Look how rooted he is. His structure is incredible, he probably hits like a horse. Will all that power coming from the ground, through the spine, discharged through the hands. Nothing mystical about it, just excellent structure and internal body mechanics.
This is Master Chu 's School in New York. It is beautiful to watch, and I loved being a student there for over a decade. It is wonderful to see these videos. Makes me want to get on a plane and spend a week driving myself to take as many classes as possible. I continue to do Tai Chi in North Carolina, but there is nothing like the real thing.
@luccetransportation - question: do you do tai chi for martial arts, self-defense, and fighting applications or do you do it just for health and as a more advanced level of qigong. it's fine to do the latter, but sifu chu knows what you need to do when doing the former. ask jackie chan about c.k. chu.
@snappler24 Yes, I do it for self defense and for health. In my experience, the applications from the form reply on whipping, plucking, and bumping at points of contact, none of which involve having tense hands. I'm totally open to the idea that there are other interpretations of taijiquan theory out there. They just still haven't been shown to me by anyone. Practicing with your hands tense (if that's what your arguing for) just seems counterproductive to me in terms of taiji theory.
Well, his fingers and wrists look pretty tense at some times and then limp at others in a way that seems disconnected from the energy of the present move. @snappler24, if you're going to argue that having stiff fingers is consistent with tai chi practice I think you'll have a hard time. I hear he is a wonderful practitioner and teacher, so I expect that it's just something different about the style or misleading in the video, but I don't know what you're trying to claim about 'significance'.
@luccetransportation - 'significance' as in the importance...during yielding applications, fingers should be more relaxed...during attacking applications, fingers are more stiff
@bnjmnho uhhh I'm pretty sure you won't find a proposition like that in the tai chi classics. Maybe you ran into it elsewhere, I've just never come across any advice like that in tai chi chuan :)
@luccetransportation are you a master? did you looked at every different style in Tai Chi? hmm? wait are you even a master? it's funny how you criticize people when you don't even have any videos of yourself practicing tai chi.
@Saikejo There's a few people in this thread trying to explain to me what I'm missing, but you're not one of them. It sounds like you think only masters should be able to talk about taiji practice, and since we disagree about that there's not much I can say.
@luccetransportation then let's just forget about any problems or errors in this video and enjoy, everyone has their own style. that's how all these different styles were mad. no need to complain about other's form now is there?
@Saikejo :) There's a hundred things I think are beautiful about Chu's form here- complaining wasn't my objective. Initially, kiro888 made a pretty rude comment about tension , and people responded like it was a crazy observation. I replied because I agree with it (not the rude part tho), and I think it's an especially interesting issue in martial application of taiji. No disrespect intended- next time I probably won't say anything, but I think these can be useful conversations too.
@luccetransportation oh?! then it's my misunderstanding instead. please excuse my rude comment towards you. i feel stupid for not reading the previous comments, feel free to express your opinion. i am so sorry for the misunderstanding
@sniffxx0 - tai chi is meditation in motion but master chu also does it with martial arts applications in mind...that's why it's not so "elegant" to your standards...
and he's only doing chen man ching's short form because the long form would be too hard for you to comprehend since you can't even understand the basics. try reading the tai chi classics in chinese where the translation is not lost as easily.
Kiro888 has no idea what he's talking about. it's a pity you don't understand the significance of fingers apart for the use of blocking, grabbing, pull downs, grappling, and striking purposes.
It would be wonderful to see the short form complete by my dear Master Chu, (without cutting his feet). I am a former student from Venezuela and miss him a lot!
@snifxx0@snifxx0 Master CK Chu's form is very similar to Tung Ying Chieh, the most famous student of Yang Cheng Fu. Look up Tung Ying Chieh on You Tube, you will see his eyes follow his hands (this is not looking down - looking down is staring at your feet) and his back is round, just as the Tai Chi classics say. I see the usual course is to post unhelpful, negative comments to youtube clips - how about posting some videos to show the world how its down instead of just talking.
All this talk about looking down, stiff this or that, limp this or that, sinking, pushing and all that all other bullshit you folks are babbling about. Maybe the real answer is that he's NOT a master, and just a punk like some of you supposed experts. Too many poseurs on the webs as it is. LOLz.
@CheezyMacDethbot According to your channel, you were playing hooky from work in order to spread all sort of negative comments on you tube - way to go. By your own comment to a "Chen Manching" video - a master must have trained champion fighters - CK Chu has done so and you can see them in the film montage also posted on his channel.
Good example of relaxation of limbs. However, his 2 wrists are over-relaxed (becoming weak, not soft ). Hunching of the back (often looking down) and stiff hip might be due to his back injury I guess.
Look how rooted he is. His structure is incredible, he probably hits like a horse. Will all that power coming from the ground, through the spine, discharged through the hands. Nothing mystical about it, just excellent structure and internal body mechanics.
ThetruthisTHEvirtue 4 weeks ago
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milehigh61 3 months ago
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milehigh61 3 months ago
This is Master Chu 's School in New York. It is beautiful to watch, and I loved being a student there for over a decade. It is wonderful to see these videos. Makes me want to get on a plane and spend a week driving myself to take as many classes as possible. I continue to do Tai Chi in North Carolina, but there is nothing like the real thing.
G10gaynor 4 months ago 2
Tai chi should be performed with a straight back, this guys back is all kind of wrong for the execution of this form...
kaizerone 4 months ago
@kaizerone you sound like an expert, wanna show us how it's properly done? stop criticizing and just enjoy the video.
Saikejo 3 months ago
@luccetransportation - question: do you do tai chi for martial arts, self-defense, and fighting applications or do you do it just for health and as a more advanced level of qigong. it's fine to do the latter, but sifu chu knows what you need to do when doing the former. ask jackie chan about c.k. chu.
snappler24 7 months ago
@snappler24 Yes, I do it for self defense and for health. In my experience, the applications from the form reply on whipping, plucking, and bumping at points of contact, none of which involve having tense hands. I'm totally open to the idea that there are other interpretations of taijiquan theory out there. They just still haven't been shown to me by anyone. Practicing with your hands tense (if that's what your arguing for) just seems counterproductive to me in terms of taiji theory.
luccetransportation 3 months ago
Well, his fingers and wrists look pretty tense at some times and then limp at others in a way that seems disconnected from the energy of the present move. @snappler24, if you're going to argue that having stiff fingers is consistent with tai chi practice I think you'll have a hard time. I hear he is a wonderful practitioner and teacher, so I expect that it's just something different about the style or misleading in the video, but I don't know what you're trying to claim about 'significance'.
luccetransportation 7 months ago
@luccetransportation - 'significance' as in the importance...during yielding applications, fingers should be more relaxed...during attacking applications, fingers are more stiff
bnjmnho 7 months ago
@bnjmnho uhhh I'm pretty sure you won't find a proposition like that in the tai chi classics. Maybe you ran into it elsewhere, I've just never come across any advice like that in tai chi chuan :)
luccetransportation 7 months ago
@luccetransportation are you a master? did you looked at every different style in Tai Chi? hmm? wait are you even a master? it's funny how you criticize people when you don't even have any videos of yourself practicing tai chi.
Saikejo 3 months ago
@Saikejo There's a few people in this thread trying to explain to me what I'm missing, but you're not one of them. It sounds like you think only masters should be able to talk about taiji practice, and since we disagree about that there's not much I can say.
luccetransportation 3 months ago
@luccetransportation then let me ask you, did you learn about Yang style tai chi?
Saikejo 3 months ago
@Saikejo Sorry, I'm not sure how to interpret your question. I do study Yang family style, if that's what you're asking.
luccetransportation 3 months ago
@luccetransportation then let's just forget about any problems or errors in this video and enjoy, everyone has their own style. that's how all these different styles were mad. no need to complain about other's form now is there?
Saikejo 3 months ago
@Saikejo :) There's a hundred things I think are beautiful about Chu's form here- complaining wasn't my objective. Initially, kiro888 made a pretty rude comment about tension , and people responded like it was a crazy observation. I replied because I agree with it (not the rude part tho), and I think it's an especially interesting issue in martial application of taiji. No disrespect intended- next time I probably won't say anything, but I think these can be useful conversations too.
luccetransportation 3 months ago
@luccetransportation oh?! then it's my misunderstanding instead. please excuse my rude comment towards you. i feel stupid for not reading the previous comments, feel free to express your opinion. i am so sorry for the misunderstanding
Saikejo 3 months ago
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@sniffxx0 - tai chi is meditation in motion but master chu also does it with martial arts applications in mind...that's why it's not so "elegant" to your standards...
and he's only doing chen man ching's short form because the long form would be too hard for you to comprehend since you can't even understand the basics. try reading the tai chi classics in chinese where the translation is not lost as easily.
snappler24 7 months ago
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snappler24 7 months ago
Kiro888 has no idea what he's talking about. it's a pity you don't understand the significance of fingers apart for the use of blocking, grabbing, pull downs, grappling, and striking purposes.
snappler24 7 months ago
his fingers are apart the entire form...tells me he has no martial applications. only does this as a yoga-like form. pity.
Kiro888 10 months ago
He has a video of the complete short form on his website.
buzundunga 11 months ago
It would be wonderful to see the short form complete by my dear Master Chu, (without cutting his feet). I am a former student from Venezuela and miss him a lot!
Thank you
marianapie 1 year ago
@snifxx0 : yeh sniffy, i was just calling him out as it were.. i figured he doesn't really know anything. big up short form yang style! hai ya!
noklarok 1 year ago
@snifxx0 @snifxx0 Master CK Chu's form is very similar to Tung Ying Chieh, the most famous student of Yang Cheng Fu. Look up Tung Ying Chieh on You Tube, you will see his eyes follow his hands (this is not looking down - looking down is staring at your feet) and his back is round, just as the Tai Chi classics say. I see the usual course is to post unhelpful, negative comments to youtube clips - how about posting some videos to show the world how its down instead of just talking.
jwhmpls 1 year ago
All this talk about looking down, stiff this or that, limp this or that, sinking, pushing and all that all other bullshit you folks are babbling about. Maybe the real answer is that he's NOT a master, and just a punk like some of you supposed experts. Too many poseurs on the webs as it is. LOLz.
CheezyMacDethbot 1 year ago
@CheezyMacDethbot According to your channel, you were playing hooky from work in order to spread all sort of negative comments on you tube - way to go. By your own comment to a "Chen Manching" video - a master must have trained champion fighters - CK Chu has done so and you can see them in the film montage also posted on his channel.
jwhmpls 1 year ago
@CheezyMacDethbot : so cheezy.. who is a tai chi master in your opinion?
noklarok 1 year ago
He's not looking down. His eyes are following his hands.
tomthewender 1 year ago
it's like watching wind in the wind.
mcul2112 2 years ago
Good example of relaxation of limbs. However, his 2 wrists are over-relaxed (becoming weak, not soft ). Hunching of the back (often looking down) and stiff hip might be due to his back injury I guess.
b8chen 2 years ago
this is perfect example it shows the sinking and the pushing off the ground. It a good expample to help you study a bit I think.
jk41 2 years ago
Please be impartial about this performance. The performer is looking down when he should not be. His head is too often inclined forward.
Check it out.
PandaPandaGunGun 3 years ago
You are right. But he is a...master!!!
secongaplai 2 years ago
thanks for posting this video... it's great
eldoctor2008 3 years ago
Thanks for posting. It's been a while since I have been trying to find some footage from master Chu. I can't wait for more!
clairvoyager 3 years ago
I am glad someone posted this old video of Master C.K. Chu. Simple! Beautiful! Elegant! Rooted!
nathnyc 4 years ago
Great to see this. I learned Tai Chi from master Chu back in 1989 to 1992.
I still practice and it has enriched my life. in many ways it has aved my life.
Shamn666 3 years ago