i am obviously in the wrong channel

[Monkgangsta]

what do you mean by that?

[353608]

basically i dont no what the hell drawing chi from the body is or how this is entertaining or amusing so i think im in the wrong channel

[Monkgangsta]

the fighting style is about defending yourself. It's not about beating someone.

[MaBu888]

But you do hit 'em in the face in the process, nonetheless.

[jeffdoeskungfu]

Nice. What's the name of the song?

[Tomesque]

i agree. good jing. its really cool that he's got some instruction on the end. thumbs up.

[taichitsao]

Thank you for your encouragement. I will produce more videos to share what I learned. --Jesse Tsao

[Monkgangsta]

You are god!, this is awesome.

[taichitsao]

Thank you Monkgangsta!! Please go to website taichihealthways for more free lessons on video of my teaching!

[Monkgangsta]

Ok i will do that, i love Tai Chi and Pao Chui, they are very relaxing.

[Haruka514]

hi i have benn very interested in Tai Chi for a very long time. please post more videos and instructional ones. also plaese give me some advice and could you tell me what the most relaxing yet active style to learn

[taichitsao]

Yes, I will. You can also go to my website for more free lessons: taichihealthways For a better relaxing, try the Yang Style tai chi

[Tek000]

so what does exactly tai chi is? Is not a martial art right? Helps you relax?

[taichitsao]

Tai Chi is a combination of martial art and relaxation. This Cannon Fist is more into power releasing to flush out energy blockage and let go emotion......

[taijitard]

ahh...chen they way its supposed to be. good fajing, glad to see chen zhenglies influence. thanks for the video.

[vandidaz]

I only learnt the 39 steps & some Qi Gung stuff from Master Chen Xiao Wang, but I have seen him do the Pao Chiu. It is a pretty powerful stuff. It was great to see this clip. Thanks! :-)

[chevovader]

and this Shows that Youtube not aonly store garbage Videos , Thanks for the Advise, I will practice it ^^

[g888]

not bad at all !!!! :-) where is he performing this? is this in china ? or another country ?(nice waves by the way on the beach ;-)

[taichitsao]

San Diego, USA. It is at the North Torry Pines Beach.

[psl1800]

Very nice and powerful!

[cedricp00]

Very impressive and of course hard to reproduce. I have learned the pao chui form from student of wang xian master. This way to practice is very different but I really like it. Thank you for this vid.

[daaoo]

beautyfull

[badboybrendan]

Very nice, what family member did sifu learn from

[taichitsao]

Chen Zhenglei

[pikeamus]

This is a very nice vid. For once I find myself writing a comment not in criticism, but complete praise. A pleasent change.

[mikosch3]

Wow! This is Chen style tai chi as it was meant to be! Awesome spiraling, explosive fajin. Tsao is obviously a true Master! Excellent movement-by-movement instruction too ... a must see for any serious Chen stylist!